EW Howell Construction Group served as construction manager for expansion and renovation work at Village Community School, a private school at 272 W. 10th Street in Manhattan.
Designed by Marvel Architects, the new, 30,000-square-foot, five-level expansion required deep site excavation to allow for a new gymnasium in the cellar. The expansion also features a new library; new classrooms; a rooftop play yard; and classrooms for specialized skills, such as woodshop.
A unique feature of the Village Community School project is a curtainwall connection between the existing school building and the new addition, which creates a showcase entrance.
“It was a unique situation that we could utilize Village Community School’s existing ground-level play yard, which sat adjacent to the existing school building, as the site for the new expansion,” explains Dominic Paparo, a vice president at EW Howell Construction Group who oversaw the project. “While the project presented challenges, the result is amazing new spaces with many opportunities for students and faculty.”
As one of the New York region’s most respected builders for more than 131 years, EW Howell Construction Group has also completed expansion and renovation work for several other prominent private schools in New York City, including The Dalton School, Brearley School, The Spence School and The Hewitt School.