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Hospitality Design
Amenity-Driven Residential Buildings Are Flourishing
January 20, 2023

Fogarty Finger is behind Haus25 in Jersey City, New Jersey and the redesign of Anagram NoMad in Manhattan, where wellness takes centerstage with select apartments offering air purification and water filtration systems that can be accessed through a dedicated app. ...more

Fast Company
The Office Came Back to Life This Year- Here’s Proof
December 27, 2022

Whether it’s to host events, encourage teambuilding, or just have a place to get an after-work drink, more office buildings are beginning to boast their own bars. One New York architecture and interiors firm, Fogarty Finger, has recently designed several office spaces with their own ...more

Elle Decor
Armoires and Sofas and Chairs—Oh My! Meet the New Tricked-Out Bathroom
December 27, 2022

Architect Chris Fogarty of the firm Fogarty Finger, who designed the luxury residential project Astoria West, in Queens, New York, is firmly Team Tub. “If you’re English like me, having the bathtub is critically important,” he says. For walls and floors, he prefers porcelain tile—especially the new thin, ...more

Crain's New York Business
Crain’s New York Business Largest Architecture Firms
December 12, 2022

Fogarty Finger is ranked 28 in Crain’s largest architecture firms list for 2022. ...more

Commercial Observer
Top Young Professionals Class of 2022
December 6, 2022

But they’re not just living in the shadows of their projects (and their elders). They’re interesting characters in their own right who have come from far away, like New Zealander Florence Violet Mangan. The names on our finance, leasing, sales, architecture, engineering and construction list have ...more

Atlanta Magazine
Georgia Design Awards Recognize Excellence and Highlight Top Residential and Commercial Projects
December 6, 2022

Top designers from across the state were honored December 1 at the inaugural Georgia Design Awards Gala, produced by Atlanta magazine and Atlanta Magazine’s HOME. The event, held at the Starling in Midtown, brought together all segments of the design community—architecture, interior design, homebuilding, remodeling, ...more

Premier Construction
2022 SBID Design Awards
November 22, 2022

Fogarty Finger is committed to redefining the urban built environment through projects that are as evocative as they are pragmatic. The firm’s award-winning work captures the spirit of its surroundings, while creating a layered sense of materiality and refinement. ...more

New York YIMBY
141 Willoughby Street Wraps Up Construction In Downtown Brooklyn
October 24, 2022

Construction is nearing completion on 141 Willoughby Street, a 24-story commercial building in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger with SLCE as the executive architect and developed by Savanna Real Estate, the structure will yield 400,000 square feet of Class A offices and lower-level retail space. ...more

Archello
The 25 Best Architecture Offices in New York City
October 10, 2022

The studio was founded in 2003 by Chris Fogarty and Robert Finger and today counts over 100 architects and designers. The newly built buildings from scratch include residential and mixed-use complexes, and the interior design projects of the office are both commercial and residential. ...more

SBID
Dynamic Youth Centre Design Inspires Students to Feel Empowered
October 5, 2022

The Fogarty Finger team set out to immerse themselves in the rich and vibrant historic Crown Heights neighborhood and surrounding area of Brooklyn, tapping local makers and artists to bring the space to life. ...more

Mann Report
With New Class of High-end Workspace Amenities, Residents Never Have to Leave Their Building
September 27, 2022

At Anagram NoMad, a luxury rental-building in Manhattan, leading architecture and interior design firm, Fogarty Finger implemented amenities with an emphasis on comfort, quality and style, especially in the building’s attractive communal work spaces. ...more

FRAME
In NYC, An Apartment Building Uses Common Space to Alleviate the Strain of Small-Scale Living
September 22, 2022

Fogarty Finger led the redesign of Anagram NoMad, a 50-storey, 392-unit rental building located in New York City’s NoMad neighbourhood. The amenities-forward building was designed around the concept of ‘hospitality of multifamily’. ...more

The New York Times
In New York City, the Demand for New Developments Is Bouncing Back
September 18, 2022

The project, designed by the architecture firm Fogarty Finger and developed by Tavros Capital and Charney Companies, will have four buildings. The biggest component, a pair of towers at 300 Nevins Street, will have 654 units and incorporate the buildings into a public esplanade that ...more

Dezeen
Dezeen reveals the world’s 31 leading studios shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022
September 9, 2022

Shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022 interior design studio of the year, Fogarty Finger is a New York City-based interior design studio. ...more

Archinect
The Pandemic Exposed Deep Flaws in the Architecture Profession — But Also Inspired Remedies
August 25, 2022

Curious about how Baker’s national analysis manifested in the field, we reached out to firms to hear about their lived experience of the past two years. We began in New York City with Fogarty Finger founder and director Chris Fogarty. ...more

Architectural Digest
47 Small Patio Ideas That Enhance Even Tiny Outdoor Spaces
August 3, 2022

“Elevate your own private urban retreat by creating smaller intentional zones dedicated to dining alfresco or lounging fireside with a glass of wine,” says Candace Rimes, designer director of Atlanta’s Fogarty Finger. ...more

Modern Luxury Interiors Atlanta
Artistic Impressions
August 1, 2022

This new Midtown model unit in 40 West 12th is inspired by the natural wonders of our city and accented with art from our community’s local makers. ...more

Retail Design Blog
Dock 72 Lobby by Fogarty Finger
July 28, 2022

Dock 72 is the first ground-up office building to be built in Brooklyn in nearly 30 years. Our firm was responsible for designing 60,000 RSF of public and amenity spaces, including a 7,000 SF lobby that runs the length of the building. ...more

Talk Design Podcast
Chris Fogarty- Talk Design Podcast
July 26, 2022

Chris has always sought to make the urban environment a richer place through his architecture and interiors practice. ...more

Archinect
10 new doors and entrances we enjoyed this week
July 23, 2022

In case you haven’t checked out Archinect’s Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. ...more

Vogue Taiwan
New trend of indoor plants: succulents and tropical plants no longer dominate, and eternal flowers are favored for their sustainability
June 27, 2022

In addition to considering the source of any indoor greenery, Candace Rimes believes that the placement of plants in the home is equally important. “Plants work best in friendly growing spaces,” she says. ...more

New York YIMBY
141 Willoughby Street’s Curtain Wall Nears Completion In Downtown Brooklyn
June 25, 2022

Curtain wall installation is wrapping up on 141 Willoughby Street, a 24-story commercial building in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger with SLCE as the executive architect and developed by Savanna Real Estate, the 400,000-square-foot structure will yield a mix of Class A offices and lower-level retail space, and is ...more

Commercial Observer
How a NoMad Apartment Building Remade Itself During the Pandemic
June 8, 2022

“The main goal of the whole project was really to elevate the existing tenant experience both physically and mentally,” said Ashley O’Neill, an architect at Fogarty Finger who worked on the project. “We removed the oil tanker from underneath the parking ramp, and we found ...more

Architectural Digest Pro
The Indoor Plant Trends That Are Ruling 2022 So Far
June 7, 2022

“I think these plants, while so beautiful and sculptural on their own, often require [lots of] maintenance and sun, which we don’t always have in our apartments or homes,” says Candace Rimes, director of Fogarty Finger. “I see a trend of moving towards local [varietals] ...more

Archinect
The Hazel Designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture Now 65% Leased in Jersey City, NJ’s Bergen Lafayette
May 24, 2022

The development team had tapped Fogarty Finger Architecture to design the six-story building which is a signature addition to a dynamic neighborhood setting known for its eclectic art, dining, and nightlife scene and accessibility to Liberty State Park, Downtown Jersey City, and Manhattan. ...more

Office Snapshots
225 Franklin Street Office – Boston
May 24, 2022

Located in the Financial District of Boston, Fogarty Finger designed an office space at 225 Franklin Street for financial or technology tenants. The design team focused on creating a large and flexible area to accommodate a collaborative workspace while steel feeling warm and inviting. ...more

WorkDesign Magazine
Fogarty Finger Creates A Bright, Collaborative Office Space In Boston
May 17, 2022

One Federal Street is an inviting and more collaborative workspace through Fogarty Finger’s expertise and designs. This project is setting the standards for those to come of the firm’s Boston expansion. ...more

HOME + By Aspire
Creating Calm & Perspective
April 20, 2022

For their DIFFA BY DESIGN space, “An Invitation to Reflect,” Fogarty Finger and MENU worked with numerous mirrors to create a serene installation that functioned as an apparatus to ponder the ‘multi-dimensional’ challenges tied to those living with HIV/AIDS. In turn, the notion of reflection ...more

SF Yimby
Vornado Taps Fogarty Finger To Refresh Two Floors In 555 California
April 18, 2022

This project is Fogarty Finger’s first foray on the West Coast since its founding in 2003. The firm shared with SFYIMBY their approach to the job, finding unique inspiration from the city, writing that “the city’s earth-toned Victorian architecture, lush greenery, and rust-colored Golden Gate ...more

Commercial Observer
Transforming Buildings to Usher in the Office of the Future
April 4, 2022

At 412 West 15th Street, Rockhill hired Fogarty Finger Architects to create move-in ready, full-floor pre-builds showcasing the tower’s boutique floor plates, floor-to-ceiling glass and sweeping views of Midtown, Downtown and the Hudson River. These spaces were critical in attracting tenants to the building. ...more

Dezeen
Ten Basement Conversions That Make Use of Subterranean Space
April 3, 2022

Located within a defunct industrial building in New Jersey, this single-family home was converted by New York studio Fogarty Finger. The studio transformed the home while preserving its original character which previously housed a propellers workshop. It converted the basement into a bright and liveable ...more

FRAME
Introducing the Team of Design Professionals Onboard April’s FRAME Awards Jury
April 1, 2022

Alexandra Cuber is the head of the hospitality department at architecture and interior firm Fogarty Finger where she has contributed her design sensibility to projects to the likes of the amenity spaces of Dock 72 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a branch of Nike’s NYC ...more

Office Insight
DIFFA by Design Installation “Invitation to Reflect” by Fogarty Finger
March 25th, 2022

Fogarty Finger is partnering with MENU, Bower Studios, Maharam, UNITY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, and Fox Fodder Farm for an interactive installation to benefit the new DIFFA by Design 2022, a three-day event honoring the four-decade-long accomplishments of Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA). ...more

Archinect
Occupancy Underway at Fogarty Finger Designed Luxury Rental The Hazel in Jersey City, NJ
March 23, 2022

Initial occupancy is underway at The Hazel, the new upscale rental building designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture in Jersey City’s historic and culturally-rich Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. ...more

Shoutout Atlanta
Meet Candace Rimes | Design Director
March 9, 2022

Our approach at Fogarty Finger Architecture begins with forming a strong relationship with our client and site. My personal process relies heavily on research: site tours (where I often take photos of the colors and textures), executive interviews, surveys, and visioning sessions are integral in ...more

Fast Company
Bars in Office Buildings: A Reason to Return to the Office, or One to Never Leave?
March 7, 2022

Fogarty Finger, a New York-based architecture and interiors firm, has found itself turning more square footage inside office buildings into bars. “I’ve been doing commercial interiors for a couple of decades now, and I can say with confidence that that’s quite new,” says cofounder Robert ...more

New York Yimby
Leasing Launches For The Hazel At 89 Monitor Street In Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City
February 13, 2022

Leasing has officially kicked off at The Hazel, a new rental property at 89 Monitor Street in Jersey City‘s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture and developed by Alpine Residential and FieldsGrade, the six-story property comprises 114 apartments and a collection of health, wellness, and ...more

Interior Design
Fogarty Finger Takes Home a Best of Year Award for Dock 72 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
February 1, 2022

Led by director Alexandra Cuber and associate director Candace Rimes, the FF design team sought to channel the industrial park’s can-do spirit—in the form of locally made custom furniture and interior elements—and what they call its “nautical messaging”: the unique rust-tinged, waterlogged palette and omnipresent ...more

Archinect
These Are the 10 Most Successful NYC Architects of the Past Year According to TRD
February 1, 2022

The Real Deal has released its annual list of the ten most commercially successful firms in New York City’s high-profile building market. As the architects of record, these firms appeared in permitting documents for developments that totaled more than 13.5 million square feet in total ...more

TimeOut
This New Flatiron-Like Condo Building is Coming to Long Island City
January 31, 2022

You know what they say: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Now, a new building in Long Island City is proving that. NOVA, a recently-completed 24-story condo at 41-05 29th Street, does, in fact, look remarkably similar to its real estate counterpart on the other side of ...more

The Real Deal
These Were the City’s 10 Most Active Architects in 2021
January 31, 2022

The Real Deal compiled a list of the most active architecture firms of 2021, based on the aggregate square footage of ground-up projects. For the purposes of this ranking, TRD looked at the architect of record listed on new building permit applications filed last year. ...more

Commercial Observer
437 Madison Avenue Gets a New Amenity Center
January 11, 2022

Sage tapped Fogarty Finger to design a 12,000-square-foot amenity space on the 14th floor of the building between East 49th and East 50th streets. Called “Sage Club,” the new amenity portion includes a midcentury modern-style dining area and event hall with two walls of large ...more

Interior Design
Fogarty Finger Creates a Champion-Level Home for New Heights Youth at Brooklyn’s Bedford Union Armory
January 6, 2022

On its second floor, Fogarty Finger designed a 6,200-square-foot headquarters for the youth sports not-for-profit New Heights Youth, comprising a student lounge and classrooms, offices, and reception with a court-facing balcony. ...more

Hospitality Design
Fogarty Finger’s Category-Defying Portfolio Responds to the Ways People Live and Work Today
December, 2021

Chris Fogarty and Robert Finger, founding partners of New York-based interdisciplinary design firm Fogarty Finger, oversee a portfolio of hospitality, office, and multifamily projects that respond to the way people live and work today. ...more

On Office Magazine
Fogarty Finger Redesigns Amenity Spaces of Newport Tower in Jersey City
December 7, 2021

Responsible for various residential and commercial projects throughout the US in locations including New York City, Boston and Atlanta, each of Fogarty Finger’s projects is informed by strong contextual references distinguished by a layered sense of materiality and refinement. ...more

Architizer
The A+List: 161 Architecture and Design Firms to Watch
December, 2021

The A+List forms a comprehensive guide to the world’s best architecture firms, and is refreshed each year based on the results of the annual A+Awards program. ...more

Office Insight
Art Show: BentallGreenOak’s New York Headquarters
November 15, 2021

Fogarty Finger designed a Manhattan office for global real estate investment management advisory BentallGreenOak that celebrates the creative spirit and energy of the city. ...more

Entre Architect
How Fogarty Finger Built a Thriving Architecture Firm
November 10, 2021

Chris’ current and recently completed projects include the Dime Bank Building in Brooklyn: a new 23-story tower merging retail, commercial, and multifamily residential units. ...more

Commercial Observer
Columbia Property Trust Renovates a Chelsea Warehouse
November 2, 2021

When Columbia Property Trust acquired a former warehouse at 218 West 18th Street in Chelsea four years ago, the landlord realized that the lobby of the building could use some updates to fit in with the rest of the neighborhood, which is lined with art ...more

AIA New York
Fogarty Finger Begins Construction on The Eliza in Inwood
October 27, 2021

Construction has begun on The Eliza, a 14-story development at 4790 Broadway in the Inwood section of Manhattan. ...more

New York Real Estate Journal
Fogarty Finger designs interiors for Carpenters Union Building penthouse
October 19, 2021

When an investment group in the Carpenters Union Building, 395 Hudson St., on the West Side acquired a 10th floor penthouse at the same address to accommodate its growing staff, it turned to a previous collaborator—the New York studio of Fogarty Finger—to imagine a new office. ...more

Interior Design
Fogarty Finger Charts a New Course in the Brooklyn Navy Yard With Dock 72
October 14, 2021

Until now, the majority of redevelopment in the Brooklyn Navy Yard has entailed adaptive reuse of its industrial warehouses. Enter Dock 72, the first ground-up commercial office building to be erected right on the waterfront (and, in fact, one of the largest such structures to ...more

IFDM - Wonder
Interdisciplinary design – Interview with Robert Finger, co-founder with Chris Fogarty of the architecture firm Fogarty Finger
September 19, 2021

Interior Furniture Design Magazine (IFDM) talks to Robert Finger about founding the firm with Chris Fogarty, the studio, his clients, and  his design inspirations and aesthetics. “There are many adjectives that apply – modern, clean, timeless and thoughtful. What surprises me is how different and ...more

Commercial Observer
512 West 22nd Street Gets Midcentury Modern-Inspired Prebuilt Suites
September 8, 2021

When Vornado Realty Trust and the Albanese Organization converted a parking garage into an Art Deco-inspired, boutique office building on the High Line in Chelsea, the developers realized the building at 512 West 22nd Street needed a similarly hip interior in order to attract high-paying tenants. ...more

Yimby
141 Willoughby Street’s Superstructure Nears Halfway Mark In Downtown Brooklyn
September 19, 2021

YIMBY visited the site at 141 Willoughby in Downtown Brooklyn and captured the current progress of this new commercial building. ...more

Architizer
6 Sleek Architectural Projects That Revitalized Industrial Docklands
July 30, 2021

Dock 72 draws on industrial textures and colors – the lobby is filled with murals by local artists inspired by the Plimsoll line, an exterior marking on ships that helps to maintain proper buoyancy. ...more

VOGUE
Interior Designers on the Most Iconic Furniture of All Time
June 23, 2021

Principal Robert Finger shares his love of the ‘Up Armchair’ by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia in this Vogue roundup of some of the most iconic furniture of all time. ...more

Frame
The Dime Recognized as 2021 Frame Awards Finalist
September 14, 2021

The finalists of the 2021 Frame Awards have been announced and we’re thrilled to share that The Dime is a finalist in the Co-Living Complex category. ...more

SBID Awards
Dock 72 Recognized as a 2021 SBID Awards Finalist
August 13, 2021

The Society of British and International Interior Design has honored Dock 72 in the 2021 SBID International Design Awards. Dock 72 is a finalist in the Public Space Design category. Winners will be revealed in October. ...more

SBID Awards
The Dime Recognized as a 2021 SBID Awards Finalist
August 13, 2021

The Society of British and International Interior Design has honored The Dime in the 2021 SBID International Design Awards. The Dime is a finalist in the Show Flats and Developments category. Winners will be revealed in October. ...more

Work Design Magazine
Tour BentallGreenOak’s Sleek NYC HQ Designed By Fogarty Finger
July 6, 2021

Work Design Magazine featured BentallGreenOak’s new 23,600 SF workplace in midtown Manhattan. As a juxtaposition to the calm architecture, the space features a bold and curated art collection by 22 artists with diverse backgrounds who speak to New York City street and hip-hop culture. ...more

Vogue
Interior Designers Share the Home Decor Tips Everyone Should Know Before They Turn 30
May 14, 2021

Associate Director Candace Rimes from our interiors team joined nine other designers in sharing tried-and-true home decor tips with Vogue. ...more

OnOFFICE
Fogarty Finger designs a New York-inspired office for BentallGreenOak
June 25, 2021

These new offices for a leading global real estate investment management advisor are designed to entice employees back to the workplace in a post-pandemic world. The fit-out gives an insight into the firm’s identity with strong roots to New York City’s rich social culture and ...more

Commercial Property Executive
Architects Share Visions of the Workspace’s Future
April 13, 2021

Founding Partner Robert Finger was featured in Commercial Property Executive. Robert joined three other commercial design experts from leading Manhattan-based firms to weigh in on the pandemic’s impact on workplace design. ...more

Real Estate Weekly
Cape Advisors Tops Out 534-unit Astoria West
April 6, 2021

Real Estate Weekly announced the new residential development Astoria West, located at 30-77 Vernon Boulevard in Astoria, has topped out. The three-building complex contains 534 rental apartments on a two-and-a-half waterfront site. ...more

Commercial Observer
685 Third Gets Offices Inspired by Sol LeWitt Mural
April 6, 2021

Commercial Observer’s The Plan featured two commercial prebuilt suites recently completed for BentallGreenOak at 685 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The design of the spaces drew inspiration from a Sol LeWitt mural formerly in the 650,000 SF building’s lobby. ...more

Metropolis
The Dime Is a New Landmark for Williamsburg’s Live/Work/Play Set
March 31, 2021

The Dime is featured in the March / April issue of Metropolis. Covering the new 23-story, mixed-use building, the article dives into the building’s impact on Williamsburg, its 1908 landmark inspiration, and commercial and residential offerings including numerous amenities and an abundance of green space. ...more

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