Katz Architecture

KATZ Architecture has been retained to renovate the lobby of the Hotel St. George, located in Brooklyn Heights. Once the largest hotel in NYC, the St. George Hotel drew celebrities, athletes, and presidential hopefuls to its many ballrooms and largest indoor salt-water pool in the US. Built in various phases between 1885 and 1929, the structure has served a number of uses. The lobby under renovation is located at the base of a 30 story tower converted to co-op residences in 1984.

View of the tower exterior

Historical photo of the Stardust Ballroom

Historical photo of the Grand Ballroom

Postcard view of the salt-water pool

Historical view of the exterior rooftop nightclub

For schematic design studies and a cool fly through see:

This was a nice little exercise in preservation. Working with a limited budget, the client wanted to upgrade the lobby of a hundred year old UWS building. Retaining as much as possible, we created a curved niche for larger mailboxes, upgraded the lighting, developed a palette of paint colors to highlight existing detail, upgraded the entry and just all around made the place nicer. It's still in process, but we're getting there.

Check out the before and after shots.

View South - Before

View South - After

View North - Before  

View North - After

Entry - Before

Entry - In process

We added a case-study for this project here.

KATZ Architecture in association with Lucho Marcial Architects of Barcelona has just completed construction documents for the interior renovation of a landmark townhouse in Gramercy Park. The mid-nineteenth century building was renovated by noted architect Frederick Sterner in 1908 and subsequently by several others. In keeping with the landmark designation, the new design will maintain the arts and crafts charm of the exterior while completely modernizing the interior. Among other amenities, the house is to be fitted with a folded plate steel stair and glass enclosed elevator.