Meltzer/Mandl design shines in Boerum Hill.

Meltzer/Mandl Architects has completed the design of The Smith, a new 13-story, mixed-use complex at 75 Smith Street in Brooklyn's Boerum Hill neighborhood, according to Marvin H. Meltzer, president of the firm. Boymelgreen is the developer of this 116,000-square-foot project.

The Smith, bordering Smith Street, State Street and Atlantic Avenue, comprises a 93-room hotel (floors 1-4), 50 residential condominiums (floors 5-13), 1,100 square feet of medical offices, and retail space fronting the Atlantic Avenue side. The condominiums are primarily two-bedroom homes, with the 12th floor residences consisting of duplexes with rooftop terraces. The property also features parking for 64 vehicles and below-grade storage.

"Through the creative massing of transferable development rights from contiguous lots, we were able to design a significant building that not only responds to the surrounding neighborhood, but provides the community with an array of uses," says David J. Stuart, AIA, project director at Meltzer/Mandl.

"The Smith's exterior is composed of a brick and panelized facade. It steps down to four stories along its State Street frontage, a gesture toward the surrounding neighborhood of brownstones and contemporary townhouse-style buildings."

The Smith's project team also included: Alisa Construction as the general contractor, Dagher Engineering PLLC as the MEP engineer, and Goldstein Associates Consulting Engineers, PLLC as the structural engineer.

Meltzer/Mandl Architects, P.C., a collaboration of residential designers led by founding partner Marvin H. Meltzer, AIA, NCARB, has been responsible for the creation of more than 10,000 units of luxury and affordable housing in the greater New York Metropolitan area. The firm combines the expertise of architects and construction managers, along with other professionals having real estate development and finance backgrounds.