News:
Brokerage
Posted: January 28, 2013
SBLM Architects' PS 188K school project wins award
SBLM Architects' public school project PS 188K Gymnasium Building has been awarded a design excellence award from the Queens and Bronx Building Association. Edward Bredow, associate principal, and Carrie Snyder, marketing director of SBLM, attended the awards gala to accept the award.
Working with the New York City School Construction Authority (NYCSCA), SBLM designed a 7,000 s/f stand-alone ground-up gymnasium building which features a regulation basketball court with bleachers and locker facilities for 378 students which will also allow for community use.
The existing PS 188K school located in Coney Island, was built and operating without accommodating a formal gymnasium for student sports and recreational activities.
SBLM was called upon to investigate the feasibility of adding a new gymnasium and determined that it could be accommodated by utilizing a portion of the playground and relocating the Early Childhood Play Area. In order to provide for adequate student circulation and access to the new gymnasium, SBLM sited the new building entrance to allow for a protected walkway from the existing school building entrance within the secured school property.
Design highlights include exposed architectural steel framing on the facades with glass block and stack bond brick in-fill along with insulated metal panels. The glass block allows for natural day lighting within the gymnasium. Interior features include natural hardwood flooring and exposed structure. All materials used are energy efficient and environmentally sensitive complying with the NYC Green Schools Guide for new construction.
SBLM is a 100-person, client responsive, innovative, architectural firm with expertise in a wide-range of building types, including: Education, Mixed-use & Multi-family Residential, Retail, Office Interiors, Healthcare and Wellness and Civic. The firm designed the first ever LEED-NC certified building under USGBC's Volume Portfolio program. Headquartered in New York City, SBLM has additional offices in Long Island, New York, Miami, Florida, Dallas, Texas and Dublin, Ireland. For more information, please visit www.sblm.com.com
Tags:
Brokerage
MORE FROM Brokerage
SoHo emerges as America’s most active trophy retail market as investors prioritize quality, Adirondack Capital Partners finds
Manhattan, NY Investors are increasingly concentrating capital in the country’s most coveted retail corridors, with SoHo emerging as the nation’s most active trophy retail market,
Quick Hits
Columns and Thought Leadership
The anticipated effect of Basel III and ISO 20022 implementation on commercial real estate - by Michael Zysman
July 1, 2025 is the deadline for US banks to begin to adopt Basel III banking standards and July 14, 2025 is the deadline for U.S. banks to adopt ISO 20022 messaging standards. Both will have a significant effect on the banking and commercial real estate (CRE) finance sectors.
A fresh start - by Shallini Mehra and Amit Doshi
For the past several years, the New York City multifamily housing market has been defined by disruption. The combined impact of the HSTPA rent laws and a sharply higher interest rate environment has fundamentally reduced
Tri-state capital migrates nationally amid regulation pressure - by Reese Weaver
New York tri-state multifamily investors are increasingly reallocating capital to less-regulated markets across the U.S. as rent control and legislative risk erode returns at home. With over 60% of New York City’s rental housing stock classified as rent-stabilized, the traditional value-add model — buying under-performing buildings,
The death of the generic offering memorandum: What buyers expect in 2025 - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian
There was a time when an offering memorandum (OM) was pretty bare bones, some photos, a few bullet points on income, and a rent roll thrown in at the back. That used to get the job done. Not anymore. In 2025, buyers are sharper, faster, and more selective. They’re looking
