Thursday, April 21, 2016
Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval
The Ford Foundation can now move forward with the planned revamp of its iconic Midtown building, after the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the proposal Tuesday afternoon.
The $190 million undertaking will bring the building up to city code, and make it more ADA-friendly.
When the Foundation learned that it had to bring itself up to code, it decided not just to focus on technical improvements but also carry out some structural changes to make the building feel "less hierarchical," as the president of the foundation, Darren Walker described it.