Hopkins Foodservice Specialists, Inc.

New 52-story office tower in mid-town Manhattan. Following an in-depth programming phase, Hopkins was rehired to provide complete design services for a corporate cafeteria and a catering support kitchen for 3,000-person Times staff. The bulk of food service is on the fourteenth floor where even kitchen staff can enjoy city views and daylighted work space.

Services: Programming and Planning through Construction Administration.

Client: The New York Times Company

Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Architect-of-Record: FxFowle Architects.

Interior Architect: Gensler

 “Despite our being a very demanding client, Richard and Lynn Hopkins were entirely responsive to our every need.”  - Hussain Ali-Khan. Executive Managing Director, New York Times

 “Through the many changes requested by the client and the Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Lynn and Richard were always available for meetings.  They were like the food service consultant around the corner.  They also helped us with overall coordination by working one phase ahead of the rest of the team.  They performed construction document level work while we were still in design development.”  - Rocco Giannetti, Project Manager, Gensler

“The Times cafeteria and servery is (sic) really shaping up beautifully. I have never been excited about kitchen equipment before, but I was impressed with the equipment that has been delivered and installed. I know that this has been a difficult project, but thank you for all of your hard work and expertise. It is going to be really terrific.” - Comment by Rocco Giannetti, AIA, Gensler Principal (as the New York Times food service installation neared completion.)