JOHN R. SORRENTI, FAIA
PRESIDENT

Licenses/Education

Registered Architect, State of Connecticut (1997)
Registered Architect, State of Pennsylvania (1997)
Registered Architect, State of New Jersey (1996)
Registered Architect, State of New York (1980)
Master of Business Administration, New York Institute of Technology (1978)
Master of Architecture, Ohio University (1974)
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology, New York Institute of Technology (1972)
 

Professional Experience 

John R. Sorrenti is the founder and president of JRS Architect, P.C.  Through his efforts, the firm has grown from six people starting in 1986 to over 60 people today.  JRS has developed a design expertise in the corporate, financial, healthcare, educational and residential markets with a strong emphasis on preservation.  John is recognized as a pioneer of alternative project delivery methods and marketing strategies. 

Lobbying for legislative issues, Mr. Sorrenti has achieved a reputation for quality in leadership.  Over the past twenty years, he has held such positions as the President of the New York State AIA and Vice President of the National AIA.  In 1991 Mr. Sorrenti on behalf of the AIA helped to form the guidelines for the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.), and in 1993 assisted with the New York City ADA Code.  As a result JRS Architect has successfully completed over 3,000 audits. 

Mr. Sorrenti has also served on the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) committee for college accreditation programs and has performed reviews of his peers for the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). 

Over thirty years of experience, Mr. Sorrenti has covered the full spectrum of the design profession, designing many buildings from the ground up as well as numerous relocation and interior design projects.  In 2001, he designed and constructed the firm’s headquarters in Mineola, New York. 

Mr. Sorrenti’s work in historic preservation has spanned many years and includes projects with which he was involved as a Commissioner of Landmarks for the Town of North Hempstead, NY where he has most recently served as Vice Chair.  Associated with the Commission since 1997, Mr. Sorrenti has been involved with the direction of appropriateness of Historic building use in design, material selections and code compliance.  He was one of the lead Commissioners in the restoration of the Dutch Revival 1800’s Draper Moore House in Roslyn Heights, which is now the Famed Roslyn Country Club.  Mr. Sorrenti worked with the owner and his architect, to obtain the correct fenestration for the addition, roof proportions, exterior materials, lighting and exterior color to bring this once grand building back to life.  Additionally, he has assisted other historic property owners investigate elements to determine original building materials.  Realizing that the exact duplication of materials may not be possible for a variety of reasons, Mr. Sorrenti has worked with the owners to come up with substitutes that do not mitigate the integrity of the preservation. 

Mr. Sorrenti has also been involved with dozens of renovations and additions to the numerous homes in both the Port Washington Historic District and the Roslyn Heights Historic District.  At present, he is co-chair of the Town of North Hempstead Historic Preservations Guidelines committee which is writing the guidelines for both Historic Districts in the Town of North Hempstead which is incorporating within the guidelines a Certificate of Appropriateness. 

Mr. Sorrenti has also worked with SPLIA, (Society Preservation of Long Island Antiquities) as co-chair for the AIA Long Island Tour Guide to Architecture, which has printed and sold over 5,000 copies of the book. He was instrumental in organizing and deciding along with SPLIA, which buildings would be included into the book.  

Mr. Sorrenti has been responsible for several of European American Bank’s building retro fits along with a façade renovation and restoration of the interior for Chase in Red Bank, NJ.  In Roslyn, NY, he was responsible for the restoration of the Bay Ridge facility which was over 100 years old.  Other noteworthy project work includes the ceiling restoration of 110 East 42^nd Street, NY. which is now Cipriani Restaurant and the Roslyn Bank Building in the Historic Town of Roslyn, NY.
 

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