Percy Costa Ifill

Percy Costa Ifill (June 16, 1913 – May 18, 1973) was an American architect. He was a co-founder of a leading Black architectural firm in New York City, Ifill Johnson Architects (1962 to 1967), later known as Ifill Johnson Hanchard Architects (1967 to c.1973).

Early life and education Percy Costa Ifill was born on June 16, 1913, in Harlem, New York City. His mother was Louise Costa, from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and his father was James Percy Ifill, a lawyer from Barbados, British West Indies. While in school in 1939, Ifill won the third place in the General Electric National Competition. Ifill became a licensed architect in New York state on June 30, 1950. Ifill Johnson Architects. In 1967, George Hanchard joined the firm, the name was changed to Ifill Johnson Hanchard Architects.

Ifill Johnson Architects Ojike Memorial Medical Center (1962), Lagos, Nigeria Village East Towers (1964), 170 Avenue A and 411 East 10th Street, New York City Mount Morris Park Swimming Pool and Bath House (1966), 124th Street at Fifth Street, New York City St. Martin's Tower (1966), 65 West 90th Street, New York City Phipps Center Police Athletic League (1967), 225 West 123rd Street, New York City

Ifill Johnson Hanchard Architects Varick Community Center (1970), 151 West 136 Street, New York City (closed) Western Union Message Center (1973), 1290 Powell Jr. Drive, New York City United Moravian Church (1973), 200 East 127th Street, New York City United States Port Office (1974), 434 East 14th Street, New York City Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building (1974), 163 West 125th Street, New York City