Kristen Reardon

Principal, Studio Director

With a background in landscape architecture and urban design, Principal Kristen Reardon leads projects of all scales from public open spaces to multi-family residential buildings. Her work is informed by extensive risk analysis, particularly regarding climate resilience. Recent projects include a 35-acre urban nature preserve at Arverne East in Queens; the transformation of a parking lot into resilient maritime dunes and outdoor educational exhibits at the Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center; a publicly accessible waterfront esplanade at the Durst Organization’s Halletts Point Development; the extension of New Jersey’s first stormwater park at Hoboken Southwest Park; and amenity terraces at residential buildings across New York. As Studio Director, Kristen works with designers across Starr Whitehouse’s three offices to maintain our internal standards and ensure we deliver the highest quality design work to our clients. Kristen received her Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University and her Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture from Cornell.

Representative Projects:

Park Design
Southwest Resiliency Park Expansion, Hoboken, NJ
Arverne East Nature Preserve, L+M Development Partners, Queens, New York
Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center, Jones Beach, NY
Jones Beach West Games, Jones Beach, NY
Orient Beach State Park Playground, Orient, NY
Teatown Nature Center, Ossining, NY
Seaside Park ULURP and Design, Brooklyn, NY
Elmont Road Park, Hempstead, NY

Site Plans + Housing
Halletts Point Waterfront Development, Queens, NY
25 Park Row, New York, NY
Ray Harlem Terraces, New York, NY
The Carolina Affordable Housing Development, New York, NY
495 11th Avenue Mixed-Use High Rise, New York, NY
Orient Point Residence, Long Island, NY
Halletts Point 7, Queens, NY
The Stella High Rise and Urban Plaza, New Rochelle, NY
560 Riverside Drive Roof Terraces, New York, NY
Equinox Hudson Yards Development Roof Tops, New York, NY
Stapleton Beacon Waterfront Development, Staten Island, NY
USTA National Tennis Center, Queens, NY*
White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY*
Shenyang Senior Living Development, Shenyang, China*

Streets, Public Realm, and Infrastructure
Park Avenue Vision Plan, New York, NY
The Linc Highway-to-Park Conversion, New Rochelle, NY
Empire State Trail Manhattan Gateway, New York, NY
North Point Development Framework, Alpharetta, GA

Climate Resilience Planning
A Vision for a Resilient East Harlem, New York, NY

*Work completed prior to joining Starr Whitehouse