Hoboken Architecture Firm Gets Award for Tribeca Lofts on Jefferson Street

The New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects has presented the Hoboken-based Minervini Vandermark Architecture with a merit award in the built residential category for its work on the Tribeca Lofts, located at 930 Jefferson Street.

According to a release, the AIA-NJ Annual Design Awards program recognizes architectural projects that exhibit design excellence in one of four categories: open (meant for any building type), residential, historic preservation and interior architecture. Projects are further designated as either “built” or “un-built.”

To be eligible, projects must be either located in New Jersey or designed by an AIA-NJ architect. Submitted projects are evaluated during the organization’s annual Design Conference by a group of distinguished architects from throughout the country.

According to a release, the project is located at the southwest corner of 10th and Jefferson Streets, and offers three facades and a view of the Manhattan skyline. The design team incorporated an exterior material palette that includes brick, exposed concrete, frameless curtain-wall glazing, aluminum-clad timber windows, clear anodized aluminum cladding and terracotta panels and baguettes used for screening and guardrails.

The building features 15 one, two, and three-bedroom units, each from 800 to more than 1,600 square feet. Many of the units have amenities including decks, balconies and private rooftop patios.

“We’re very grateful of the recognition we’re receiving for the design of Tribeca West,” said Frank Minervini, AIA, Principal of Minervini Vandermark. “We took a relatively small building and produced a design that mirrors the full-fledged aesthetic and functionality of a Manhattan condo.”

The project’s developers hope to receive LEED Gold certification for its implementation of sustainable technologies including storm-water detention and grey-water reuse, solar paneling, low-flush plumbing fixtures, a high-efficiency elevator and Energy Star-rated appliances.

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