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Riverside Church
New York, New York

Original Architect
Burnham Hoyt (completed in 1931)

Bridge owner
Riverside Church

In collaboration with
  • Li/Saltzman Architects
  • Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, New York office
Building description
The church is steel-framed with brick backup and limestone cladding and is modeled after the 13th century Gothic Cathedral in Chartres, France. The central church tower rises to 392 feet.

Scope of work
  • a hands-on public safety inspection was performed on drops on the six out of eight cardinal elevations of the tower and three other locations on the building complex
  • exterior conditions of the limestone masonry roofs and drainage conditions were noted by close visual inspection and hammer sounding
  • project deliverables included annotated elevations and associated still photographs