Blue Condominium

The Blue Condominium
As seen from Broome Street
Interactive map of the The Blue Condominium area
Alternative names	Blue Tower
General information
Type	Residential
Location	Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, 105 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002, United States
Coordinates	40.71845°N 73.98739°W / 40.71845; -73.98739
Completed	2007
Cost	US$17 million
Client	Angelo Consentini and John Carson
Height
Height	169 feet (52 m)
Technical details
Structural system	cast-in-place concrete
Floor count	16
Floor area	50,000 square feet (4,600 m2) residential, 3,000 square feet (280 m2) commercial
Design and construction
Architect	Bernard Tschumi with SLCE Architects
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti Engineers
Other designers	Arc Consultants, Inc. (code), Israel Berger & Associates, Inc. (curtain wall consultant), Ettinger Engineers (MEP engineer)
Main contractor	On the Level Enterprises, Inc.
Website
bluecondominiumnyc.com

The Blue Condominium, also known as the Blue Tower, is located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City at 105 Norfolk Street. Designed by Bernard Tschumi, it is his first residential and first high-rise structure. At 16 stories tall, it opened in 2007 with 32 condominium apartments, a ground floor commercial space occupied by the Thierry Goldberg Gallery, and a third floor roof terrace for residents. Commercial at the ground floor with residential above is a common method of programming space in urban residential projects. The tower is not LEED certified. The faceted pixelated form, a reaction to the zoning and set back requirements, is clad in a blue panel and window curtain wall system, contrasting with the low rise brick buildings that typify the neighborhood.