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With degrees in both Architecture (B.Arch.) and Historic Preservation
(M.Sc.), Joseph Pell Lombardi established his firm in 1969 as one
of the first firms to specialize in restoration, preservation, adaptive
re-use and contextual new buildings. With offices in New York, France
and Hungary, the Office of Joseph Pell Lombardi has served as architect for over 1000 projects
worldwide.
His practice ranges from preservation projects, like the conservation
of a 12th century château in Andelat, France to large-scale
adaptive re-use projects such as Liberty Tower, an early 20th century
33-story New York City Financial District Gothic skyscraper converted
to residential use. In Manhattan alone, he has converted over 150
commercial buildings to residential use and restored over 100 townhouses.
Current projects include the Mohawk Atelier, a late 19th century Romanesque
Revival loft building in TriBeCa being converted to residential use
and the conservation of Erdödy-Choron Castle, a medieval moated
stronghold with early 18th century genre wall paintings in Jánosháza,
Transdanubia. Mr. Lombardi owns many of the projects in which he is
involved and has acted as a developer in fifteen of his conversion projects.
Joseph Pell Lombardi is the owner of the National Historic Landmark, Armour-Stiner
(Octagon) House, the only Roman temple form, domed octagonal house in the world
and the first property to have been sold into private ownership by
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He also owns and is
conserving several other major historic houses including Château
du Sailhant, an early medieval château-fort in the Auvergne
region of central France.
He served as a member of the Venice Committee of the World Monuments
Fund and serves on many boards including the Historic House Trust,
the Historic District Council and the Zoning and Historic Preservation
Committee for the Alliance for Downtown Manhattan. He is a member
of Scenic Hudson and the Society of Architectural Historians.
In 1990, Joseph Pell Lombardi was awarded the Victorian Society in America Preservation
Award; in 1991, he received the Preservation League of New York State
Achievement Award; and in 1993, the New York City Landmarks Preservation
Commission awarded Joseph Pell Lombardi its Certificate of Merit. Numerous
articles have been published about his work.
Containing architects, preservationists, architectural historians
and construction specialists, the Office of Joseph Pell Lombardi Architects guides restoration,
preservation, adaptive re-use and contextual building projects from
initial inception to completion, including economic feasibility studies,
historic analyses, budget preparations, paint analyses, construction
plans, specifications and construction supervision.
The office of Joseph Pell Lombardi & Associates Architects has acted as consultant for owners of properties who have incurred IRS challenges for tax deductions for facade easement donations.
The Office of Joseph Pell Lombardi Architect practices frequently with a wide variety of city,
state and federal agencies to obtain the appropriate approvals and
certifications. These include the New York City Landmarks Preservation
Commission, the New York City Department of City Planning, the New
York City Board of Standards and Appeals, the U.S. Department of the
Interior and other local, regional and governmental agencies throughout
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