NYC Water Main Break

On the morning of January 4, 2021, while much of the world was still working from home during the COVID Pandemic, a 22-inch water main burst at 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue. Discovered by a security guard who happened to glance at a live video feed, the rupture unleashed hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and mud, flooding everything at and below the Plaza.

Unfortunately, because much of the facility is subterranean, severe damage extended to the theater, music, rehearsal, and community rooms below.

An image of the immediate destruction viewed from the Plaza following the municipal water main break in 2021 that sent water and mud flowing into the building and requiring full overhaul of the multiple spaces.
An image of the flooding in the Vignelli-designed interiors following the municipal water main break in 2021 that sent water and mud flowing into the building and requiring full overhaul of the multiple spaces.
Mold remediation and clean up began quickly following the municipal water main break in 2021. Here we see a person removing electrical wires that have been damaged.
An image of the flooding in the Vignelli-designed interiors following the municipal water main break in 2021 that sent water and mud flowing into the building and requiring full overhaul of the multiple spaces.
The sidewalk on Lexington Avenue with a large broken pipe that sent water and mud flowing into the building and requiring full overhaul of the multiple spaces.
An image of a room that has been gutted due to the water damage with only a piano and bench remaining in the lowest level of the facility.

A brigher future

A rendering of the Black Box Theatre at Saint Peter's. This two story space is acoustically treated and flexible for an array of performances or events.
This shows a rendering of the lobby outside the Theatre at Saint Peter's. Once construction is complete, there will be light features to enhance the area, digital screens to invite and inform people, a ticket booth and consistent design.