I led design feasibility and financial strategy for this 730-foot Passive House tower from entitlement approvals through schematic design and initial pricing. It is aspiring to be the world's tallest passive house building.

The primary challenge was integrating multiple building types and uses under a single code framework: adaptive reuse of two 19th-century structures, new construction tower, residential, office, and retail— each with different accessibility and egress requirements. I developed strategies for connecting historic buildings to the new tower while meeting current code and maintaining each structure's integrity.

For the 62-story residential tower, I optimized unit layouts and core configuration to meet financial underwriting targets—balancing unit mix, efficiency, and Passive House performance requirements. The core layout needed to serve floors 11 through 60 while accommodating the building's airtight envelope and oversized operable windows.

The building will include 583 units (150+ affordable), 60,000 SF of Class A office in a six-story podium, and 30,000 SF of retail along Third Avenue.