Award of Merit, Renovation/Restoration — The Sinclair

First built in 1983 as Energy Plaza, this 49-story, 1.2-million-sq-ft office tower has been redeveloped into a mixed-use property of 293 luxury apartments on the upper floors and 450,000 sq ft of Class A office space below, with separate entrances and unique lobbies for each use.

This redesign preserved the original 30-ft lobby height and replaced solid walls with curtain wall to open the lobbies to natural light. Intricate structural adjustments were necessary to accommodate new amenities and significant modifications to the parking and mechanical systems.