General Theological Seminary: Desmond Tutu Education Center
General Theological Serminary: Desmond Tutu Educational Center


General Theological Serminary - Desmond Tutu Educational Center
New York, NY

VDA provided vertical transportation consulting services through construction administration for three (3) land marked General Theological Seminary buildings on Chelsea Square in NY, NY, that were converted into a new 5-story Conference Center and Guest Residences named the Desmond Tutu Educational Center.

The vertical circulation involved the addition of two (2) new simplex traction elevators and modernization of one (1) existing traction elevator serving the facility. In addition, a new wheelchair lift was installed, one existing dumbwaiter was modernized, and a new dumbwaiter was installed in an existing dumbwaiter shaft.

Project Details
  • Client: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP
  • Status: Completed 2008
  • Services provided: Modernization, Adaptive Reuse
  • VDA Office: Livingston, NJ