“ Constructed of Flemish bond brickwork in the Greek Revival style in the late Eighteen-thirties.... originally two and one-half stories high, with dormers and were raised to three stories later. No. 73 and 75 were built in 1836 for Charles Oakley, a lessee of HendricksGomez land, who had been active in the development of Greenwich Village since the mid-Eighteen twenties. Both houses are now entered through a side entrance on Commerce Street. No. 73 retains its Greek Revival doorway, now altered to a floor-length window. Above the second stories, the facades have been smooth-stuccoed and the third story consists of small attic-sized windows while high casement windows extending the width of the house. The unusually tall double-hung windows with muntins at the first and second stories, and lintels with incised Greek fret designs, may represent an alteration of a later date.”
Linda Yowell Collection
1836
The first occupant of 73 Bedford Street was silversmith Charles M. Williams. He had been a partner of John I. Monell in the mid-1820s in Monell & Williams, but seems to have been working alone by now.
Charles M. Williams disappears from directories in 1837, suggesting he died that year or shortly afterward. The house became home to Henry and Eliza Haines. Their only son, John Henry, died on February 4, 1839. His funeral was held in the parlor the following day.
1858
Hettie and Aaron L. Gomez still owned the land on which 73 Bedford Street sat. On October 28, 1853, their daughter Rosalane (known as Rosalie) was married to Gershom Seixas Nathan. Diana Traphagen’s lease apparently expired in 1858 and the following year Rosalie and Gershom Nathan moved into the Bedford Street house. Diana did not move far away. In 1859 she was living at 67 Bedford Street.
Like his wife’s family, Gershom’s had supported the American Revolution. His father, Simon Nathan, arrived in the colonies in 1773 and immediately threw his support to the cause. He also was active in the Jewish community and was a trustee of Shearith Israel Congregation.
Gershom was born on September 26, 1821. He and Rosalie had seven children, Frances, Clarence Seixas, Stella, Edgar Joshua, Benjamin, Elvira and Solis.
1896
As early as 1871, the former Nathan house was home to Hudson W. Ball, a real estate agent, his wife, the former Katherine Kane, and their son Hudson H. Ball, who was a clerk. The family rented the house until 1887 when they moved to 51 Morton Street.
Terrence H. Forrest leased 73 Bedford Street in the 1890s, paying 187.50 per quarter, according to Gomez documents. The rent would translate to nearly 26,000 per year in today’s money. Forrest ran a laundry business on the East Side of Manhattan. On June 4, 1896, The World said, “In Bedford street, where many of the old settlers still dwell, despite the attractions of Harlem and other newer neighborhoods, Terrence is a man of influence, both social and political.”
1923
The Forrest family remained at 73 Bedford Street through 1899, after which it was operated as a boarding house for more than a decade. I
In October 1923, the Gomez family began liquidating about a dozen properties, including 73 through 77 Bedford Streets. A group of artists, writers and performers had bought up the Bedford Street houses and hired architect Ferdinand Savigano to remodel them.
Savigano raised the attic to a full floor, its vertical wall composed of more glass than brick. Artists’ studio spaces like this were highly popular in Greenwich Village. Seven years later, Bedford Street was widened, requiring the removal of the stoop. The entrance to 73 Bedford Street was moved to the rear, accessed through a gateway on Commerce Street.
1948
Another remodeling in 1938 resulted in one apartment in the basement and two each on the upper floors. One of the units was rented by actress and dancer Joan McCracken in 1944. Her husband, Jack Dunphy, had been called to military duty. McCracken had a contract with Warner Brothers, but had been allowed to return to New York to work on the Broadway play Bloomer Girl.
Jack Dunphy would never join his wife at 73 Bedford Street. In 1948 he met Truman Capote at a cocktail party and the two would have a relationship until Capote’s death.
In 1985, the house was renovated again, at which time the stoop was refabricated. There are now a duplex apartment in the basement and first floor, and one apartment each on the upper floors.
The silver top of this cut glass canister in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is stamped with Charles M. Williams mark.
Gershom Seixas Nathan (original source unknown)
Joan McCracken as Daisy (right) in the Broadway production of Bloomer Girl. Life magazine, November 6, 1944.
LPC HISTORIC DISTRICT
The property ts n the Greenwich Village Historic District which was designed by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1969. Work will need to be approved by LPC.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
The latest C of O from the DOB is from 1985 and desribes the garden level as a cellar combined with the first floor to be a duplex apartment, and apartments on the second and third floors.
A conversion to a single-family home would require that the C of O be amended through an Alt 1 Filing.
DOB RECORDS
DOB
ZONING MAP
The zoning map from 2021 shows the property in R-6 Residential District Zone.
INITIAL DESIGN THOUGHTS
Existing Floor Plan Proposed (Lower Scope) Proposed (Higher Scope)
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The existing property is a three-family, three story plus cellar townhouse. The lower portion of the house includes a cellar, garden level, parlor level making up the triplex unit. Above are two private, full floor apartments on the second and third floor.
SUB-CELLAR
Unit A Triplex
Unit B
Unit C
EXISTING CONDITIONS
The existing property is a three-family, three story plus cellar townhouse. The lower portion of the house includes a cellar, garden level, parlor level making up the triplex unit. Above are two private, full floor apartments on the second and third floor.
PROPOSED PLAN (LOWER SCOPE)
This proposed plan reorganizes the home into a Single Family building with a lower intensity strategy minimally impacts the existing stair layout and construction thereby saving costs and constructive effort. The parlor level is redesigned as the main living level with the living space, kitchen and dining. The cellar and sub cellar are accessed through the second staircase. In the cellar is a gym space overlooking the garden, and a bath with a sauna and steam room. The sub cellar utilizes the cozy scale to act as a media room.
At the second level are two bedrooms with one ensuite bath, a second shared bathroom, laundry and an abundance of storage. The third level is composed of the primary bedroom, primary bathroom, and private living and lounge space. The circulation in the space is lined with closets and acts as the primary closet. The reorganization of the plan allows for daylight to permeate deep throughout the space.
PROPOSED PLAN (HIGHER SCOPE)
The Higher Intensity plan reconstructs a single staircase corridor at the center of the building. The redesigned stair case allows for a simpler and more streamlined circulation between the floors to take place. At the parlor level, is the living, kitchen, and dining area. Similarly, above on the second floor are two bedrooms, one with a single en suite bath and a shared bath, and a desk at the end of the hall. On the top floor is the primary suite, with a graciously sized bedroom, lounge, and bathroom and with ample storage lining the circulation paths of the floor.
This proposed plan reorganizes the home into a Single Family building with a lower intensity strategy minimally impacts the existing stair layout and construction thereby saving costs and constructive effort. The parlor level is redesigned as the main living level with the living space, kitchen and dining. The cellar and sub cellar are accessed through the second staircase. In the cellar is a gym space overlooking the garden, and a bath with a sauna and steam room. The sub cellar utilizes the cozy scale to act as a media room.
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BUDGETS AND SCHEDULES
Preliminary Budget
Preliminary Schedule
PRELIMINARY BUDGET
Preliminary budget ballparks are based on general construction cost per square foot prices and would need to be fine-tuned with the particular scope of work. A lower end of the range could be primarily emphasizing cosmetic work and working with in the existing structure and staircases and having less facade work. A higher end of the range may rethink staircase locations and interior structural work as well as creating new facade openings. Final budget figures will depend on scope decisions.
HARD COSTS
SOFT COSTS
PROJECT BUDGET
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
The schedule will depend on a number of factors including scope and the LPC process. As a startng point, we can assume that the design and permitting process may be approximately 10 months and the construction phase 12-18 months.
Schematic Design Design Development Construction Documents DESIGN PHASES
Approval
CONSTRUCTION
FREDERICK TANG ARCHITECTURE
About Us
Org Chart
Process Delivery
Key Staff Resumes
Project List
“ Intention is evident in every Frederick Tang Architecture project.
DREW ZEIBA CULTURED MAGAZINE
We’re a motley crew of designers coming from different fields – graphic design, product design, furniture design, fashion, illustration, economics, and yes, architecture too –united by a shared vision to create surprising and delightful spaces.
Founded in 2016 by Frederick Tang, the practice takes on a variety of projects including residential renovations, commercial retail spaces, spaces dedicated to art, custom furnishings, and branding. Our work has been published in Architectural Digest, Wallpaper, Cultured, Vogue France, Interior Design. The studio has received numerous distinctions including 2023 Wallpaper USA 300, a guide to the people defining America’s creative landscape, the Cultured Young Architects of 2022 list, and AN Interiors Top 50 Designers.
We practice with the belief that the range of our backgrounds is our shared strength.
PROJECT DELIVERY FLOWCHART
FREDERICK TANG, AIA, LEED AP
PRINCIPAL
KEY POINTS
• 23 years of experience in a wide range of typologies and 14 years as the Partner or Principal of a firm
• Has lived in brownstone Brooklyn since 2004.
• Two kids -- Elliot, 10 and Lena, 8 (going on 18)
FREDERICK TANG, AIA, LEED AP
EDUCATION Yale School of Architecture / New Haven, CT / 2001- 2003
Masters of Architecture I
Yale College / New Haven, CT / 1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Architecture with Distinction, Major in Economics
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Frederick Tang Architecture, Principal / Brooklyn, NY / 2016 - present
Founder and Principal.
Responsible for overall direction of design, management of Project Architects and Project Managers, and oversees operations for 10-person studio. Extensive background in residential townhouse renovations, commercial retail projects, Landmarks Preservation processes, and arts-related design projects.
Davies Tang and Toews Architecture, Partner / Brooklyn, NY / 2009 - 2016
Co-Founder and Partner
Responsible for leadership and operations of the studio. Projects included: Cai Guo-Qiang’s Horse Farm and Studio (with Frank Gehry), Magenta Plains Art Gallery, La Palestra at the Plaza Fitness Center, Hudson Linear Park, Cupsuptic Campground Bathhouse, Memphis Linear Park, Tentstop, part of the New Museum Festival of Ideas for a New City.
Polshek Partnership Architects (now Ennead), Designer / New York, NY / 2004 - 2008
Designer. Projects include:
The Standard Hotel New York / Schematic Design through Construction Administration.
Yale University Art Gallery / Design Development University of Virginia South Lawn Project / Pre-Schematic Site Planning Options
Free Library of Philadelphia / Schematic Design Options for Invited Competitions Mori Group Toronomon Tower / Massing and Curtain Wall Options
Born in Iowa, raised in California, and 20 years a Brooklynite.
Fred is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture and of Yale College where he majored in Economics. After graduation, he worked at Polshek Partnership Architects (now Ennead) on the Standard Hotel in the meatpacking district where he was involved from Schematic Design to Construction. Prior to establishing an independent practice, he was a Partner in the firm of Davies Tang and Toews. Since 2012, Fred has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture in the Barnard and Columbia College Architecture Department.
He is licensed in the states of New York, California, New Jersey, Illinois, Connecticut, Missouri, Montana and Virginia. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects as well as an accredited LEED Professional.
Fred serves on the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music where he has sits on the Governance, Real Estate, and Development committees. Through this experience he has gained deep insight on the funding on non-profit performing arts organizations including city and state founding as well as private donor fundraising.
Fred lives in Park Slope with his husband and two kids.
OTHER COMMITMENTS
Over the course of the next 2.5 years, Fred’s other commitments include work for Adam Pendleton’s art shows, and a large townhouse renovation on the Upper East Side.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Sections Through a Practice / Firm Monograph w/ Bruce Mau Design
Barnard College, Columbia University, Adjunct Assistant Professor / New York, NY / 2012 - present Courses include, “Design Futures: NYC”, Architectural Representation: Perception, Design 1
Yale University School of Architecture , Critic / New Haven, CT / 2007 Joshua Prince-Ramus / REX Advanced Studio
Columbia University GSAPP, Adjunct Assistant Professor / New York, NY / 2004 - 2006 Greg Lynn Advanced Studio, Lars Spuybroek Advanced Studio,
An Archipelago of Clouds, The New York Fringe Festival, El Charro Theater / 2000 Guys and Dolls, Yale Dramatic Association Commencement Show, The University Theater / 1999 Rosmersholm Yale College Theater Studies Department, Whitney Humanities Center / 1999 Arcadia, Sudler Fund Production / Timothy Dwight College / 1998
“Exporting Vertical Ambition” Office US Agenda, US Pavilion, La Biennale di Venezia / 2014
“Out of the Ordinary: Ordos 13:100” Constructs, Volume 11, Number 2 / 2009
“Making it Work” New Orleans Roundtable Discussion in PRAXIS 10: Urban Matters / 2008
“Diagrammatic Urbanisms” in PRAXIS 10: Urban Matters / 2008
“Against the Grain: Crafting the Complex Surface” in PRAXIS 9: Expanding Surface / 2007
“Delayed Gratification” in Constructs, Volume 10, Number 1, New Haven . p. 6-7 / 2007
“Rules of Engagement: Natalie Jeremijenko” in PRAXIS 7: Curating Culture / 2005
“It’s All Skin and Bones” in Constructs, Volume 7, Number 1 / 2004
Registered Architect in the following states: NY, NJ, IL, MO, MT, CT, CA, VA
Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
U.S. Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)
KELLY OIKONOMOU KELLY OIKONOMOU
PROJECT MANAGER
KEY POINTS
• Received a Master of Science in Sustainability
• Certified Passive House Designer and deeply familiar with many aspects of sustainable design
• Teaches building systems in the 3rd year B.Arch program at Pratt and passionate about consultant coordination
Kelly Oikonomou is a project manager with experience in high-end townhouse renovation projects and passive house retrofits. Her expertise extends to the NYC Building Code and Zoning Regulations, Landmarks Preservation, construction technologies, and Building Information Modeling. Kelly graduated with honors from Pratt Institute, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, and holds a master’s degree in Sustainability from the City College of New York.
She is also a certified Passive House designer.
OTHER COMMITMENTS
Kelly is currently the Project Manager for the East 64th Street townhouse renovation.
EDUCATION City University of New York / New York, NY / 2021-2022
Masters of Science in Sustainability
Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY / 2013-2018
Bachelor of Architecture, Concentration in Morphology (Center for Experimental Structures)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Frederick Tang Architecture / Brooklyn, NY / 2023 - present
Project Manager
Managing a 6,000 sf townhouse renovation on the Upper East Side.
Serving as a point person for a team of 4 Junior Designers. Consultant Coordination.
reBuild Workshop / New York, NY / 2018 - 2023
Project Manager
Managing the design and construction of various residential projects, including renovations and passive homes, preparing material for schematic design, preparing architectural drawings and specifications, coordinating with consultants, preparing construction documents for filing with the Department of Buildings and the Landmarks Preservation Commission, assisting with the construction administration phase, including attendance at site visits and meetings, preparation of field reports, preparation of meeting minutes, preparation of meeting agendas, coordinating with manufacturers,
CKMS / New York, NY / 2018 - 2019
Architectural Designer
Preparing 3D visualizations, architectural drawings and specifications for various commercial/ retail projects, preparing material for client presentations
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Passive House Designer 2019
Passivhaus Institut
AWARDS
2013-18 International Merit Based Scholarship
2017-18 Atkinson Memorial Fund
2016 Martin Rich Award (grant for study abroad program in Rome, Spring 2017)
2016-17 Stabile Endowed Scholarship
2015-16 Junge Memorial Scholarship
2014-15 C & M Schade Endowed Scholarship
PUBLICATIONS
2019-20 Physical model (vinyl) constructed as part of research with Dr. Duks Koschitz exhibited at MoMath, as part of the temporary exhibition and lecture series “Math Unfolded”
2019 Research/graphic representation published in Foundations of Chemistry 2019 Lalvani, H. “4D-cubic lattice of chemical elements.” Found Chem (2019). 2013-18 Various projects published in InProcess, Pratt Institute School of Architecture
2016 Research published in Advances in Architectural Geometry 2016 Koschitz, Duks. “Designing with curved creases.”
MATHANKI KALAPATHY, R.A.
PROJECT ARCHITECT
KEY POINTS
• 15 years of experience in building in NYC
• Mathanki coordinates all of the DOB and LPC Filings work at FTA
• Licensed and registered architect in New York State
• Also an accomplished musician and performer
Mathanki is a graduate of Cornell University.
Her work experience includes a range of public and educational projects for the NYC School Construction Authority, the NYC Department of Design and Construction and the NYC Housing Authority while at Nelligan White Architects. She also worked on several projects focusing on the reconstruction of historic public schools and contributed to the Guide To Historic Schools for the SCA. She has worked at Kohn Pederson Fox Associates where she worked on the City University New York, Advanced Science Research Center. She is a licensed architect in the State of New York.
Mathanki lives in Clinton Hill and composes music.
OTHER COMMITMENTS
Mathanki leads our DOB/ LPC filing processes. She is currently working on the LPC filing for a Victorian house in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.
MATHANKI KALAPATHY, R.A.
EDUCATION Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning / Ithaca, NY / 2007
Bachelors of Architecture
Accademia di ArchitetturaMednrisio, USI / Switzerland / 2006
Atelier Valerio Olgiati
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Frederick Tang Architecture / Brooklyn, NY / 2016 - present
Project Architect
Collaborating on design, overseeing construction and managing permit filings of residential renovations in NYC focusing on creating space with materials. 135 Eastern Parkway Residence,Brooklyn; West 110th St. Residence, Manhattan; Henry St. Residence, Brooklyn; Union Street Residence, Brooklyn; St. James Pl. Residence, Brooklyn; Baltic St. Residence, Brooklyn; Washington Park Residence, Brooklyn; Putnam Residence, Brooklyn; Douglaston Residence, Queens
Nelligan White Architects / New York, NY / 2012 - 2015
Intermediate Architect
Collaborated on the design, restoration and preservation of buildings, construction documentation and overseeing construction on a range of public projects including historic schools, libraries and community housing for NYC Department of Design and Construction, NYC School Construction Authority and NYC Housing Authority; PS 97 & 154 Brooklyn; PS 158 Manhattan; PS 721 Special Education, Bronx; Guide to Historic Schools (publication); NYC Public Library, West Farms Branch, Bronx; NYC Public Library, Baisley Park Branch, Queens; Heckscher Building, Manhattan; Baruch Houses & Lavanburg Home; Amsterdam, Glenwood & Whitman Ingersoll Houses; Sherman Towers Condominium, Manhattan
Garrison Architects / Brooklyn, NY / 2009 - 2010
Junior Architect.
Collaborated on the design and construction documentation of private residences and public housing communities focusing on integrated energy high performance building envelopes and modular construction, U.S. Federal Government Housing Prototype Design; Redhook Green Residence, Brooklyn; U.S. Federal Government Housing Program Feasibility Study; Irish Repertory Theater, Competition NY; Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Trench,Competition NY; Restoration Plaza, Bedford Stuyvesent, NY; U.S. Consulate Residency, American Samoa; Staten Island Animal Shelter NY
DESIGN PROJECTS
Kaleidoscope Color Garden (Competition 2017); New York State Pavilion (Competition 2016)
FUTUWAWA ‘Look at the Square’ (Competition 2016)
Rome Concrete Poetry Hall (Competition 2016)
White House Redux (Competiton 2008)
The Oslo School of Architecture & Design, Academia Guest / Oslo, Norway / 2020 Barnard and Columbia College, Columbia University, Critic / New York, NY / 2017, 2018 Cornell University, College of Art, Architecture, and Planning, Critic / Ithaca, NY / 2006
TOWNHOUSES... FOR THE
NEXT GENERATION
CLINTON STREET ITALIANATE
UNDERHILL AVENUE LANDMARK
SACKETT STREET BRICKHOUSE
SAINT JAMES PLACE RESTORATION
BERGEN
BALTIC
FTA PROJECT LIST
HOUSES
RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS
East 64th Street Townhouse / New York Townhouse / current
East 18th Street Victoria / Brooklyn Colonial / current
Degraw Street Townhouse / Brooklyn Townhouse / current
Prospect Place Townhouse / Brooklyn Townhouse / current
Tenth Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2023
Saint James Place / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2023
Baltic Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2023
State Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2022
Pine Lane House / Tivoli, NY House / 2022
Union Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2021
Viewmont Road / Germantown, NY House / 2021
Sackett Street II / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2020
Underhill Avenue / Brooklyn Townhouse / current
Park Lane / Douglaston, NY Home / 2020
Warren Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2019
Washington Park / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2019
Putnam Avenue / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2018
Washington Park / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2018
Putnam Avenue II / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2018
Clinton Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2018
Sackett Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2018
Garfield Place / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2018
Macon Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2017
Winged Foot Drive / Larchmont, NY House / 2016
Bergen Street / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2016
Carlton Avenue / Brooklyn Townhouse / 2015
Trois Rivieres Montreal / New Construction Condo / current
West 110th Street 3 / New Construction Condo / current
Henry Street 2 / Pre-War Co-Op / current
Second Street / Pre-War Co-Op / current
Third Street / Pre-War Co-Op / current
Park Avenue / Pre-War Co-Op / 2021
Henry Street 1 / Pre-War Co-Op / 2021
West 110th Street 2 / New Construction Condo / 2020
Lexington Avenue / New Construction Condo / 2020
Eastern Parkway / Pre-War Co-Op / 2020
East 90th Street / Pre-War Co-Op / 2019
Furman Street / New Construction Condo/ 2019
Crandon Blvd Miami / New Construction Condo / 2019
East 77th Street / Pre-War Co-Op / 2019
RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS (CONT.)
West 110th Street 1/ New Construction Condo / 2018
East 77th Street / Pre-War Co-Op / 2018
East 72nd Street / Post-War Co-Op / 2018
East 84th Street / Pre-War Co-Op / 2018
Clarkson Avenue / Pre-War Co-Op / 2017
Baltic Street / New Construction Condo / 2017
Cabrini Boulevard / Pre-War Co-Op / 2017
Charles Street / New Construction Condo / 2016
Jackson Square / New Construction Condo / 2013
London Terrace / Pre-War Co-Op / 2013M
COMMERCIAL
Kemper Museum / Art Project / current
Mumok Museum / Art Project / current
Premium Goods / Commercial Storefront / current
City Sinus / Medical Office / current
MoMA Adam Pendleton / Art Project / current
Lisa Sumption Acupuncture / Wellness Clinic / current
Nabila’s / Restaurant / current
Washington Avenue II / Art Studio / current
Richardson II / Art Studio / current
Washington Avenue / Art Studio / 2020
Richardson / Art Studio / 2020
Mack Weldon Hudson Yards / Retail Store / 2019
Galapagos Acupuncture / Medical Office / 2019
Can Factory Office / Office / 2019
Greenlight Lefferts / Bookstore / 2018
Yogis and Yoginis / Fitness Center / 2018
Mack Weldon Office / Offices / 2018
Walker / Art Project / 2018
Hey Hey Canteen / Restaurant / 2017
Magenta Plains / Art Gallery / 2016
Rowhouse / Fitness Center / 2015
Greenlight Fort Greene / Bookstore / 2011
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