Talk:Michael David Kirchmann

creator denies paid editing, but advertorial and hagiographic tone ins indicative of COI editing. Graywalls (talk) 19:13, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

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Hello editors,

In August 2024, @Axad12 [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20David%20Kirchmann&oldid=1241604425 added] a “notability” template to this page. Axad acted in light of [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Conflict%20of%20interest/Noticeboard&diff=prev&oldid=1241490798 comments] from @North8000.

In September 2024, @Jlwoodwa [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20David%20Kirchmann&oldid=1245630263 changed] the “general” notability template to notability “for biographies.”

Kirchmann has hired me to see if this issue can be resolved. I’ve disclosed my COI on the Talk pages for him and myself.

I’m tagging @Macgirl since they created the page and, in September 2020, presented a case for Kirchmann’s notability. I’m also tagging @Wugapodes, since they [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%20talk:Macgirl#Ways_to_improve_Michael_David_Kirchmann contributed] to a discussion on Kirchmann’s notability.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Many thanks for your consideration (sorry for such a long request.)

Signed,

BlueRoses13 (talk) 17:31, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

Here’s an overview of his significance as an architect and real-estate developer, aligned to the requirements of WP:ARCHITECT:

The overwhelming majority of real estate developers come from a business background: Jeff Blau. Scott Rechler. David Walentas. Larry Silverstein. Kirchmann is the rare developer who’s also a practicing architect. That vantage point has allowed him to develop and design projects that industry media say are in the forefront of real estate innovation.

In terms of WP:ARCHITECT, the “significant new concept” he’s “originated” is this architect-developer perspective. [https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/the-emerson-residential-building-gdsny-new-york-usa Here’s a quote from Wallpaper magazine], a key pub in the architecture field: “Kirchmann brings a unique insight, especially since he dons both hats of architect and developer at the firm he founded together with his partner Alan Rudikoff. Formerly an architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where he practiced for ten years, Kirchmann understands the value of good design, and not just at the surface level.”

[https://commercialobserver.com/2020/08/a-boutique-office-tower-comes-together-in-nomad/ Here’s another quote from the Commercial Observer]: “When architect-turned-developer Michael Kirchmann and his partner Alan Rudikoff decided to build a boutique office tower at 1245 Broadway in NoMad, they wanted the design to stand out from the crowd of new projects hitting the market in New York City. So, the 23-story building has a 50-foot glass entry portal that is recessed roughly 20 feet from the sidewalk, creating a large outdoor space directly in front of the lobby and a long arcade in front of the building’s ground-floor storefronts. The structure also has a unique shape. It ‘wedding cakes’ upward with a series of five different setbacks, which allow for large outdoor terraces spanning a few thousand square feet apiece.”

Given Kirchmann’s background in creative arts, luminaries from fields such as visual arts (Shantell Martin),{{cite news |last1=Bindelglass |first1=Evan |title=SoHo Condo Conversion at 25 Mercer Street Used as Pop-Up Art Space |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/04/soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer-street-used-as-pop-up-art-space.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York YIMBY |date=19 April 2016}} performing arts (Matthew Schreiber),{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}} photography (Nigel Barker),{{cite news |last1=Khorsandi |first1=Jessica |title=Art Meets Architecture in SoHo |url=https://dujour.com/design/25-27-mercer-street-building-art-transformation/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=DuJour}} choreography (Kathryn Boren),{{cite news |last1=Bindelglass |first1=Evan |title=SoHo Condo Conversion at 25 Mercer Street Used as Pop-Up Art Space |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/04/soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer-street-used-as-pop-up-art-space.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York NIMBY |date=19 April 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}} advertising (Fabien Baron){{cite news |last1=Halls |first1=Luke |title=Dogpound gym takes a bite out of West Hollywood |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/lifestyle/dogpound-gym-west-hollywood-la |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Wallpaper |date=28 September 2022}} and physical fitness (Kirk Myers){{cite news |last1=Heyman |first1=Marshall |title=New York’s Dogpound Gym Opens Second Outpost in L.A. |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dogpound-gym-opens-second-outpost-la-1209374/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=10 May 2019}} have sought him out and completed projects with him. I say this not to name drop but to demonstrate that Kirchmann is “regarded as an important figure ... by peers,” per WP:ARCHITECT.

Similarly, in light of Kirchmann’s unique expertise, he’s been invited to lecture and teach at the Architectural Association School of Architecture{{cite web |title=Michael Kirchmann - The Bahrain Bay Development |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS7njaxywAQ&t=3260s |website=YouTube |publisher=AA School of Architecture |access-date=12 March 2025}} and in the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}}{{cite web |title=Real Estate Development Summer 2012 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106173533/http://abstract20122013.gsapp.org/envisioning-studio/ |website=Envisioning Studio |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=12 March 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Petty |first1=James |title=Interview: Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY |url=https://architectanddeveloper.com/interview-michael-kirchmann-of-gdsny/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Architect & Developer}}

Kirchmann has “created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work,” per WP:ARCHITECT. Beyond the high-profile New York projects (the Dogpound, 25 Mercer, Marcus Garvey Village, the Emerson, 1245 Broadway, and 28&7), he’s also designed and built major projects around the world. These include Bahrain Bay, a residential and commercial district in Bahrain,{{cite news |last1=Altman |first1=David |title=Bahrain builds a city in the most international of ways |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/business/worldbusiness/16iht-glob17.1.7907391.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=16 October 2007}}{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}} the Park Hotels in Hyderabad,{{cite news |last1=Cavanaugh |first1=Rebecca |title=The Power of Youth |url=https://metropolismag.com/programs/the-power-of-youth/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Metropolis |date=1 May 2007}} and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}}

Kirchmann’s work has “won significant critical attention.” Here are a few of his highest-profile recognitions:

• The Metropolis Next Generation Design Award, for Jewels of Nizam (2007){{cite news |title=The 2007 Next Generation® Design Competition Winner and Runners-Up Announced |url=https://metropolismag.com/projects/the-2007-next-generation-design-competition-winner-and-runners-up-announced/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Metropolis |date=26 April 2007}}
• The Special Jury Award, from REED MIDEM, for the Park Hotels in Hyderabad (2011){{cite news |title=The MIPIM Awards Winners 2011 |url=http://prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-mipim-awards-winners-2011-117799458.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=PR Newswire |publisher=Reed MIDEM |date=11 March 2011}}
• The Excellence in Structural Engineering Excellence Award, from the Structural Engineers Association of New York, for 1245 Broadway (2021){{cite web |title=Past SEE Award Recipients |url=https://www.seaony.org/past_see_awards |website=SEAoNY |publisher=Structural Engineers Association of New York |access-date=12 March 2025}}
• The Design Award of Merit, from the Society of American Registered Architects (New York), for Baychester Houses (2021){{cite web |title=SARA NY Design Awards 2021 |url=https://www.sarany.org/2021-design-award-winners |website=SARA New York |publisher=Society of American Registered Architects New York Council |access-date=12 March 2025}}

Here’s an overview of his media coverage:

1. In 2018, Kirchmann was profiled by the Commercial Observer (“[https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices]”); [https://archive.ph/o3HPH here’s a nonpaywalled link]. At 1,662 words, this is perhaps the most in-depth, reported profile of Kirchmann.

2. In 2021, Kirchmann was profiled by Crain’s New York Business (“[https://www.crainsnewyork.com/gotham-gigs/developer-prioritizes-design-office-buildings-and-affordable-housing A developer prioritizes design for office buildings and affordable housing]”); [https://archive.ph/1R4da here’s a nonpaywalled link].

3. In 2022, Kirchmann was interviewed by Wallpaper magazine, a mainstay in the architecture and design field (“[https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/the-emerson-residential-building-gdsny-new-york-usa GDSNY's The Emerson is a love letter to New York],” 2022). Focus on the text above the Q&A, which, in part, says this:

“Kirchmann brings a unique insight, especially since he dons both hats of architect and developer at the firm he founded together with his partner Alan Rudikoff. Formerly an architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where he practiced for ten years, Kirchmann understands the value of good design, and not just at the surface level.”

4. Kirchmann has been cited as an authority by The New York Times. Here are 3 citations:

An article from 2021 (“[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/realestate/nyc-apartments-condos-sales.html A Home Buyers’ Bonanza in Manhattan]”) said this: “In February, for example, 500 West 25th Street, an eight-unit condo called the Emerson near the High Line, began offering a pair of concessions — a year’s worth of free common charges and parking fees — worth about $30,000. ‘I hope it will make us stand out from the crowd,’ said Michael Kirchmann, the chief executive of GDS Development, the developer of the condo.”

An article from 2021 (“[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/realestate/cantilever-skyscraper.html Buildings With Sections That Seem to Hover in Midair]”) said this: “‘Cantilevers offer a nice element of drama to the form of a building,’ said Michael Kirchmann, an architect who is the founder and chief executive of the development company GDSNY, which recently completed the Emerson, an eight-unit condominium at 500 West 25th Street where the top floors cantilever toward the High Line … ‘Generally speaking, the further you get up into the building, the more valuable the space becomes,’ Mr. Kirchmann said. ‘So, it’s not only an architectural thing, but it can become financially very beneficial for a project as well.’”

An article from 2007 (“[http://Bahrain%20builds%20a%20city%20in%20the%20most%20international%20of%20ways Bahrain builds a city in the most international of ways]”) said this: “In the past, Kirchmann said, builders just used codes from other countries, including Britain and the United States in their designs. ‘There wasn't really a set standard as long as what you were using seemed to be responsible,’ he said, though he noted that the lack of oversight could lead to uneven results, like the long chain of unmatched skyscrapers along Sheik Zayed Road in Dubai. ‘Because private industry moves so quickly, it's very difficult for government to keep up,’ he said. ‘As a result, a lot of the measures that keep cities in check, in terms of master planning, get compromised.’”

5. Kirchmann is already name-checked around Wikipedia. Here are 5 pages that currently Wikilink to him:

• Bahrain Bay
• Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
• 500 West 25th Street
• List of alumni of the University of Cape Town
• Marcus Garvey Village
• 25-27 Mercer Street

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: I'm going to be entirely honest, everything here except the list of sourcing is if anything making me less convinced of his being a WP:GNG pass, this has the distinct air of throwing everything possible at the wall when you don't feel like you have a strong case on any individual. I understand the criteria are incredibly vague - unfortunately a whole bunch of this is only really learneable through experience as to how they're usually interpreted.

:I'm not actually sure I've ever seen someone actually successfully defend notability on points 1 or 2 of WP:ARCHITECT, as they're so inherently subjective, but I really don't see it here. For awards, the bare minimum standard (necessary, very often not sufficient) is often whether they themselves are notable enough to have their own Wikipedia page, which doesn't seem to be the case. The prominence of his works is something I don't really feel qualified to evaluate, unfortunately, but that's another one of those fuzzy criteria that are ime very rarely used except in completely unambiguous cases. Also, Wikipedia mentioning someone in other pages, no matter how many times, is completely irrelevant here.

: That being said, let's look at the sources as they'd count towards WP:GNG. None of the ones that namedrop him "as an authority" are coverage of him, and so don't contribute to notability. The two articles (Crain's New York Business and the Commercial Observer) are both pretty good. The Wallpaper interview is, as an interview, not independent. So really, sourcewise, all we've got is those two profiles - which isn't actually that bad, though kind of marginal. So I guess I think that a notability tag is reasonable but I'm not personally inclined to nominate it for deletion? A couple more high-quality sources like those two profiles would tip me in the direction of removing the tag. Rusalkii (talk) 05:57, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

:Not closing this request since I ended up so on the fence, leaving this for others. Rusalkii (talk) 05:59, 15 March 2025 (UTC)

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Hello editors,

In August 2024, @Graywalls [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20David%20Kirchmann&oldid=1241176133 added] a “COI” template to this page. @Graywalls [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Michael_David_Kirchmann#COI_tag_(August_2024) pointed to] an “advertorial and hagiographic tone.” In September 2024, Graywalls [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael%20David%20Kirchmann&oldid=1243930380 removed] some of the hagiography.

Kirchmann has hired me to see if the remaining issues can be resolved. I’ve disclosed my COI on the Talk pages for him and myself.

I’m tagging @Macgirl since they created the page (and, in September 2020, presented a case for Michael’s notability; see the first discussion on this Talk page).

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Many thanks for your consideration (sorry for such a long request.)

Signed,

BlueRoses13 (talk) 17:36, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

First, let’s address the lead, which is overly detailed. Here’s the current text:

Michael David Kirchmann (born July 5, 1972) is an American real estate developer, architect, designer and the founder and CEO of New York real estate firm GDSNY. His firm has designed and developed 4.7 million square feet of space in New York City. Assets include high-end residential and class A office buildings and commercial office properties such as 1245 Broadway, which is the headquarters for A24 Films,{{cite web|title=GDS planning 20-story office building on one of NoMad's few unbuilt lots|url=https://therealdeal.com/2018/04/13/gds-planning-20-story-office-building-on-one-of-nomads-few-unbuilt-lots/|publisher=The Real Deal|access-date=August 28, 2018|date=April 13, 2018}} 25 Mercer Street in SoHo,{{cite web|title= Cast-Iron Soho Buildings Will Give Way to 'Boutique' Condos|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2016/1/25/10843518/cast-iron-soho-buildings-will-give-way-to-boutique-condos|publisher=Curbed New York|access-date=August 26, 2018|date=January 25, 2016}} 177 Franklin Street in TriBeCa{{cite web|title=Seven-story Tribeca building sold for $9 million, relisted for $18 million|url=http://rew-online.com/2011/06/27/seven-story-tribeca-building-sold-for-9-million-relisted-for-18-million/|work=Real Estate Weekly|access-date=August 28, 2018|date=June 27, 2011|archive-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607023336/http://rew-online.com/2011/06/27/seven-story-tribeca-building-sold-for-9-million-relisted-for-18-million/|url-status=dead}} which is the New York Shinola flagship and headquarters, and the Emerson at 500 West 25th Street, adjacent to the High Line.{{cite web|title= First look at High Line-hugging auto shop turned condos|url= https://ny.curbed.com/2018/8/14/17687210/high-line-new-york-real-estate-gds-development|publisher=Curbed New York|access-date=August 20, 2018|date=August 14, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/the-emerson-residential-building-gdsny-new-york-usa|title=GDSNY's The Emerson is a love letter to New York|last=Keh|first=Pei-Ru|date=2020-10-16|newspaper=Wallpaper|access-date=2020-10-19|language=en-US}} The firm is currently developing class A office buildings at 120 Tenth Avenue and 417 Park Avenue. Kirchmann's firm has also designed and renovated more than 4,000 units of affordable housing in New York City that have been completed by other developers, including Campos Plaza in the East Village, Bronxchester Houses and Baychester Houses in The Bronx, Marcus Garvey Village in Brooklyn, and Arverne View in Rockaway, Queens.{{cite web|title=Renovated Arverne View hoping to lure middle-class tenants back to the affordable complex on the beach|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/renovated-arverne-view-hoping-comeback-article-1.1989334|work=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=August 8, 2018|date=October 27, 2014}}

Here’s a suggested rewrite, which, per WP:LEAD, is shorter, limited to the most-important info, and uses a neutral tone:

Michael David Kirchmann is an American architect and real estate developer. The real estate firm he co-founded and runs, GDSNY, specializes in projects in New York City. His best-known projects include the Dogpound gym and 25 Mercer Street.

Here are sources for these points:

According to an article in Wallpaper (“[https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/the-emerson-residential-building-gdsny-new-york-usa GDSNY's The Emerson is a love letter to New York],” 2022), Kirchmann “dons both hats of architect and developer at the firm he founded together with his partner Alan Rudikoffl.”

The Hollywood Reporter (“[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dogpound-gym-opens-second-outpost-la-1209374/ New York’s Dogpound Gym Opens Second Outpost in L.A.],” 2019) refers to “Architect Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY.”

According to The Real Deal (“[https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2016/01/26/gds-plans-soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer/ GDS plans Soho condo conversion at 25 Mercer],” 2016), “Two historic cast-iron Soho buildings will be transformed into one luxury condo building dubbed 25 Mercer. Developer Michael Kirchmann of GDS Development will convert the two five-story buildings at 25-27 Mercer Street...”

An article in New York Business Journal (“[https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2025/02/18/28-and-7-fully-leased-chelsea-gdsny-corem.html GDSNY's 'classic tuxedo' approach pays off for Chelsea office tower 28&7],” 2025) refers to “Michael Kirchmann, GDSNY’s co-founder and CEO.”

An article in the Commercial Observer (“[https://commercialobserver.com/2025/03/gdsny-michael-kirchmann-office/ GDSNY’s Michael Kirchmann On NYC Ground-Up Development, Office Renovations],” 2025) says, “Three years after GDSNY was started as a development company, founder and CEO Michael Kirchmann was ready to acquire the firm’s first building.”

According to Curbed (“[https://ny.curbed.com/2016/1/25/10843518/cast-iron-soho-buildings-will-give-way-to-boutique-condos Cast-Iron Soho Buildings Will Give Way to 'Boutique' Condos],” 2016), “At the behest of developer Michael Kirchmann of GDS Development, the two five-story buildings are being converted from mixed-use properties into one condo development that will take the name, and address, 25 Mercer.”

According to Wallpaper (“[https://www.wallpaper.com/lifestyle/dogpound-gym-west-hollywood-la Dogpound gym takes a bite out of West Hollywood],” 2022), “The trainer [Kirk Myers] tapped New York-based architecture firm GDSNY to design the space, calling on Michael Kirchmann – a Dogpound member – to lead the project.”

Crain’s New York Business (“[https://www.crainsnewyork.com/gotham-gigs/developer-prioritizes-design-office-buildings-and-affordable-housing A developer prioritizes design for office buildings and affordable housing],” 2021) refers to “real estate firm GDSNY.”

Note: There’s no source for Kirchmann’s birthdate, so I removed it.

Several of the sources in this section don’t say what they’re alleged to.

For example, the second sentence here (“Notable completed projects...”) is sourced to an article in The Economic Times (“[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com//industry/services/hotels-/-restaurants/india-to-have-first-green-hotel-in-hyderabad/articleshow/2814469.cms India to have first green hotel in Hyderabad],” 2008). But this article doesn’t confirm the claims in the sentence. I suggest either removing this sentence or adding a “citation needed” template.

Similarly, the last paragraph here (the one that begins, “Kirchmann is a frequent lecturer” and ends with “and Vishaan Chakrabrati”) is sourced entirely to https://web.archive.org/web/20181106173533/http://abstract20122013.gsapp.org/envisioning-studio/. But this article doesn’t confirm the claims in the paragraph.

That said, we may want to keep the Columbia reference. According to the Commercial Observer (“[https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices],” 2018), “Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation asked him [Kirchmann] to teach a real estate course with Jared Della Valle and A.J. Pires.” Kirchmann taught at Columbia for five years. Thus, here’s a revised sentence to consider, with better sources:

He has taught in the Master of Science in Real Estate Development program at Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.{{cite news |last1=Petty |first1=James |title=Interview: Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY |url=https://architectanddeveloper.com/interview-michael-kirchmann-of-gdsny/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Architect & Developer}}{{cite web |title=Real Estate Development Summer 2012 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106173533/http://abstract20122013.gsapp.org/envisioning-studio/ |website=Envisioning Studio |publisher=Columbia University |access-date=12 March 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}}

The “Projects” section needs language that’s less promotional. Here are several suggestions:

1. Change this:

Kirchmann has designed more than 4,000 units of low-income housing that have been completed in New York City,

to this:

Kirchmann has designed low-income housing in New York City,

2. Change this:

In 2015 Kirchmann designed the extensive façade renovation of the low income, 625-unit Marcus Garvey Village spread across nine city blocks, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

to this:

In 2015, Kirchmann designed the façade renovation of Marcus Garvey Village, which sits across nine city blocks in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

3. Change this:

Kirchmann's sold-out development at 25 Mercer Street.{{cite web|title=GDS plans Soho condo conversion at 25 Mercer|url=https://therealdeal.com/2016/01/26/gds-plans-soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer/|publisher=The Real Deal|access-date=August 8, 2018|date=January 26, 2016}}

to this:

Kirchmann's development at 25 Mercer Street.{{cite web|title=GDS plans Soho condo conversion at 25 Mercer|url=https://therealdeal.com/2016/01/26/gds-plans-soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer/|publisher=The Real Deal|access-date=August 8, 2018|date=January 26, 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Barger |first1=Kerry |title=“Million Dollar Listing New York”: A tale of two townhouses |url=https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2017/06/09/million-dollar-listing-ny-a-tale-of-two-townhouses/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=The Real Deal |date=9 June 2017}}

4. Change this:

Prior to starting renovation work on 25 Mercer Street for what would eventually become a luxury condominium development in two historic cast-iron buildings in SoHo,{{cite web |date=March 7, 2017 |title=Level Playing Field |url=https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/architecture-michael-kirchmann-developer-global-design-strategies/ |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=Surface Magazine}} Kirchmann collaborated with British artist Shantell Martin, who installed drawings on two floors of the buildings, as well as light artist Matthew Schreiber, American Ballet Theatre dancer Kathryn Boren, and fashion photographer Nigel Barker. Some of Martin's drawings remained intact throughout construction and became part of the foundation of the building.{{cite web|title=GDSNY's Michael Kirchmann talks real estate, design and art|url=https://issuu.com/downtownmagazine/docs/018_downtown_magazine_nyc_spring_20|work=Downtown Magazine|access-date=August 8, 2018|date=Spring 2016}}{{cite web|title=SoHo Condo Conversion at 25 Mercer Street Used As Pop-Up Art Space|url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/04/soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer-street-used-as-pop-up-art-space.html|publisher=New York Yimby|access-date=August 8, 2018|date=April 19, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Laser Guided|url=http://www.somamagazine.com/laser-guided/|publisher=SOMA Magazine|access-date=August 8, 2018|date=Spring 2016}}

to this:

In developing 25 Mercer, a condominium, Kirchmann worked with visual artist Shantell Martin, light artist Matthew Schreiber, and fashion photographer Nigel Barker.{{cite news |last1=Bindelglass |first1=Evan |title=SoHo Condo Conversion at 25 Mercer Street Used as Pop-Up Art Space |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/04/soho-condo-conversion-at-25-mercer-street-used-as-pop-up-art-space.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York NIMBY |date=19 April 2016}}{{cite web |title=Laser Guided |url=https://www.somamagazine.com/laser-guided/ |website=SOMA |access-date=12 March 2025}}

5. We may want to add The Emerson, which has its own Wikipedia page. Here’s a simple sentence, with sources:

Kirchmann developed and designed The Emerson, a mixed-use development adjacent to the High Line.{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=Permits Filed: 500 West 25th Street, Chelsea |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2016/07/permits-filed-500-west-25th-street-chelsea.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York YIMBY |date=26 July 2016}}{{cite news |last1=Plitt |first1=Amy |title=First look at High Line-hugging auto shop turned condos |url=https://ny.curbed.com/2018/8/14/17687210/high-line-new-york-real-estate-gds-development |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Curbed |date=14 August 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Keh |first1=Pei-Ru |title=GDSNY's The Emerson is a love letter to New York |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/the-emerson-residential-building-gdsny-new-york-usa |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Wallpaper |date=11 October 2022}}

6. We may want to add 1245 Broadway and 28&7. For example:

Kirchmann’s office buildings include 1245 Broadway, a Class A{{cite news |title=Klövern AB and GDS Development top out Manhattan office building |url=https://nyrej.com/print/43521 |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York Real Estate Journal |date=20 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Poirier |first1=L.L. |title=People Are at the Core of Triton’s Mindful Growth |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/56791-people-are-at-the-core-of-tritons-mindful-growth |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=ENR |date=14 July 2023}} property in the NoMad section of New York City whose tenants include the headquarters of film studio A24 Films,{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Boutique Office Tower Comes Together in NoMad |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2020/08/a-boutique-office-tower-comes-together-in-nomad/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=4 August 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Nehbring |first1=Abigail |title=London Restaurant Group JKS to Open First NYC Eatery at 1245 Broadway |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2024/04/jks-restaurants-lease-1245-broadway/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=29 April 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Fedak |first1=Nikolai |title=Michael Kirchmann of GDSNY Updates YIMBY With Fresh Renderings of SOM-Designed 1241 Broadway, in NoMad |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2019/01/michael-kirchmann-of-gdsny-updates-yimby-with-fresh-renderings-of-som-designed-1241-broadway-in-nomad.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York YIMBY |date=17 January 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Rizzi |first1=Nicholas |title=Film Studio A24 Moving to 41K SF at 1245 Broadway |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2021/10/a24-1245-broadway/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=25 October 2021}} and 322-326 Seventh Avenue (known as “28&7”), a Class A property{{cite news |last1=Nazar |first1=Julian |title=Chelsea office building 28&7 reaches 100% occupancy |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2025/02/18/28-and-7-fully-leased-chelsea-gdsny-corem.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York Business Journal |date=18 February 2025}} in Chelsea.{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Sebastian |title=Developers Celebrate 28&7’s Grand Opening at 322-326 Seventh Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan |url=https://newyorkyimby.com/2022/02/developers-celebrate-the-grand-opening-of-boutique-office-building-287-in-chelsea.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=New York YIMBY |date=24 February 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=GDSNY Reveals Renderings of New Chelsea Office Tower |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2019/10/gdsny-reveals-renderings-of-new-chelsea-office-tower/ |work=Commercial Observer |date=3 October 2019}}

7. We may want to add Bahrain Bay, which also has its own Wikipedia page. Here’s a simple sentence, with sources:

Kirchmann designed the master plan for Bahrain Bay, a residential and commercial district in Bahrain.{{cite news |last1=Altman |first1=David |title=Bahrain builds a city in the most international of ways |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/business/worldbusiness/16iht-glob17.1.7907391.html |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=16 October 2007}}{{cite news |last1=Baird-Remba |first1=Rebecca |title=A Developer, by Design: How an Architect at SOM Started Building Condos and Offices |url=https://commercialobserver.com/2018/12/michael-kirchmann-som-gds-development/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=Commercial Observer |date=5 December 2018}}

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