Merkin Concert Hall / Kaufman Center
The Goodman House was designed by modernist architect Ashok Bhavnani and opened in 1978 as the home of the Kaufman Center, an arts center that includes the 443-seat Merkin Concert Hall, the Lucy Moses School (a community arts school) and PS 859, a public elementary and junior high school with a strong arts component. In late 2007, the building underwent a signifcant renovation designed by Robert A.M. Stern.