The Enclave at the Cathedral is a new residential development located on the property of Manhattan's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The Cathedral and its surrounding gardens and buildings form an 11.3-acre campus collectively referred to as ?The Close.?  The new residences sit on the site that formerly housed stone sheds used by skilled masons to cut the granite used to construct the Cathedral. Given the proximity of the new building to the Cathedral, the siting, massing, and design of the building were critical. In response, the building is set back on all sides, providing a continuous border of landscape and an extension of The Cathedral Close to the street edge.  The building is stepped to open views of the Cathedral?s North Tower at Amsterdam Avenue, and a new landscaped plaza is created at the intersection of West 113th Street. The fifteen-story building is separated into two volumes along its 113th Street frontage, opening views of the Cathedral?s Transept, and a new grand stair provides access to the Cathedral?s nave.   The carving of the building?s corners and setbacks allows multiple interior views of the Cathedral, as well as to Morningside Park to the northeast.  
© Bruce Damonte

Architects: Handel Architects

Location: 400 W 113th St, New York, NY 10025, United States

Area: 403000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

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