111 FIRST STREET, USA, JERSEY CITY, 2006
A 1.2 million square foot development with a program of mixed use including apartments, a hotel, artist work/live studios, gallery and retail space
111 First Street is located in Jersey City's burgeoning waterfront development, at the center of a public transportation network created by train stations, ferry stop, tunnel and heliport. The 1.2 million square foot development's mix of program (415,000 square feet of apartments, 210,000 square feet of hotel and amenities, 160,000 square feet of artist work/live studios, 19,000 square feet of gallery, 87,000 square feet of retail and 240,000 square feet of parking) will, together with the existing Powerhouse, act as a beacon for the future development of the Powerhouse Arts District into Jersey City’s cultural center. more...
FACT SHEET

Status:
Design Development

Clients:
BLDG Management Co. Inc.
The Athena Group, LLC

Site:
city block adjacent to an old Powerhouse

Program:

Total 1.2 million SF: 415,000 SF of apartments, 210,000 SF of hotel and amenities, 160,000 SF of artist work / live studios, 19,000 SF of gallery, 87,000 SF of retail and 240,000 SF of parking
Building height: 592 ft
COLLABORATORS

Architect of record:
SLCE Architects: Peter Claman, Robert J. Laudenschlager

Structure:
WSP Cantor Seinuk Structural Engineers: Silvian Marcus, Patrick Chan, Jay Harris, Susan Hamos

MEP:

Flack+Kurtz Consulting Engineers: Daniel Nall, Andrew Hushko, Robert Sedlak

Photography:

Frans Parthesius / OMA

Models:

OMA / Made by Mistake
CREDITS

Partner in charge:
Rem Koolhaas

Associate in charge:
Shohei Shigematsu

Team:
Noah Shepherd, Christin Svensson, Margaret Arbanas, Kengo Skorick, Alasdair Graham with Torsten Schroeder, Chun Yue Chiu, Duncan Flemington, Martin Schliefer, Tomek Bartczak, Javier Munoz, Ian Robertson and Richard Hollington, Simon de Jong, Jan Dechow, Adam Frampton, Ludwig Godefroy, Jin Hong Jeon, Klaas Kresse, Jang Hwan Lee, Jung Hwan Park, Jesse Seegers

PRESS

The Architect's Newspaper, 02/14/2007