Developer
A fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT). Vornado is one of the largest owners and managers of real estate in the United States with a portfolio over 100 million square feet in its major platforms, primarily located in the New York and Washington, DC metro areas. The company’s four major platforms include: New York City Office; Washington, DC Office; Retail Properties and Merchandise Mart. Through its operating subsidiaries, is dedicated to provide communities with the highest quality construction, superior architectural style, urban convenience and cultural relevance.
Architect
The Crescent, Beverly Hills, California
Alexan Savoy, Los Angeles, California
Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA
Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA is an Architectural firm committed to service, quality, and integrity. The firm is widely acknowledged to be a creative design firm with substantial technical abilities in designing a wide range of retail, commercial office and interiors, residential, retirement, master planning and mixed-use projects each year. The multi-talented design firm was founded in 1994 by Johannes Van Tilburg, FAIA, Gustaf Soderbergh, AIA, and Navy F. Banvard, AIA. The three principals, with a total of over eighty years of experience, are formerly of Johannes Van Tilburg & Partners, a firm founded by Van Tilburg in 1971. Each principal contributes to the firm in diverse ways that form a broad foundation for the practice of architecture. Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA is a California Corporation with offices in Santa Monica, Denver, San Francisco and San Jose.
Interior Designer
Eric Cohler
Eric Cohler creates interior designs that infuse traditional forms with the unexpected. Eric Cohler is considered one of the country’s leading designers. Industry magazine editors have dubbed Cohler the “Mixmaster” for his use of contemporary materials, which, juxtaposed with classical elements, give his interiors a jolt of unusual color and texture, as well as great comfort. Since establishing his firm in 1991, House Beautiful has described him as one of the 14 “best of the best” in the “next wave of designers in America,” and he is included annually in their “Top 100” issue. His aesthetic is sought after for the country’s top show houses, including the Kips Bay and Hampton Designer Show Houses. Cohler’s work often appears in leading domestic and international periodicals, books, and design television shows. Interior design manufacturers have taken notice of Cohler’s distinctive design aesthetic, with Visual Comfort carrying his lighting designs, and Lee Jofa premiering a Cohler fabric collection in September 2006. Eric Cohler holds a Masters Degree in Historic Preservation from the Columbia University School of Architecture and a certificate in design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.