The Natatorium of CUNY/John Jay College will re-open later this year. This ends the 7-year-long renovation of the pool and all its support areas, which are located in Haaren Hall, the campus’ main building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side near Lincoln Center. Helpern Architects’ …

Inho Suh has become Helpern Architects’ newest Associate. Inho joined the firm in 2013 and, according to President David Paul Helpern, “has become an increasingly valuable member of the firm’s design and planning team.” Because of his design capability and parallel fluency in …

Once again, Helpern Architects has moved within the De Vinne Press Building complex, this time to its north annex loft structure. Our new address is 401 Lafayette Street, 4th Floor, just south of Astor Place and The Public Theater [originally the Astor Library] and right next to …

When the AC Hotel New York Times Square opened officially on July 24th, after almost five years of planning, design, and construction, it was an all-day affair with AC Hotels by Marriott© finesse, a youthful crowd, and Catalan flair. The celebration continued into the evening …

On May 29th, yet another new plan to expand the Frick Collection was presented to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [LPC]. It was not given the green light. Full disclosure: In 2015, Helpern Architects created the conceptual counter-plan for Unite to Save the Frick …

We think you’ll recognize the voice. It claims: “This is the kind of place that a guest will remember, and that a guest will want to return to.” The memorable place is the latest Helpern Architects-designed hotel to open: the AC Hotel New York Times Square on West 40th Street. …