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C+GA featured in Building Design+Construction’s March/April 2025 Issue
05 June 2025“Curtis + Ginsberg has leveraged city and state programs to help fund renovations and energy upgrades at public housing campuses across New York City,” highlights Building Design+Construction Media’s recent article titled “Top 5 Trends in Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing.” Several C+GA projects were featured in BD+C’s “Top 5 Trends” list: Melrose North and 4697 Third Ave
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HELP ONE Wins a 2025 AIA New York State Excelsior Award
09 May 2025Celebrating its 11th year, the AIANYS Excelsior Awards program highlights the best in publicly funded buildings, outdoor areas, and public art across New York State, and the architects and design professionals who support and advocate for them. Thirteen projects were recognized for an award in the categories of Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, New Construction, and
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Harlem River Houses Wins a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award
06 May 2025The restoration of Harlem River Houses has won a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award, demonstrating excellence in the restoration, preservation, or adaptive use of historic structures. Harlem River Houses—New York City’s first purpose-built public housing development, completed in 1937 as part of the New Deal—integrates public art throughout its campus. Our holistic interior and exterior
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C+GA Named a Women-Forward Workplace
23 April 2025C+GA is thrilled to be named a Women-Forward Workplace by Crain’s New York Business! In this year’s edition of Crain’s Women of Influence, C+GA was acknowledged for our dedication to uplifting women at every stage of their careers. As a certified women-owned firm, C+GA holds a long-standing commitment to mentoring and honoring female talent. Our
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C+GA Honored by NYSERDA for Empire Building Challenge Involvement
09 April 2025C+GA was honored by NYSERDA for our innovation and leadership in building decarbonization. Partner Mark Ginsberg and Architect Weijia Zhang celebrated with other firms and industry leaders taking part in the Empire Building Challenge – a phased, resource-efficient approach to eliminating emissions from tall buildings in cold climates. C+GA is collaborating with Paths Development LLC,
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Tamar Kisilevitz Promoted to Partner
02 April 2025We are proud to announce that Tamar Kisilevitz, AIA, FARA has been promoted to Partner! This promotion reflects Tamar’s acumen and commitment to improving the lives of New York City communities. Tamar is dedicated to developing socially responsible, impactful architecture. She leads C+GA’s affordable housing preservation projects, with over 14,000 units completed or in progress,
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Architectural League of New York After Hours
18 March 2025Attention Architectural League of New York Members—C+GA will be hosting After Hours at our office on Thursday, April 17th. The League’s monthly After Hours events, formerly called First Fridays, are informal social gatherings that allow members to visit the offices of leading design practices and see work on the boards. Come meet our team and
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Winter 2025 Newsletter
26 February 2025We’ve had a busy winter, and we are eager to share our project updates, recent awards, team updates, and other office happenings! Among our highlights: • The award winning renovation of the historic Harlem River Houses is complete • C+GA presents NYCEDC Mass Timber Studio findings • HELP ONE wins the SARA National Design Award of
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Partner Darby Curtis Named One of City & State’s 50 Over 50
05 February 2025Partner Darby Curtis was named one of City & State’s 50 Over 50 for 2025, recognizing age disruptors that have been driving change for decades! As founder and managing partner of C+GA, Darby was recognized with a diverse group of New Yorkers for her lifelong commitment to housing, public spaces, and reentry centers that elevate
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Christine Berry Celebrates 10 Years at C+GA
21 January 2025Congratulations to Associate Christine Berry RA, LEED AP, CPHC for 10 years at C+GA! Christine’s Passive House leadership is invaluable to C+GA. She has contributed sustainable design expertise to a number of projects – including Melrose North, a Passive House and LEED certified affordable and supportive mixed-use building in the Bronx, and Castle III, an
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Zachary Weimer Promoted to Associate
02 December 2024We are delighted to announce that Zachary Weimer RA has been promoted to Associate! This promotion reflects Zach’s outstanding initiative, hard work, and commitment to improving the lives of our city’s inhabitants through architecture. Zach brings nearly a decade of expertise in residential and commercial design to Curtis + Ginsberg Architects projects across New York
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Passive House Accelerator Partner of the Week
22 November 2024C+GA is the Passive House Accelerator Partner of the Week! With over 25 Passive House projects in NYC, and five more in design and construction, C+GA is a leader in Passive House certified design. Passive House Accelerator featured several of our recent Passive House projects, including: • 4697 Third Avenue, an award-winning affordable housing development
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Sean, Crystal, and Shirley Celebrate 10 Years at C+GA
30 October 2024Partner Sean Flynn, Director of Sustainability Crystal Ng and Project Architect Shirley Yao celebrated their 10th year at C+GA! It was a pleasure to commemorate their decade of dedication to C+GA. Thank you all for 10 years of diligence, exceptional work, and commitment to creating more enduring, sustainable, and resilient places for the communities we
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HELP ONE Wins the SARA National Design Award of Merit
26 October 2024We are thrilled to receive the Society of American Registered Architects National Design Award of Merit for HELP ONE! The project provides sustainable affordable and supportive homes for vulnerable populations, creating a place that people coming out of traumatic circumstances can be proud to call home. Partners Mark Ginsberg and Matt Melody attended the Award
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Marcus Garvey Village Extension is a Finalist for the Urban Land Institute Terwilliger Center Award
26 July 2024Urban Land Institute selected Marcus Garvey Village Extension as a Finalist for the 2024 Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing! This award recognizes unique yet replicable developments that offer or preserve deeper affordability. Marcus Garvey Extension Phase I was selected for modeling the sustainable development of large all-electric geothermal multifamily affordable housing. Building
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Field Trip to the Skyscraper Museum
24 June 2024C+GA took a field trip to The Skyscraper Museum in Battery Park City! As a member of New York City Economic Development Corporation’s Mass Timber Studio, C+GA was especially interested in their current exhibition Tall Timber: The Future Cities in Wood. The exhibition explores the potential of this emerging system of building materials and the
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Spring 2024 Newsletter
20 June 2024We’ve had a busy spring, and we are eager to share our new project openings, recent awards, team updates, and other office happenings! Among our highlights: • Fulton Community Re-Entry Center opens in the Bronx • Mark Ginsberg honored by IMPACCT Brooklyn • Emily Bartels joined us through the AIA New York Discover Architecture Program
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HELP ONE wins Interior Design Magazine’s NYCxDESIGN Award in the Supportive Housing Category
22 May 2024HELP ONE is the winner of Interior Design Magazine’s NYCxDESIGN Award in the Supportive Housing category! HELP ONE, a four-building mixed-use complex supporting the nonprofit HELPDevCo and HELP USA’s clients and local community, comprises nearly a full city block in East New York, Brooklyn. The Building A lobby features a large-scale mural by Brooklyn artist
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C+GA Receives NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence Awards for 819 Grand Street and Three Arts
02 April 2024C+GA is a proud recipient of NYSERDA’s Buildings Of Excellence Award for our projects at 819 Grand Street and Three Arts, a Blue Ribbon winner, for St. Nicks Alliance and WSFSSH, Inc. respectively. NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence is a $58 million competition that recognizes and rewards the design, construction, and operation of carbon neutral or
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Melrose North Wins a 2024 Better Project Award
09 April 2024We’re proud to be recognized with a 2024 Better Project Award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative! These annual awards highlight select partners for innovative and industry-leading accomplishments in implementing and promoting practices, principles, and procedures of energy management. We were for Melrose North, whose sustainable Passive House design integrates a solar
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C+GA Announced as a Member of NYC Mass Timber Studio
14 March 2024The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) has announced C+GA as a member of the NYC Mass Timber Studio! This climate innovation program will expand the use of mass timber, a low carbon alternative to concrete and steel composed of engineered wood products. We are studying the use of mass timber and its integration
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Nai Hua Chen Wins the Women in Architecture AIANY Recognition Award
06 February 2024C+GA Architect Nai Hua Chen, AIA has won the Women in Architecture AIANY Recognition Award! This award honors a recently licensed woman architect who demonstrates strong leadership skills and a commitment to the growth and advancement of their profession. With this award, Nai-Hua will attend the annual AIA Conference on Architecture in Washington DC this
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Partner Darby Curtis, Appointed to the AIA Academy of Architecture Justice Knowledge Community Leadership Group
09 January 2024Partner Darby Curtis, AIA has been appointed to the AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Knowledge Community Leadership Group. Darby’s work on justice-informed design over the last 30 years has focused on publicly funded projects with nonprofits committed to serving those affected by the criminal justice system. Her belief in architecture’s ability to be a
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Ryan Esparza Promoted to Associate
20 December 2023Ryan Esparza, AIA, CPHC has been promoted to Associate! Ryan brings a design sensitivity to working in existing buildings that is essential to our team. He is an expert in building envelope restoration, and managed the transformation of FOUND Study Midtown East, a hotel conversion project that turned 763 hotel rooms into 307 student apartments.
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Winter 2023 Newsletter
18 December 2023As we approach the end of our 33rd year at C+GA, we invite you to reflect with us on the many new projects, events, awards, and additional happenings around the office. Read our full Newsletter here.
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Our Office Move is Complete
30 November 2023C+GA is delighted to inform you that we have completed our move .2 miles south to the 27th floor of One Battery Park Plaza. The new office space enhances our collaborative work environment and mission of providing designs that improve communities. We look forward to seeing you and serving you at our new location. Find
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C+GA 2023 Promotions
15 May 2023We are delighted to announce the promotions of Bryan Tooze, RA, LEED AP, to the position of Senior Associate and Chris Perrodin, RA, to the position of Associate. Their promotions reflect their outstanding initiative, vision, and commitment to building a brighter future together. Bryan and Chris have been invaluable to C+GA’s mission of delivering equitable,
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Crystal Ng Named Crain’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Sustainability
09 May 2023C+GA is proud to announce that Crystal Ng has been honored as a Crain’s New York Notable Leaders in Sustainability. Over the past year, Ng has led the architectural firm in the design and development of 14 certified, energy efficient, all electric developments, with more on the way. She also leads the firm’s sustainability committee,
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Curtis + Ginsberg Architects Awarded in NYSERDA Third Round Buildings of Excellence Competition and Early Design Support
22 March 2023Curtis + Ginsberg Architects (C+GA) was selected as a winner in Round Three of New York State’s Buildings of Excellence Competition for the design of Castle III in East Harlem and Shore Hill Development in Bay Ridge. This funding will help us advance innovative and replicable sustainable design in multifamily housing, meeting our mission of
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Mark Ginsberg Appointed to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
07 March 2023Partner Mark Ginsberg has been appointed by Mayor Eric Adams to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. A native New Yorker, Mark will work closely with his fellow commissioners to protect the City’s cultural resources— “helping preserve our past, while moving towards a low-carbon future and encouraging much-needed housing.” Read the Mayor’s press release
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R. Darby Curtis Named Crain’s Notable Woman 2022
21 March 2022C+GA is proud to announce that Darby Curtis has been honored as a Crain’s New York Notable Woman in Construction, Design, and Architecture. For 32 years, Darby has steered C+GA’s program-driven design for mission-driven nonprofit organizations and advocated for social and ecological resilience in our work and the profession. Congrats to Darby and all the
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C+GA 2021 Promotions
11 October 2021Curtis + Ginsberg Architects is thrilled to announce partner and associate leadership promotions. These promotions are a significant milestone for C+GA and reflect these individuals’ remarkable initiative, vision, and our shared commitment to building a better future together. C+GA’s team of partners is growing; Sean Flynn, RA, and Matt Melody, RA, LEED AP, will join
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C+GA Awarded 2021 Ivory Prize for Innovation in Sustainable Housing
18 May 2021C+GA is honored to be selected for the prestigious 2021 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability in Construction and Design. Recognizing innovations in design, financing, and policy that are ambitious, feasible, and scalable, the Ivory Innovations’ Advisory Board noted “Often, sustainability and affordability are competitive goals for housing development. However, C+GA is pioneering new approaches to
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2021 Ivory Prize for Innovation Top 10
07 May 2021C+GA is in the Top 10 for the Ivory Prize for Innovation in Housing Affordability! We are proud to be recognized as one of 10 innovators across the U.S. seeking to make housing more affordable, highlighting our work developing cost-effective, high-performance strategies through Passive House design. Check out our video highlighting two of our Passive
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In Architectural Digest, Chris Perrodin discusses role of architecture and design in criminal justice reform
12 April 2021Can New Prison Design Help America’s Mass Incarceration Problem? In Architectural Digest, C+GA’s Chris Perrodin and other architects weigh in on the role of architecture and design in criminal justice reform. As a member of the AIANY Civic Leadership Program, Perrodin co-hosted a discussion with prison abolitionists, restorative justice advocates and justice architects to speak
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Crystal Ng RA, LEED AP, CPHC named one of Crain’s New York’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2021
22 March 2021Crystal Ng RA, LEED AP, CPHC named one of Crain’s New York’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2021! C+GA’s Director of Sustainability has been recognized for her innovative design solutions that contribute to more environmentally and socially responsible architecture. “I like the affordable housing realm because you can impact more lives and design some things
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Guiding the Way to Sustainability and Equity
13 November 2020“We need public policy to drive higher standards of sustainability and equity, but, as architects, we can also steer the way. If we make all buildings healthier, more efficient, and more affordable, we will help mitigate climate change and its disproportionate effects, particularly on disadvantaged populations’ health outcomes.” In the Fall 2020 issue of Oculus, C+GA
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C+GA is Re-Streeting NYCHA
23 July 2019C+GA’s master plan, developed with the Manhattan Institute, for the Pelham Parkway Houses complex in the Bronx, is featured in the New York Post and the City Journal. “Re-streeting the Projects: An innovative plan to integrate public housing with surrounding communities”.
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