Principal John H. Martin shares his insights in Urban Land magazine’s article, “How Design Can Make Innovation Districts Work.” Drawing on the firm’s work on HELIX H‑1 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, John explores how thoughtful design and planning can shape successful innovation districts. He highlights the importance of bringing research, education, business, and residential spaces together to create opportunities for collaboration, spark new ideas, and support economic growth.

Urban Land magazine

The opening of Wolverine Village at the University of Michigan marks an exciting milestone in student living. Delivered through a public-private partnership, the project brought together American Campus Communities as developer, RAMSA as design architect and architect of record, and Elkus Manfredi as interior architect. The new residential community features five residence halls with approximately 2,300 student beds, a dining facility with more than 800 seats, and thoughtfully designed amenity spaces that support studying, gathering, and socializing.

Student Housing Business

This 225,000-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified life science building is designed to support advanced research while fostering well-being, community, and collaborative innovation. Transforming a fragmented site in Watertown, Massachusetts, the project features carefully articulated massing and distinctive façades that respond to both the urban streetscape and the adjacent Charles River. Public realm improvements introduce new green spaces and pedestrian connections, strengthening the site’s relationship with the surrounding community.

Global Design News

Designed for versatility, Elkus Manfredi’s product design Spin Pendants feature elegant, hand-spun aluminum shades and minimal hardware that celebrate the simplicity of their conical forms. Available in three sizes and an extensive range of colors, they make a striking statement individually or together in a harmonious composition.

Global Design News

CEO & Founding Principal David Manfredi has been recognized among the Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Power 50 honorees! David’s deep love for Boston and longstanding commitment to the city through civic leadership and philanthropy make this recognition especially meaningful.

Boston Business Journal

Elkus Manfredi has been retained by national law firm Nutter to renovate their 100,000 square foot office at 155 Seaport Boulevard in Boston and are creating a welcoming and collaborative environment that supports the firm’s client-centric culture, fosters connections and innovation, and attracts high-level talent.

New England Real Estate Journal

Senior Associate James Dyer has been named as one of Commercial Observer’s Top 2026 Young Professionals! Read about his path to architecture, the largest project he worked on, and more.

Commercial Observer

Located in Somerville, MA, 74M offers 465,000 square feet of premier science and technology laboratory space, purposefully designed to support the evolving needs of life science research. The project creates a high-performance workplace that fosters innovation while prioritizing the health and wellbeing of its occupants. At the heart of this vision are thoughtfully designed lobby and amenity spaces that encourage collaboration, connection, and community.

Interior Design magazine

Principal Elizabeth Lowrey is included for the eighth consecutive year on Boston Magazine’s “Most Influential” list amongst professionals who are making a lasting and enduring impact.  “Lowrey doesn’t just design spaces – she designs the way Boston works.”

Boston Magazine

Construction has begun for Founders House Detroit, a 313-unit residential community for graduate students and faculty at the University of Michigan Center for Innovation (UMCI). Located within The District Detroit, the project will feature studio- to three-bedroom residences, active ground-floor space, and is targeting LEED Gold certification. Completion is anticipated in summer 2028.

Multi-Housing News

Designed as a community-connected life science campus just steps from the Charles River in Watertown, the 225,000-SF building blends flexible lab environments with welcoming amenity spaces inspired by multifamily and workplace design. From the double-height lobby and public-facing seating to wellness-focused interiors filled with daylight, the project reflects our goal of designing places that support innovation while strengthening the surrounding community.

Interior Design magazine

Alcott, a new residential tower in Boston’s West End, was a silver winner in the World Interior News (WIN) Awards. This project has taken a hospitality-driven approach to interiors and architecture, using curated art, layered material palettes and carefully zoned amenities to define a contemporary urban living experience.

World Architecture News

Northeastern University broke ground on a 23-story, 1,200-bed residence hall at 840 Columbus Avenue in Boston. This mixed-use project will include 4,000-square feet of retail space and 124,000-square feet of academic space, creating an active, engaging environment that supports both campus life and the surrounding neighborhood.

ConnectCRE

Principal Elizabeth Lowrey has been named a 2026 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle Award Honoree in the Achievement in the Professions category. This annual honor celebrates remarkable leadership, professional excellence, and a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of life across our region.

Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 

Elkus Manfredi is partnering with University of Virginia, Capstone Development Partners and joint-venture construction team of Hoar Construction and Hourigan on a new upper class housing project on the University of Virginia campus! Scheduled to be completed for the fall term of 2027 and house 780 students, the new residence hall will feature apartment-style units.

New England Real Estate Journal

CEO & Founding Principal David Manfredi offers his thoughts on the value of nontransactional public space in an article written in Dwell magazine discussing how across the country, cities are attempting to remake their cores into livable neighborhoods, not just places of commerce. “It’s an invitation”, says Manfredi. “That’s what brings people together, but also what brings people back to the city and has them hanging around on Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday, Sunday, more than almost anything.” Our projects, Ink Block Development and Lyrik are also mentioned in this insightful article.

Dwell

Principal Emily Paparella is a 2025 ConnectCRE Women in Real Estate award winner in the Boston & New England region! Emily leads the planning and design of complex, multi-stakeholder projects across the firm’s higher education, residential and mixed-use projects. She has also co-founded the CREW Boston Design and Development Group and the Boston Society for Architecture Mid-Career Mentorship Program.

ConnectCRE

The new design for AEW’s 75,000 sf office is filled with transparency, facilitates mentoring, team building and supports creative collisions throughout. It is an employee-centric space with health and wellness in mind that achieved WELL Gold certification.

The Plan

Elkus Manfredi is designing key interior spaces at Madison Square Park Tower, a 60-story luxury condominium located near Madison Square Park in New York City. The project includes the main lobby, adjacent library lounge, shared corridors on all residential floors, and two resident lounges. The anticipated completion is 2026.

New York Real Estate Journal

Elkus Manfredi Architects announces promotions to Senior Associates and Associates.

Boston Real Estate Times