38 Gramercy Park North, a 5-story co-op building located just outside the Gramercy Park Historic District, was originally constructed as three separate buildings. In the early 1920s a hotelier converted it into a single structure and re-clad the new building in Neo-Tudor stucco and timber.

In 2007 the co-op hired SHA to direct the restoration of the façade, which had fallen into disrepair. Once inspections commenced however, it became clear that the façade was beyond salvage and the board was faced with the opportunity and challenges presented by a full façade replacement.

It was important to all involved that the restoration be sensitive to the surrounding historic district. Utilizing details from archival photographs and the adjacent buildings, SHA designed a new unified façade which revived the elegant brownstone detailing of the original 3 buildings.
In keeping with the details of the surrounding buildings, deep red period brick with tight butter joints were specified, and a new copper cornice was installed to match the sheet metal cornices of the original buildings.

The restoration received a Gold Award for Brick in Architecture, 2012 Brick Industry Association.