Blue Condominium

The Blue Condominium
As seen from Broome Street
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Alternative namesBlue Tower
General information
TypeResidential
LocationLower East Side, Manhattan, New York City
Address105 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°43′06″N 73°59′15″W / 40.71845°N 73.98739°W / 40.71845; -73.98739
Completed2007
CostUS$17 million
ClientAngelo Consentini and John Carson
Height169 feet (52 m)
Technical details
Structural systemcast-in-place concrete
Floor count16
Floor area50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) residential, 3,000 square feet (280 m2) commercial
Design and construction
Architect(s)Bernard Tschumi with SLCE Architects
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti Engineers
Other designersArc Consultants, Inc. (code), Israel Berger & Associates, Inc. (curtain wall consultant), Ettinger Engineers (MEP engineer)
Main contractorOn the Level Enterprises, Inc.
Website
Official website

The Blue Condominium, also known as the Blue Tower, is located in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City at 105 Norfolk Street. Designed by Bernard Tschumi, it is his first residential and first high-rise structure. At 16 stories tall, it opened in 2007 with 32 condominium apartments, a ground floor commercial space occupied by the Thierry Goldberg Gallery, and a third floor roof terrace for residents. Commercial at the ground floor with residential above is a common method of programming space in urban residential projects. The tower is not LEED certified. The faceted pixelated form, a reaction to the zoning and set back requirements, is clad in a blue panel and window curtain wall system, contrasting with the low rise brick buildings that typify the neighborhood.[1]

  1. ^ "Blue Tower, Bernard Tschumi". MIMOA. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.