40 Mercer Street
New York, NY
GMS served as both the Structural Engineer and Façade Consultant for this residential project in Manhattan’s SoHo district. This luxury 13-story, 156,000-SF cast-in-place concrete residential condominium building includes 10,500-SF of retail and below-grade parking. The design involved very large and very unique glazing technologies that challenged all traditional curtain wall fabrication. Some of the challenges include bringing the design (fenestration exceeding 60%) into compliance with the current New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code and into coordination with the MTA since the project site is adjacent to a subway line.
Design Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Architect of Record: SLCE Architects
2010 Interior Design Magazine – Best of Year, Apartment
2008 New York Construction – Best of Year, Best Residential
2008 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Magazine, Best of The Best Awards – Best Residential Project
2008 New York Construction News, Best of 2008 Awards – Project of the Year: High-Rise Residential
