SLCE Architects

SLCE Architects is an American architecture firm which provides architectural services in both the public and private sector. Between 2010 and 2015, the firm received the most commissions for residential developments in New York City. The firm is best known for being the architect of record on many of the projects it is involved in.^[1]

SLCE Architects

Founded	New York City, New York, United States
Services	Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainable Design, Urban Design, Planning
Number of employees	150
Website	www.slcearch.com

The firm was founded in 1941 as Schuman Lichtenstein Architects, a partnership between Bell Telephone Company draftsmen Sidney Schuman and Samuel Lichtenstein. In 1952, Peter Claman was hired as a draftsman; he subsequently became a partner. The firm promoted Al Efron as a partner in 1970 and promoted Jerold Clark and Enzo DePol as partners in 1984.^[2]

Projects

Buildings designed by SLCE or on which it has served as the architect of record include Jewelers Row Tower,^[3] 220 Central Park South (with Robert A.M. Stern Architects), 252 East 57th Street, and 712 Fifth Avenue (with Kohn Pedersen Fox).

References

1. Bockmann, Rich (15 December 2015). "How SLCE became Manhattan's most prolific design shop". The Real Deal. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
2. Oser, Alan S. (1992-04-12). "Perspectives: Apartment Layouts; Designing Buildings 'From the Inside Out'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
3. Smith, Sandy (25 January 2017). "Toll Takes Wraps Off Jewelers Row Tower". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2017.