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Michael David Kirchmann
Born (1972-07-05) July 5, 1972 (age 52)
Johannesburg
South Africa
NationalityAmerican
South African
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town
New York University
OccupationArchitect
PracticeGDSNY
GDS Development
Websitegdsny.com

Michael David Kirchmann is an American architect and real estate developer. The real estate firm he co-founded and runs, GDSNY,[1] [2]specializes in projects in New York City. His best-known projects include the Dogpound gym[3] and 25 Mercer Street.[4]

Career

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In 1997, he joined SOM in New York City, where he became a Director of the New York office.[5] Notable completed projects include the Park Hotel in Hyderabad, which is the first LEED Platinum certified hotel in India.[6]

In 2007, Kirchmann founded GDSNY, a real estate development and architecture firm in New York.[7][4]

He has taught in the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.[8][9][10]

Projects

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Kirchmann has designed low-income housing in New York City, including the redevelopment at Arverne View (formerly known as Ocean Village) in Rockaway, Queens, a region that was devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.[11]

In 2015, Kirchmann designed the façade renovation of Marcus Garvey Village, which sits across nine city blocks in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. Originally designed in 1973 by Kenneth Frampton, the project achieved notability at the time for its innovative urban planning approach to low-rise, high-density affordable housing.[12][13] The renovated property was awarded the Building Brooklyn Award for Affordable Housing Preservation[14] and the Affordable Housing Magazine Award of Excellence.[15]

In 2016 Kirchmann collaborated with Fabien Baron to design the Dogpound,[7] an exclusive gym located in the West Village.[16][17]

Kirchmann appeared in the 2017 season of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York with real estate broker Fredrik Eklund, who shows several units[18][19] from Kirchmann's development at 25 Mercer Street.[4][20]

In developing 25 Mercer, a condominium, Kirchmann worked with visual artist Shantell Martin, light artist Matthew Schreiber, and fashion photographer Nigel Barker.[21][22]

Kirchmann developed and designed The Emerson, a mixed-use development adjacent to the High Line.[23][24][1]

Kirchmann’s office buildings include 1245 Broadway, a property in the NoMad section of New York City whose tenants include the headquarters of film studio A24 Films,[25][26] and 322-326 Seventh Avenue (known as “28&7”)[27] in Chelsea.[28][29]

Kirchmann designed the master plan for Bahrain Bay, a residential and commercial district in Bahrain.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ a b Features, Pei-Ru Keh last updated in (October 16, 2020). "GDSNY's The Emerson is a love letter to New York". Wallpaper*. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "GDSNY's 'classic tuxedo' approach pays off for Chelsea office tower 28&7". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Heyman, Marshall (May 10, 2019). "New York's Dogpound Gym Opens Second Outpost in L.A." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Staff, T. R. D. (January 26, 2016). "GDS plans Soho condo conversion at 25 Mercer". The Real Deal. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (December 5, 2018). "A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices". Commercial Observer. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "India to have first green hotel in Hyderabad". The Economic Times. February 26, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Dogpound gym takes a bite out of West Hollywood". Wallpaper. June 7, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Petty, James; AIA. "Interview: Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY – Architect & Developer". Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  9. ^ "Envisioning Studio : Columbia Abstract". abstract20122013.gsapp.org. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  10. ^ "How an Architect at SOM Became a Developer". Commercial Observer. December 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  11. ^ "Renovated Arverne View hoping to lure middle-class tenants back to the affordable complex on the beach". Daily News. New York. October 27, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  12. ^ Bellafante, Ginia (June 1, 2013). "A Housing Solution Gone Awry". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "Marcus Garvey Park Village at 40". The Institute for Public Architecture. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Building Brooklyn Awards 2017". Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. July 13, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "L+M Development Preserves 625 Units in Brooklyn". Affordable Housing Finance. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  16. ^ "Inside the exclusive New York gym where Hugh Jackman, Victoria's Secret models and Wall Streeters work out". Business Insider. November 10, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  17. ^ "Inside the Unofficial Gym of Victoria's Secret Angels". W Magazine. April 26, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  18. ^ "'Million Dollar Listing New York' recap: an all-or-nothing attitude prevails". Curbed New York. June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  19. ^ "Ryan Serhant 'Takes It in the Face' on Million Dollar Listing New York". 2paragraphs. June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  20. ^ Barger, Kerry (June 9, 2017). ""Million Dollar Listing New York": A tale of two townhouses". The Real Deal. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  21. ^ "SoHo Condo Conversion at 25 Mercer Street Used As Pop-Up Art Space". New York Yimby. April 19, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  22. ^ "Laser Guided". SOMA Magazine. Spring 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  23. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (July 26, 2016). "Permits Filed: 500 West 25th Street, Chelsea". New York YIMBY. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  24. ^ Plitt, Amy (August 14, 2018). "First look at High Line-hugging auto shop turned condos". Curbed NY. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  25. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (August 4, 2020). "A Boutique Office Tower Comes Together in NoMad". Commercial Observer. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  26. ^ Fedak, Nikolai (January 17, 2019). "Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY Updates YIMBY With Fresh Renderings of SOM-Designed 1241 Broadway, in NoMad". New York YIMBY. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  27. ^ Nazar, Julian (February 18, 2025). "Chelsea office building 28&7 reaches 100% occupancy". New York Business Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  28. ^ Morris, Sebastian (February 24, 2022). "Developers Celebrate 28&7's Grand Opening at 322-326 Seventh Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan". New York YIMBY. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  29. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (October 3, 2019). "GDSNY Reveals Renderings of New Chelsea Office Tower". Commercial Observer.
  30. ^ Altman, David (October 16, 2007). "Bahrain builds a city in the most international of ways". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  31. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (December 5, 2018). "A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices". Commercial Observer. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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