Mamaroneck Builders' Project Lands On Cover of Architectural Digest

Representing a towering achievement for Mamaroneck-based Taconic Builders, an apartment project that the company worked on landed on the front cover of the iconic Architectural Digest, in new editor-in-chief Margaret Russell’s debut issue. 

The apartment—which overlooks Central Park from a high vantage point in a luxury building— was an empty shell when Taconic accepted the project.   Working with architect Oscar Shamamian and the designer Michael Smith, Taconic reconstructed the apartment with a “high level of finishes,” according to Gerry Holbrook, one of the founding partners of Taconic.

Smith, who is good friends with Russell, suggested featuring the apartment project in the magazine.  

Calling the apartment “Versailles in the Sky” in the "Rare and Refined" article, Smith appears to accurately sum up the interior’s resemblance to the worldly, rarefied and indulgent atmosphere of the French palace. 

In a seemingly exhaustive global span, Taconic’s staff obtained materials such as a German silver—a nickel copper alloy—floor that was fashioned and assembled in India and brokered through a London supplier.  Additionally, antique lacquer panels were sourced in France and adapted for use on walls and doors.  Other luxurious materials utilized in the interior were gold leaf, Italian marble, and leather flooring.

Taconic Founding partners Holbrook and Jim Hanley have been VOM residents for over 20 years and remain active in their local community.   The third partner, Vince Tyer, is a resident of Rockland County.

Holbrook is a Trustee of the Preservation League of New York State, was a trustee of the during their historic restoration and he sits on the board of the Children’s Dream Foundation which focuses on the health care needs of children in Hudson Valley health care facilities.

Hanley founded and is President of Fields For Kids, a community-based organization whose mission is to advocate for student playing fields for those participating in sports programs in the area.  Hanley and the company are also active participants in the Midnight Run for the Homeless and Habitat for Humanity. Hanley is a Trustee of the Museum of the City of New York.

Tyer is President of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.