7. St. Luke’s Historic Pavilions, Manhattan
St. Luke’s Hospital Pavilions will receive the Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for a successful adaptive reuse project which has transformed the abandoned 19th-century hospital into a high-end residential complex. Designed by Ernest Flagg, a Beaux-Arts architect known for the Singer Building, the hospital complex sits just north of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights. Over the years, some of the original nine pavilions have been demolished, while others have been preserved. The Plant and Scrymser Pavilions for Private Patients became designated New York City Landmarks in 2002.
Four remaining pavilions make up the new residential complex. The restoration work that has been completed on these pavilions has stabilized and restored the elaborate brick and granite façade, slate roofs, and copper trim. Owner Delshah Capital made use of preservation tax credits to make the restoration possible. Thanks to the owner’s vision and financial planning, this old historic building has found a new use in the modern city.