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We are proud to announce that Tamar Kisilevitz, AIA, FARA has been promoted to Partner! This promotion reflects Tamar’s acumen and commitment to improving the lives of New York City communities. Tamar is dedicated to developing socially responsible, impactful architecture. She leads C+GA’s affordable housing preservation projects, with over 14,000 units completed or in progress,
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Attention Architectural League of New York Members—C+GA will be hosting After Hours at our office on Thursday, April 17th. The League’s monthly After Hours events, formerly called First Fridays, are informal social gatherings that allow members to visit the offices of leading design practices and see work on the boards. Come meet our team and
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We’ve had a busy winter, and we are eager to share our project updates, recent awards, team updates, and other office happenings! Among our highlights: • The award winning renovation of the historic Harlem River Houses is complete • C+GA presents NYCEDC Mass Timber Studio findings • HELP ONE wins the SARA National Design Award of
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Partner Darby Curtis was named one of City & State’s 50 Over 50 for 2025, recognizing age disruptors that have been driving change for decades! As founder and managing partner of C+GA, Darby was recognized with a diverse group of New Yorkers for her lifelong commitment to housing, public spaces, and reentry centers that elevate
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Congratulations to Associate Christine Berry RA, LEED AP, CPHC for 10 years at C+GA! Christine’s Passive House leadership is invaluable to C+GA. She has contributed sustainable design expertise to a number of projects – including Melrose North, a Passive House and LEED certified affordable and supportive mixed-use building in the Bronx, and Castle III, an
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We are delighted to announce that Zachary Weimer RA has been promoted to Associate! This promotion reflects Zach’s outstanding initiative, hard work, and commitment to improving the lives of our city’s inhabitants through architecture. Zach brings nearly a decade of expertise in residential and commercial design to Curtis + Ginsberg Architects projects across New York
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C+GA is the Passive House Accelerator Partner of the Week! With over 25 Passive House projects in NYC, and five more in design and construction, C+GA is a leader in Passive House certified design. Passive House Accelerator featured several of our recent Passive House projects, including: • 4697 Third Avenue, an award-winning affordable housing development
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Partner Sean Flynn, Director of Sustainability Crystal Ng and Project Architect Shirley Yao celebrated their 10th year at C+GA! It was a pleasure to commemorate their decade of dedication to C+GA. Thank you all for 10 years of diligence, exceptional work, and commitment to creating more enduring, sustainable, and resilient places for the communities we
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We are thrilled to receive the Society of American Registered Architects National Design Award of Merit for HELP ONE! The project provides sustainable affordable and supportive homes for vulnerable populations, creating a place that people coming out of traumatic circumstances can be proud to call home. Partners Mark Ginsberg and Matt Melody attended the Award
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Urban Land Institute selected Marcus Garvey Village Extension as a Finalist for the 2024 Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing! This award recognizes unique yet replicable developments that offer or preserve deeper affordability. Marcus Garvey Extension Phase I was selected for modeling the sustainable development of large all-electric geothermal multifamily affordable housing. Building
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C+GA took a field trip to The Skyscraper Museum in Battery Park City! As a member of New York City Economic Development Corporation’s Mass Timber Studio, C+GA was especially interested in their current exhibition Tall Timber: The Future Cities in Wood. The exhibition explores the potential of this emerging system of building materials and the
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We’ve had a busy spring, and we are eager to share our new project openings, recent awards, team updates, and other office happenings! Among our highlights: • Fulton Community Re-Entry Center opens in the Bronx • Mark Ginsberg honored by IMPACCT Brooklyn • Emily Bartels joined us through the AIA New York Discover Architecture Program
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HELP ONE is the winner of Interior Design Magazine’s NYCxDESIGN Award in the Supportive Housing category! HELP ONE, a four-building mixed-use complex supporting the nonprofit HELPDevCo and HELP USA’s clients and local community, comprises nearly a full city block in East New York, Brooklyn. The Building A lobby features a large-scale mural by Brooklyn artist
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C+GA is a proud recipient of NYSERDA’s Buildings Of Excellence Award for our projects at 819 Grand Street and Three Arts, a Blue Ribbon winner, for St. Nicks Alliance and WSFSSH, Inc. respectively. NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence is a $58 million competition that recognizes and rewards the design, construction, and operation of carbon neutral or
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We’re proud to be recognized with a 2024 Better Project Award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative! These annual awards highlight select partners for innovative and industry-leading accomplishments in implementing and promoting practices, principles, and procedures of energy management. We were for Melrose North, whose sustainable Passive House design integrates a solar
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The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced C+GA as a member of the NYC Mass Timber Studio! This climate innovation program will expand the use of mass timber, a low carbon alternative to concrete and steel composed of engineered wood products. We are studying the use of mass timber and its integration
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C+GA Architect Nai Hua Chen, AIA has won the Women in Architecture AIANY Recognition Award! This award honors a recently licensed woman architect who demonstrates strong leadership skills and a commitment to the growth and advancement of their profession. With this award, Nai-Hua will attend the annual AIA Conference on Architecture in Washington DC this
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Partner Darby Curtis, AIA has been appointed to the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Knowledge Community Leadership Group. Darby’s work on justice-informed design over the last 30 years has focused on publicly funded projects with nonprofits committed to serving those affected by the criminal justice system. Her belief in architecture’s ability to be a
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Ryan Esparza, AIA, CPHC has been promoted to Associate! Ryan brings a design sensitivity to working in existing buildings that is essential to our team. He is an expert in building envelope restoration, and managed the transformation of FOUND Study Midtown East, a hotel conversion project that turned 763 hotel rooms into 307 student apartments.
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As we approach the end of our 33rd year at C+GA, we invite you to reflect with us on the many new projects, events, awards, and additional happenings around the office. Read our full Newsletter here.
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C+GA is delighted to inform you that we have completed our move .2 miles south to the 27th floor of One Battery Park Plaza. The new office space enhances our collaborative work environment and mission of providing designs that improve communities. We look forward to seeing you and serving you at our new location. Find
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We are delighted to announce the promotions of Bryan Tooze, RA, LEED AP, to the position of Senior Associate and Chris Perrodin, RA, to the position of Associate. Their promotions reflect their outstanding initiative, vision, and commitment to building a brighter future together. Bryan and Chris have been invaluable to C+GA’s mission of delivering equitable,
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C+GA is proud to announce that Crystal Ng has been honored as a Crain’s New York Notable Leaders in Sustainability. Over the past year, Ng has led the architectural firm in the design and development of 14 certified, energy efficient, all electric developments, with more on the way. She also leads the firm’s sustainability committee,
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects (C+GA) was selected as a winner in Round Three of New York State’s Buildings of Excellence Competition for the design of Castle III in East Harlem and Shore Hill Development in Bay Ridge. This funding will help us advance innovative and replicable sustainable design in multifamily housing, meeting our mission of
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Partner Mark Ginsberg has been appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. A native New Yorker, Mark will work closely with his fellow commissioners to protect the City’s cultural resources— “helping preserve our past, while moving towards a low-carbon future and encouraging much-needed housing.” Read the Mayor’s press release
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C+GA is proud to announce that Darby Curtis has been honored as a Crain’s New York Notable Woman in Construction, Design, and Architecture. For 32 years, Darby has steered C+GA’s program-driven design for mission-driven nonprofit organizations and advocated for social and ecological resilience in our work and the profession. Congrats to Darby and all the
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects is thrilled to announce partner and associate leadership promotions. These promotions are a significant milestone for C+GA and reflect these individuals’ remarkable initiative, vision, and our shared commitment to building a better future together. C+GA’s team of partners is growing; Sean Flynn, RA, and Matt Melody, RA, LEED AP, will join
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C+GA is honored to be selected for the prestigious 2021 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability in Construction and Design. Recognizing innovations in design, financing, and policy that are ambitious, feasible, and scalable, the Ivory Innovations’ Advisory Board noted “Often, sustainability and affordability are competitive goals for housing development. However, C+GA is pioneering new approaches to
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C+GA is in the Top 10 for the Ivory Prize for Innovation in Housing Affordability! We are proud to be recognized as one of 10 innovators across the U.S. seeking to make housing more affordable, highlighting our work developing cost-effective, high-performance strategies through Passive House design. Check out our video highlighting two of our Passive
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Can New Prison Design Help America’s Mass Incarceration Problem? In Architectural Digest, C+GA’s Chris Perrodin and other architects weigh in on the role of architecture and design in criminal justice reform. As a member of the AIANY Civic Leadership Program, Perrodin co-hosted a discussion with prison abolitionists, restorative justice advocates and justice architects to speak
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Crystal Ng RA, LEED AP, CPHC named one of Crain’s New York’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2021! C+GA’s Director of Sustainability has been recognized for her innovative design solutions that contribute to more environmentally and socially responsible architecture. “I like the affordable housing realm because you can impact more lives and design some things
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Third Avenue Development in the Bronx’s Morrisania neighborhood received a 2020 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award – Best in Green Affordable Multifamily Community Category! The LEED Platinum-certified project, designed to Passive House Standards, houses 30 affordable residences and the Little Scholars Early Development Center. Read more about the project and this year’s winners
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Beach Green Dunes II (BGDII) in Far Rockaway is the winner of two awards, recognizing the highly sustainable design of this multifamily 100% affordable Passive House-Certified Project. BGDII received an honorable mention in the 2020 Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) Passive House Project Competition – multifamily category. Read more on this year’s winners in gb&d. BGDII
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“We need public policy to drive higher standards of sustainability and equity, but, as architects, we can also steer the way. If we make all buildings healthier, more efficient, and more affordable, we will help mitigate climate change and its disproportionate effects, particularly on disadvantaged populations’ health outcomes.” In the Fall 2020 issue of Oculus, C+GA
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On Saturday October 24th, join C+GA Partner Mark Ginsberg FAIA, LEED AP for a virtual tour of Marcus Garvey Village in Brownsville, Brooklyn to celebrate Docomomo NY | Tri-State’s theme, The 70s Turn 50 for Docomomo US’ Tour Day 2020. In 2013, C+GA, for L+M Development Partners, renovated and transformed the 14-acre complex originally designed in the 1970s by a team
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C+GA is one of Engineering News-Record’s 2020 Top 100 Green Design Firms! We are proud to be recognized for our commitment to sustainable design and enhancing communities.
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C+GA’s Third Avenue Development in the Bronx received a LEED Homes award – affordable project from the USGBC! The annual awards program recognizes projects, builders and developers committed to creating healthy, sustainable and resilient homes. The LEED Platinum project, also designed to meet Passive House standards, demonstrates that quality housing can be both affordable and sustainable.
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Associate Crystal Ng RA, LEED AP BD+C, CHPC is C+GA’s Director of Sustainability! Since joining the firm in 2014, Crystal has led several of our Passive House and LEED projects, including Beach Green Dunes I, Third Avenue Mixed-Use Development, 1080 Washington and Cyrus House on Third Avenue. Crystal is developing and implementing C+GA’s sustainability, resiliency and wellness goals in
Continue ReadingC+GA remains concerned about the continued impact of COVID-19 on our NYC community and beyond. To prioritize the health and safety of our staff and clients, we have maintained our successful remote work environment, while re-opening the office for those able and comfortable being here. Social distancing guidelines are maintained, with staggered work hours and
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C+GA’s master plan, developed with the Manhattan Institute, for the Pelham Parkway Houses complex in the Bronx, is featured in the New York Post and the City Journal. “Re-streeting the Projects: An innovative plan to integrate public housing with surrounding communities”.
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The North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) Conference and Expo is coming up on NYC June 27-28. Don’t miss this exciting event, where Partner Mark Ginsberg will be speaking with John Woelfling, Ryan Lobello, and Lois Arena on the different options for designing Passive House certified Affordable Housing.
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C+GA is proud to share Park Avenue Green, the country’s largest passive house development, an affordable housing project in the Bronx, was recognized by YIMBY!
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C+GA has been listed in The Real Deal’s Top Architecture Firms by Borough in Queens and the Bronx!
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Join C+GA for the upcoming Pro Tour of the newly completed Park Avenue Green hosted by NESEA- Northeast Sustainable Energy Association on April 5.
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Partner Mark Ginsberg will be participating in a panel discussion at Citizens Housing & Planning Council‘s Housing Innovation Lab studying the possibility of basement apartments in NYC. Join the conversation this Thursday, 7 Feb!
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ANCResilience is developing benchmarks across 19 community functions to assist communities in evaluating and improving their resilience. Today marks release of the Buildings Benchmark for piloting, for which Partner Mark Ginsberg was an adviser. http://www.resilientalliance.org
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C+GA is thrilled to announce that Third Avenue Development has been selected as a finalist for the ULI New York Excellence in Affordable Housing Congratulations to all the nominees!
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C+GA’s Fall newsletter went out today, catch up on the latest updates here.
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Mark spoke at the Greenbuild International Conference in Chicago this month on Climate Adaptive Design with Laurie Schoeman of Enterprise Community Partners.
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Partner Mark Ginsberg presented with our client HELP USA at the HSU 2018 Policy Symposium on 6 November to discuss new design and development solutions for shelter housing.
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Partner Mark Ginsberg presented at a special Archtober event with Dattner Architects, Handel Architects, Building Energy Exchange and New York Passive House on 30 October on Large Multifamily Passive House Buildings in New York City.
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We are happy to share that Beach Green Dunes I was awarded the 2018 Passive House Institute US Multifamily Honorable Mention Award!
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C+GA is pleased to announce we are ranked on the national Engineering News Record Top 100 Green Buildings Design Firms List.
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects are proud to share that we’ve been ranked on the national Building Design + Construction Top 150 Multifamily Architects / AE Firms List.
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Partner Mark Ginsberg teamed with The Fortune Society to host tours through Castle Gardens on 2 August to promote Spaces of Justice.
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C+GA is proud to announce that Van Tsao, AIA, LEED AP and Tobie Cornejo, AIA have been named Associates, expanding the firm’s leadership team as C+GA continues to take on exciting new projects.
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects is thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected to design the new 170-unit NYCHA Morrisania Air Rights housing development in the Bronx for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households along with a culinary business incubator and public art.
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YIMBY covered the official ground breaking for Beach Green Dunes Phase II. The 127-unit Passive House designed affordable housing development is anticipating full completion by December 2019.
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects is honored to announce that Navy Green has won a 2018 National Housing Award from The American Institute of Architects in partnership with FXCollaborative. For the full list of this year’s winners, click here.
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Partner Mark Ginsberg presented at the Center for Architecture, along with several city, design, and development representatives, to discuss the new publication Designing New York: Quality Affordable Housing, featuring two C+GA projects: Frost Street Apartments and Navy Green.
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The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) hosted a Pro Tour with Curtis + Ginsberg Architects at the completed Beach Green Dunes in the Far Rockaways
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects was listed as one of the top 30 prolific architecture firms in New York City over the past 5 years, and ranked top 3 of 5 in the Bronx.
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Project Architect Satpal Kaur is a content curator for six sessions at this year’s NESEA BuildingEnergy Boston conference. The sessions focus on funding, designing and planning for energy efficient projects.
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Lexington Gardens II was a featured case study for Kingston Block & Supply, whose brick defines the project’s dynamic facade.
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The Second Avenue Development was featured in CityRealty
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Beach Green Dunes I was featured in Affordable Housing Finance
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Beach Green Dunes I was featured in this month’s AIA New York Chapter newsletter In the News.
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