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- 309 WEST 86TH STREET
assisted with securing Landmarks Preservation Commission approval for installation of rooftop equipment309 WEST 86TH STREET, NY LANDMARKS 309 WEST 86TH STREET PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT PROJECT LOCATION 309 WEST 86TH STREET, NY PROJECT SIZE PROJECT COST SCOPE assisted with securing Landmarks Preservation Commission approval for installation of rooftop equipment Development in the Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I went through several phases in the years between the 1880s and 1930s. The earliest phase between roughly 1885 and 1900 saw the construction of speculatively built row houses and flats for the middle and upper classes. By the turn of the century, developers began to focus on constructing larger apartment buildings as increasing construction costs ended row house construction, and the newly opened IRT on Broadway made the Upper West Side more accessible to the city’s expanding population. Legislation such as the 1901 Tenement House Act, the 1916 zoning ordinance, and the 1929 Multiple Dwelling Law contributed to the transformation in the scale of the streetscapes of West End Avenue, Riverside Drive, and West 79th and West 86th Streets where row houses and smaller buildings were replaced by newer, larger buildings.[1] 309-311 West 86th Street was commissioned as a hotel in 1912 by Weymer Hinckley Waitt- a railroad engineer turned hotelier, whose company later built the Weylin Hotel on Madison Avenue. The 12-story 40,000 square foot building was designed by Schwartz & Gross and completed in October of 1914 at a cost of $250,000. Originally known as Hotel Wayne until 1953 when it was converted into the Waldorf Nursing Home. In 1962 it became a residence club for senior citizens. Following interior alterations in 1979 the building was reconverted into apartments and became a co-op known as Stetson House. In 1984 John F Kennedy Jr. and Robert Littell moved in together into a 2-bedroom sublet at 309 West 86th Street. 309 West 86th Street is one of several Morozov projects along the historic West End Avenue ( 347 West End and 915 West End ) Morozov was retained to provide engineering design and consulting services for the owners of the penthouse apartment. The project involved a full floor gut renovation. [1]Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), Riverside-West End Historic District Extension I Designation Report (LP-2463)
- 138 NORTH 1ST STREET, BROOKLYN, NY
138 North 1st Street, Brooklyn RESIDENTIAL 138 NORTH 1ST STREET, BROOKLYN, NY PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT Will Corcoran Architect PROJECT LOCATION 138 North 1st Street, Brooklyn PROJECT SIZE About 4,500 SF PROJECT COST $3 million SCOPE full MEP design and construction administration services A ground up construction of a luxury single family home in Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. An inaugural project for a nascent developer required careful attention to detail. Morozov worked hand in hand with the architect and developer to craft solutions that worked with the owner’s vision for the building. Morozov efficiently and successfully secured utility connection approvals and assisted the client in resolving filing and approval issues. Morozov consulted the owner on high performance building strategies, such as passive heating and cooling, insulation and envelope air-tightness, intelligent lighting controls, highly efficient domestic water heating and continuous ventilation with energy recovery. With the exception of domestic water heating, the building does not use natural gas or any other fuel for heating, and is cooled and heated with a variable-refrigerant flow system. Highly insulated envelope, and not relying on gas for heating are expected to save 20 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions on an annual basis.
- ALEXIS BITTAR INC, INDUSTRY CITY
Assisted client with negotiation of commercial lease term, provided full MEP design and construction administration services, carried out NYC Special and Progress Inspections COMMERCIAL ALEXIS BITTAR INC, INDUSTRY CITY PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT PROJECT LOCATION 88 35th Street, Brooklyn, Building 4, 6th Floor Industry City, Brooklyn PROJECT SIZE 12,000 GSF PROJECT COST $1,750,000 SCOPE Assisted client with negotiation of commercial lease term, provided full MEP design and construction administration services, carried out NYC Special and Progress Inspections Founded in 1988, Alexis Bittar INC. is the leading premium designer jewelry brand with a reputation for quality, craftsmanship and innovation. Described as “one of the most innovative jewelry designers of the 21st Century”, Alexis Bittar’s designs act as cult favorites of A-List celebrities including Cameron Diaz, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys and Whitney Houston; as well as influential fashion icons Iris Apfel and Karl Lagerfeld. In 2004, Alexis Bittar won the accessories council’s “Rising Star” award and became a member of the council of fashion designers of America. Alexis Bittar jewelry is featured in Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s. The Company also operates seven Alexis Bittar boutiques in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. Industry City (originally known as Bush Terminal) is a 16-building, 6 million square foot industrial complex in Sunset Park, Brooklyn that was founded in 1895 by Irving T. Bush. The twelve manufacturing buildings had been completed by 1918 and housed about 300 companies. For over eighty years, the complex served as one of the largest integrated cargo and manufacturing sites in the word. At its peak during the industrial height of the early 20th Century, nearly 25,000 workers went to work at the complex every day. Until 1974 Bush Terminal was an active port facility. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Bush Terminal housed the highest concentration of garment manufacturers in New York City outside of Manhattan. Today the complex is home to a wide range of tenants including 3-D printer maker Makerbot and the Brooklyn Nets. MOROZOV was retained to provide engineering design and consulting services for Alexis Bittar’s new facility. Morozov’s team was brought in at an early stage of the process, during lease negotiations, to assist the architect and the client in formulating and developing a strategy that meets current and growing production needs. The project involved a full floor gut renovation. The design incorporates mechanical ventilation system for jewelry making process and robust power distribution to all production work stations.
- 347 WEST END AVENUE
Morozov provided MEP engineering design and approval services for all mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems.347 WEST END AVENUE LANDMARKS 347 WEST END AVENUE PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT Lamb & Rich PROJECT LOCATION 347 WEST END AVENUE PROJECT SIZE PROJECT COST SCOPE Morozov provided MEP engineering design and approval services for all mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems. This Eclectic Renaissance/Revival building was designed with a limestone façade and gabled tile roof by famed architects Lamb & Rich as part of an original row of 14 houses in 1891. The home’s first owner was Charles F. Rand who made his fortune in the mining industry in Cuba and Spain. In the 1950’s, the property was converted to nine apartments, and now the new owners are converting back to a single family residence. The scope of the conversion included an additional set back fifth floor, with an elevator overrun, roof bulkhead, and copper and glass skylight atop it. The current three-story-tall projecting rear yard addition will be demolished and replaced with a four-story-tall rear yard addition. A Juliette balcony, clad in copper, will jut out just into the canopy of a 130- to 140-year-old cherry tree. This is Morozov’s third project along the historic West End Avenue ( 915 West End Avenue and 309 West 86th Street ) Morozov team worked closely with the architect to thoughtfully integrate new infrastructure into the existing historic shell.
- 428 GREENWICH STREET, MANHATTAN
428 Greenwich Street, Manhattan RESIDENTIAL 428 GREENWICH STREET, MANHATTAN PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT PROJECT LOCATION 428 Greenwich Street, Manhattan PROJECT SIZE About 5,500 SF PROJECT COST $2.5 million SCOPE Full MEP/FP design Full gut renovation of a landmarked townhouse located in the historic Tribeca North District. This 5-story, nineteen-foot-wide store and loft building was designed in 1883 by Thomas R. Jackson, an architect who worked extensively in the Tribeca area, for soap manufacturer James Pyle. The utilitarian Romanesque Revival design features red brick façade with rock-faced granite elements, corbelled brick cornice and cast-iron piers. Presently the building houses a Tokyo-style “Edo-mae” Sushi restaurant, which was awarded a single Michelin star in 2014. The upper floors of the building are being converted to a single family residence. MOROZOV carried upgrades to power, water, sewer utility connections. MOROZOV worked closely with architects to seal and insulate the original walls in order to minimize the occupants’ dependence on HVAC for comfort. Our engineers worked carefully integrated central heating and cooling systems above the ceilings and behind walls. The building is cooled and heated by a variable-refrigerant-volume system without the use of fossil fuels.
- DAYSPRING COMMONS, 227 ELM, YONKERS
227 Elm Street, Yonkers, NY MULTIFAMILY DAYSPRING COMMONS, 227 ELM, YONKERS PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT Aufgang Architects PROJECT LOCATION 227 Elm Street, Yonkers, NY PROJECT SIZE 65,000 SF PROJECT COST $ 45,000,000 SCOPE HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power, fire alarm design and construction administration A 6-story, 63-unit supportive housing project in Nodine Hill neighborhood of Yonkers developed by Westhab Inc. Yonkers-based Westhab is a community development, social and housing services organization that builds and manages high-quality affordable and supportive housing in Westchester County and New York City. To date Westhab has developed over 900 units of housing with an investment of over $134 million Dayspring Commons will consist of four one-bedrooms, 45 two-bedrooms and three three-bedrooms. Formerly homeless people are expected to occupy 30 of the units; 10 of those apartments will target young adults with children and 20 of those units will target families with a mentally disabled head of household. Another 21 units will be affordable housing for families that earn less than 50 percent of the area median income for Westchester County. The proposed complex would sit next to the former Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church at 203 Elm St. The church is currently being renovated by Westhab and it is now called the Dayspring Community Center. Buildings’ mechanical systems include high efficiency condensing boilers designed to operate with low temperature water. Variable speed pumps, high output baseboard radiators, energy recovery ventilators and variable refrigerant flow systems for common areas. The building was provided with a gas-fired emergency generator. The project is designed to meet the latest Enterprise Green Communities requirements for energy and water conservation, resident health and well-being and resiliency. The buildings are at least 15% more energy efficient than the current energy code.
- 915 WEST END AVENUE
LANDMARKS 915 WEST END AVENUE PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT PROJECT LOCATION PROJECT SIZE PROJECT COST SCOPE 915 West End Avenue is a 120,000 SF 15-story multifamily building commissioned by a prolific upper west side builder Joseph Paterno (whose initials were inscribed above the entrance), designed by Rosario Candela and completed in 1922 at a cost of approximately $625,000. The building was designed in Renaissance Revival style, and is laid out as two wings around a central core with outer court. Boiler room, laundry facility, oil tank, and incoming services are located in the basement. Lobby and 94 apartments are located on floors 1 through 15. In 2015 the building was included into Riverside-West End Historic District Extension II, and is subject to certain Landmarks restrictions. Following the $ 85.5 million acquisition by a group of investors, Morozov was retained to evaluate the existing heating, plumbing, gas and power distribution systems. Our engineers worked closely with the owner’s architects and marketing team to identify and carry out short payback upgrades to support the investors’ conversion and repositioning program to the ‘best-in-class’ multifamily rental. 915 West End Avenue is one of several Morozov projects along the historic West End Avenue ( 347 West End and 309 West 86th Street )
- 144 WEST STREET, GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN
144 West Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn MULTIFAMILY 144 WEST STREET, GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT GF55 PROJECT LOCATION 144 West Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn PROJECT SIZE 21,700 SF PROJECT COST SCOPE Full MEP design and construction administration services. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power design and construction administration A new 25-unit luxury rental building on Greenpoint’s waterfront. The project contains a total of 13 studios, 10 one-bedrooms, and a pair of two-bedroom units. The building does not use natural gas or any other fuel for heating. The building is cooled and heated with a variable-refrigerant flow system in lieu of more conventional gas-fired boilers. Hot water for domestic use is generated via refrigerant-based heat pump water heaters. Not relying on gas for heating approach will save 150 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.
- 52-09 31ST PLACE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
plumbing and fire protection systems HOSPITALITY 52-09 31ST PLACE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT ARC ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN STUDIO, PLLC PROJECT LOCATION LONG ISLAND CITY, NY PROJECT SIZE 112,000 SF PROJECT COST NA SCOPE plumbing and fire protection systems MOROZOV has designed the plumbing and fire protection systems for this building.
- 712 BROADWAY
MULTIFAMILY 712 BROADWAY PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT PROJECT LOCATION PROJECT SIZE PROJECT COST SCOPE 712 Broadway is an 8-story landmarked building located in NoHo (North of Houston) historic district. The iron frame, granite and terra-cotta building was constructed as a warehouse in 1893 for the Scholle Brothers. The commercial building designed by Alfred Zucker replaced an 1803 3-story Federal-style mansion, which the Scholle Brothers bought for $88,000 in 1890. NoHo saw its first development by the first decade of the 19th century when John Jacob Astor acquired a large tract of land between Great Jones Street and Art Street (now Astor Place). From 1820 to 1840 the area developed as a fashionable residential district lined with lavish Federal and Greek Revival style residences. New York University was founded in 1831 in nearby Washington Square. Morozov provided MEP engineering design and approval services for a loft apartment, working closely with architects and owners to integrate state-of-the-art mechanical systems into the existing historic features of the apartments.
- UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT MEMORIAL
CULTURAL UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT MEMORIAL PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT Rodney Leon Architects PROJECT LOCATION The United Nations General Assemble Plaza, NY PROJECT SIZE PROJECT COST SCOPE Full MEP design and construction administration services. Plumbing and electrical power, construction administration ARK OF RETURN Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honor of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Rodney Leon won an international UNESCO design competition to erect a memorial to commemorate victims of the Atlantic slave trade. Here’s how the designer talks about the process: ‘”The Ark of Return” memorial is a sacred space that is designed to psychologically and spiritually transport visitors to a place where acknowledgement, education, reflection and healing can take place. The memorial’s exterior form is constructed in a fashion to reflect the image of a vessel or ship in acknowledgement of the millions of African people transported on slave ships to different parts of the world during the “Middle Passage.” Images of maps depicting the “Triangular Slave Trade” influenced the use of the triangle as a primary element in designing the memorial’s shape. The memorial is conceptually also organized in three parts and visitors are meant to pass through “The Ark of Return” to intimately experience three primary elements on the interior space. The first element is a three dimensional map inscribed on the interior of the memorial. This map highlights the African continent at its center and graphically depicts the global scale, complexity and impact of the triangular slave trade in “acknowledgement of the tragedy.” The second element is full-scale human figure lying horizontally in front of a wall inscribed with images of the interior of a slave ship. This is meant to communicate and educate visitors on the physical conditions endured by the millions of African people transported under extreme conditions during the middle passage. The visitors are provided the opportunity to seriously “consider the legacy” of slavery’s impact upon humanity. The third element is a triangular reflecting pool, which introduces water in a meditative, ritualistic and spiritual manner. Visitors are invited to pour libations or say a prayer in memory of the millions of souls that were lost “lest we forget” this monumental and historic tragedy. MOROZOV were invited to advice the design team at the concept stage. The firm’s engineers were tasked with collaborating with the contractor for the General Assembly renovation in locating and bringing power and water to the sculpture of the Ark.
- EBENEZER PLAZA, BROOKLYN, NY
6878 New Lots Avenue and 257 Hegeman Avenue, Brooklyn MULTIFAMILY EBENEZER PLAZA, BROOKLYN, NY PREVIOUS PROJECT NEXT PROJECT ARCHITECT Perkins Eastman PROJECT LOCATION 6878 New Lots Avenue and 257 Hegeman Avenue, Brooklyn PROJECT SIZE 540,000 GSF PROJECT COST $ 170,000,000 SCOPE Full MEP design, and construction administration services, energy modeling and sustainability consulting services, commissioning. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power, fire alarm design and construction administration, sustainability, façade optimization, energy modeling A new 481-unit affordable multifamily complex in Brooklyn. A 2-phase, 2 site development of 4 residential towers on top of a church and retail. The residential component is affordable housing consisting of a 7-story, 9-story and two 11-story towers with a combined area of 475,000 gross square feet. In addition to the residential buildings, the project includes a 34,000 square foot new home to The Church of God of East Flatbush, and 31,000 square feet of core and shell retail spaces. Buildings’ mechanical systems include high efficiency condensing boilers designed to operate with low temperature water. Variable speed pumps, high output baseboard radiators, energy recovery ventilators and variable refrigerant flow systems. The project is designed to meet the latest Enterprise Green Communities requirements for energy and water conservation, resident health and wellbeing and resiliency. The buildings are at least 15% more energy efficient than the current energy code. SCOPE Full MEP design, and construction administration services, energy modeling and sustainability consulting services, commissioning. HVAC, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical power, fire alarm design and construction administration, sustainability, façade optimization, energy modeling












