Rick Kearns

Principal

Rick Kearns is a Principal at Handel Architects, which he joined in 1997. He has over 20 years of experience with the design and management of a variety of project types including high-end residential buildings, mixed-use hospitality buildings, and commercial office projects.

Mr. Kearns is currently serving as Project Manager for the Santander Tower in Miami, a new 41-story office tower designed as the new regional office for Banco Santander. He is also managing 1800 Avenue, a new luxury residential project situated on the Hudson River waterfront in Weehawken, New Jersey.

Completed work includes the renovation of the 500,000 sq.ft. Pier 57, located on the Hudson River which includes office, retail and a new rooftop park; the project won a 2025 ULINY Award for Adaptive Reuse. Other completed work includes the Asbury Ocean Club Hotel and Residences in Asbury Park, New Jersey; the Grace Farms Community Center in New Canaan, Connecticut; One Charles, a residential project in Boston; 255 Hudson, an 11-story residential condominium in West SoHo; Warren Lofts, a condo renovation/addition to an existing early 1900's loft in Tribeca; the Millennium Tower Residences, 35-story, LEED Gold residential building in Battery Park City; the Ritz-Carlton Downtown at Battery Park City, and the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences in San Francisco.

Prior to joining Handel Architects, Mr. Kearns was a Project Manager and Designer with Lacina Group in New York City where he managed the design of a private residence in the Hamptons and the interiors for the New York offices of the Consulate General of Ecuador.

Mr. Kearns holds a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.