68/74 Trinity Place

Joseph T. Blanchfield founded the building envelope group at Gilsanz Murray Steficek in 1999, and retired in 2020. Joe was responsible for many of the firm’s most successful high-rise curtain wall projects, re-cladding projects and façade restoration projects including: 520 West 28th Street, 160 Leroy Street, 330 Madison Avenue, and the restoration of the Wintergarden at the World Financial Center (now Brookfield Place) after 9/11. Joe leaves behind a strong envelope team lead by partners Achim Hermes and Susanne Mackiw.