Residences at Prince Street
The residences at Prince Street are nine homes set within the landmarked Old St. Patrick’s School and Convent, located at the corner of Prince and Mott Streets in Little Italy, Manhattan.
Condominium living room view from the second floor
There is an emphasis on natural light and large windows while still maintaining user privacy.
Townhouse façade (after)
Townhouse façade (before)
“A decision was made to peel back the layers and expose the building’s physicality, repairing but not clearing so as to celebrate its age and story."
Interior courtyard
The historic north wall with 200 years of alterations directly inspired the design of the modern concrete rainscreen.
Condominium garden plan and courtyard
A decision was made to peel back the layers and expose the building’s physicality, repairing but not clearing so as to celebrate its age and story.
Condominium zinc and concrete rainscreen façades
In order to configure the space and the program for multiple users, the team creatively maximized livable square footage, eventually extrapolating seven unique condos and two townhomes, with no two alike.
Townhouse courtyard
Townhouse courtyard
The Marvel team was selected by the Catholic Church to adaptively reuse the site, turning it into new luxury homes with up-to-date amenities that did not harm the essential quality of the main 1820s Federal-style building.
Townhouse portion highlighted
Historically the west wing had no independent vertical circulation, instead it was fed by the 1940 corridor additional and 1860s stair tower.
Condominium central stairhall
Previously concealed roof structure became new feature spaces.
Condominium portion highlighted
Spaces interlock with one another—the church facility and several condominiums share a building, but do not share an entrance.
Condominium living room
Within units there is a constant interplay of contemporary taste and historic texture.
Condominium living room
Condominium bedroom
Fine wide-plank floors and crown molding frame the classicism of the rooms, while old structural beams expose the building’s story and old-world craftsmanship.
Condominium bathroom
Condominium bedroom
Stair
Condominium staircase
Condominium north courtyard façade
In order to create unity between the site’s different residences while connecting them with the facility’s history, fenestration was made to match the old windows, while glass brick was put in as to recall vintage masonry.
Courtyard
- Location
- New York, New York
- Client
- Hamlin Ventures/Time Equities
- Typology
- Residential, Preservation & Reuse, Residential Market
- Size
- 49,000 SF
- Design Team
- Jonathan Marvel, Nebil Gokcebay, Clayton Fry, Elise Deschard, Angel Beale,See Jia Ho
- Consultants
- Structural Silman MEP Cosentini Associates Civil Derosier Engineering Acoustical - Robert Hansen Associates Geotech - GZA Engineering Lighting – lighting workshop
- Awards
- NYCxDesign Award Honoree - Multifamily Category
- Photography Credits
- Aaron Thompson
