Chris Stoddard co-leads Ennead’s Commercial and Laboratory Centers of Excellence. A seasoned project director, he has nearly three decades of experience managing large, complex commercial, hospitality, laboratories and higher education projects across the US and abroad. His meticulous approach to scope, schedule and budget are matched by his broad experience in building systems and construction methods. He brings a collaborative spirit of integrated design to his work by pursuing the common goals of each project’s mission. Throughout his career he has sought to maximize sustainable and wellness features to minimize environmental impact and design healthy, resilient buildings. Chris’ project experience includes: 500 Huntington Avenue, a 650,000 sf new commercial lab facility in Boston for the Fallon Company; The Cove, a nearly 3,000,000 sf science-based mixed-use development in Jersey City, which includes 1,500,000 sf of new build commercial and academic life science; and 3737 Science Center, a 434,000 sf commercial lab development for Wexford Development in Philadelphia for the Penn Center for Specialty Care.

Ennead Architects is a 200+ person practice based in New York City with an office in Shanghai and a presence in Miami and Los Angeles. Over the past 59 years the firm has designed award-winning, signature projects in a range of typologies. Nationally recognized for the design of commercial and institutional lab buildings, the firm is the New York City leader in vertical lab buildings, and has completed projects across the country from California, Texas, Michigan and Ohio. With close to 6,000,00 sf of ongoing design and delivery, Ennead has a particular expertise in highly amenitized and flexible lab spaces in new buildings and the introduction of new technologies and sustainability to existing building refits. Current projects include: the in-construction 375,000 sf 441 Morgan/Parcel U building at Cambridge Crossing for DIVCOWest, the 650,000 sf New York Blood Center on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for a partnership between the NYBC and Longfellow, The Cove Jersey City for Argent Properties, and close to 2,000,000 sf of ongoing projects in Philadelphia.