Friends Seminary

Photo courtesy Kliment Halsband Architects

Location: New York, NY

District: Independent

Status: CHPS Verified

Description: This independent K-12 facility, the oldest continuously operated, co-educational school in New York City, became the first in NYC to earn CHPS high performance status in 2020.

The new six-story expansion was constructed behind the facades of three historic townhouses, joining seven buildings around a central court. The campus includes a historic meeting house, a 1963 classroom building, Hunter Hall, and three townhouses constructed in 1852.

Kliment Halsband Architects, the architect on this project, utilized CHPS criteria to improve learning environments through their design.

Read the full story in School Construction News