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Riverdale Jewish Center Renovation Complete
Riverdale Jewish Center, Bronx, N.Y. Originally built in 1958 and expanded in 1992, the Riverdale Jewish Center was an all-purpose community building, with a synagogue, auditorium, school and gym all …

New York Cancer Center Begins Construction
The New York Cancer Center, in the Gravesend neighborhood of South Brooklyn, provides valuable support roles in the lives of its clients and their families…

DDC Libraries Undergo Improvements and Upgrades
Libraries are community hubs, gathering places for neighbors young and old. We are lucky to work with Goldman Copeland Associates for the NYC Department of Design and Construction to do renovations and improvements …

Hurley Portfolio Expands in Connecticut
We were happy to visit the sites of some of our work for the Hurley Group, Connecticut-based owner-developers of industrial, commercial, and residential buildings, with photographer Ian Christmann. The Hurley Group Portfolio expands in Connecticut, mostly in New Haven where the majority of our work has been.

Starrett-Lehigh Building
Starrett-Lehigh Building is a force of nature, a true landmark in every sense of the word. We have already begun contributing to the future of this icon, and are pleased to be involved with some of the work discussed in this recent article from the NY Times…

BSA Acquires BGA
We are honored to announce that we will be starting off 2022 by merging the work and legacy of the award-winning Manhattan architecture firm, Bodewynn Gaynor Architects D.P.C. [BGA] into Building Studio…

Blackstone Parc
Fifteen years after being introduced to this site in Riverdale and working on four schemes for two developers, we are proud to share with you completed photos of our latest multifamily building, Blackstone Parc…

New Lobby Project
This former commercial bakery, a through-lot midblock building, was completely changed when it was converted into back-to-back apartment buildings in the 1970s. The lobbies, tied together across a narrow glazed bridge, are at different levels …

Reservoir Media’s IPO
Building Studio Architects is pleased to congratulate our friends at Reservoir Media on their recent IPO and new talent acquisitions! We worked with them on their relocated New York Office in 2019 and are …

BSA Free Arts NYC Company Day
This April, Building Studio teamed up with Free Arts NYC to give a company class day to aspiring architects. Michael created a fun and inventive program involving spacial relationships and understanding movement flow …

Kenwood Gardens
Kenwood Gardens is a six-story, Georgian-style, courtyard apartment with sixty-nine apartments. Built in 1925 by architect Leroy Ward, the seven-story H-shaped brick and terracotta building is Long Island’s oldest cooperative apartment building. The …


Whittle HQ in partnership with RPBW Architects
Whittle Schools & Studios is the renowned international private school system serving children from ages 3-18 years old. In designing their new corporate headquarters, we partnered with Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Whittle’s new offices are …

New Haven Preservation Trust - 2020 Landmark Award - The Washington Building
We are proud to announce that our recent project was awarded the 2020 Landmark Award by the New Haven Preservation Trust. The Washington Building, originally built in 1899 and finished in 1900 as a …

Upgrades to Harlem Tenement Block for Jonathan Rose Companies
Since 2018, BSA has been working with noted developer, Jonathan Rose Companies [JRCo]; to upgrade their ten-building , 198-unit complex on West 135th Street, a storied Harlem block capped by the Schomburg Library on …

BSA named Top Ten Most Prolific Architects by the Real Deal
For the second year in a row, The Real Deal has included Building Studio Architects in their metrics as #6 Most Prolific Architecture Firm in NYC, and #4 in Top Performing Architects in Manhattan over …

BSA guests for Lawbrief Podcast on Covid in Architecture
Partners Michael Goldblum and John Field were recently invited to be guests on Tarter, Krinsky, & Drogin‘s podcast, “Lawbrief.” The episode entitled “Urban living after Covid,” hosted by Laurie Stanziale and Richard Shoenstein, raised …

Brick Industry Gold Award 2019 - Soho Apartment Building
We are so honored to announce that Building Studio Architects received a Gold Award in the 2019 Brick Industry Awards in Architecture for our work on our 54 Macdougal Street apartment building. This new SoHo …

Safra’s Synagogue Tops Out
As we all stay safe in our homes, we wanted to share with you recent photos from the Safra Synagogue project that is under construction in Brooklyn. While the work is suspended for now, we …

192 Prospect Park West in YIMBY
We are thrilled to announce that YIMBY.com published an article about our project for 192 Prospect Park West!