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Nieves Monasterio

Nieves Monasterio

New York, NY, US

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"The Bennet House" High end CONDOS, Brooklyn NY

Renovation Residential Building Brooklyn NY

High End Residential  CONDO conversion. 

Area: 12.400 sf

A four storey rental with 2 units on each floor. The Developer’s initial idea was to renovate the existing  6 rental units on the 1st, 3d and 4th floor and combine the two units on the parlor floor into his own apartment.

Since He was so excited about the combined layout, He decided to switch to a condo configuration combining both units on each floor into larger apartments that were scarce in the current market. We studied an option to add an elevator but after a thorough evaluation we advised the client to replace that idea with the design of a rooftop garden; In this way we were able to maintain the original feel of a walk-up and also enhance the apartment layouts


 
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Status: Built
Location: Park Slope Brooklyn, NY, US
My Role: Principal, Project Architect
Additional Credits: Ramon Maislen Owner & Developer
Principal Phasa Development