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With over four decades of experience, Jim Herr has designed, managed, and completed commercial, cultural, education, research, hospitality, adaptive reuse, and residential projects. His expertise lies in creating innovative design solutions through all phases of a project’s duration and in navigating complex zoning and planning requirements, as well as multi-agency approvals in urban contexts within the United States and abroad.

As partner in charge, Jim has overseen the design of many of the firm’s residential and hospitality projects in New York City, including 432 Park Avenue and 277 Fifth. For each project, Jim serves as lead point of contact, directs design workshops and presentations, coordinates the work of the project team, expedites approvals with authorities with jurisdiction, oversees the completion of construction documents, and directs the firm’s involvement in the construction administration phase. He is currently overseeing the completion of The Greenwich, a seventy-story residential tower in lower Manhattan, as well as overseeing the design of two residential conversions in midtown Manhattan.