Ford Foundation LOCATION: 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017 PROJECT SIZE: 420,000 SF ARCHITECT: Gensler ENGINEER: Jaros, Baum & Bolles

For fifty years, the Ford Foundation’s headquarters at 320 East 43rd Street has been a gem of New York City architecture and a beacon for the social justice community. Designed by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo in the 1960’s, the building wraps around a large, landscaped atrium – one of the first of its kind – which was designated as a New York City landmark in 1997. The Foundation has been a dedicated steward of its iconic structure for 50 years, but city code requires critical fire and other updates before 2019, bringing about the current renewal process.

In October of 2015, Henegan joined the Ford Foundation Building Renewal Project team as Construction Manager and began the year-long Preconstruction Phase. In October of 2016 the building was vacated and the gut renovation and restoration project began on site. When the building reopens in the Fall of 2018, it will be as the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. The building will be a contemporary workspace that is collaborative, open, accessible, and green. It will feature a welcome center, an art gallery, and two full floors for events and programs—as well as space for like-minded organizations. The efficiency of all mechanical systems and lighting systems will be enhanced through the modernization and replacement of the building infrastructure. The environmental systems, egress and life and safety systems, and the interior atrium garden court will all be upgraded to meet modern requirements for accessibility and energy efficiency.