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 corporate interiors projects.

Mr. Kearns is currently serving as Project Manager for Handel Architects’ new condo hotel project in Asbury Park, New Jersey and the renovation of a 500,000 sq.ft. pier located on the Hudson River. Pier 57 will include office, retail and a new rooftop park which will be an extension of the Hudson River Park. Prior to that, he served as Project Manager for the new Grace Farms Community Center in New Canaan, Connecticut; the project won an 2017 AIA Honor Award. Previously, Mr. Kearns led the design for several residential projects situated on the Hudson River waterfront at the base of the Palisades in Weehawken, New Jersey.

Completed work includes One Charles, a residential project in Boston; 255 Hudson, an 11-story residential condominium in West SoHo; 37 Warren, a condo renovation/addition to an existing early 1900's loft in Tribeca; and the Millennium Tower Residences, 35-story, LEED Gold residential building in Battery Park City. For the Ritz-Carlton Downtown at Battery Park City, Mr. Kearns contributed to the design, documentation, and construction administration of the exterior wall. Mr. Kearns was also the Project Manager for the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences in San Francisco, for which he planned and coordinated 20 floors of residential units.

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.