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Frank Mahan's notable preservation and adaptive reuse projects
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Frank Mahan details several significant preservation and adaptive reuse projects he has led in New York City, showcasing his expertise in working with various types of historic buildings.
- Projects include the James A. Farley post office conversion, Waldorf Astoria restoration, and adaptations of mid-century modern buildings like 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza and Lever House.
- Mahan's work spans classical and mid-century modern architectural styles, demonstrating versatility in preservation approaches.
Frank Mahan
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I've led the restoration and adaptive reuse of a number of designated New York City landmarks.
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At the James A Farley post office across from Penn Station, my team converted 1,000,000 square feet of warehouse space to public concourses and retail connecting the surrounding neighborhood with a new Moynihan Train Hall all surrounded by four floors of high-tech office space above.
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The result is a historically rooted front door for Manhattan's newly developed Far West Side.
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At the Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue we are meticulously restoring the many public spaces, lobbies, lounges and event rooms while reinvigorating the rest of the building with new hotel rooms and residences.
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The 1,600,000.0 square foot undertaking will revive one of New York City's most iconic landmarks and once again invite New Yorkers to meet me at the clock in its celebrated lobby.
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I've also helped to pioneer work with historic buildings of more recent vintage, mid century modern, while revisiting many of my firm's own buildings now landmarks themselves.
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In the Financial District, my team adapted 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza after JPMorgan moved to Midtown.
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The neighborhood had changed around the building transforming into a twenty four hour residential community.
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So we opened up its fortress like base and plaza to entertainment, food and shopping supporting the families that live nearby.
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In Midtown we adapted the glass jewel box at Fifth Avenue and 40 Third Street originally housing manufacturers Hanover Trust from a rundown bank branch to vibrant retail kicking off the rejuvenation of Lower Fifth Avenue.
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And most recently I led a loving restoration of the pinnacle of mid century corporate modernism, Lever House on Park Avenue at 50 Third Street.
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We approached this project with the careful eye of material scientists polishing the building to the high gleam of its mid century heyday.
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Whether classical in form or mid century modern, my team and I begin these projects with deep research to understand the history of a building before shaping its next life.