Atlantic Terrace
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Client: Fifth Avenue Committee, Mega Contracting, Inc.
Type: Mixed-use
Size: 132,200 SF
Units: 80
Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an industrial and commercial corridor, and many of its older buildings have recently been converted to residential use.
Located on a redeveloped brownfield site across the street from the Barclay’s Center in downtown Brooklyn, The LEED-Gold and Enterprise Green Communities compliant, is a mixed-income development with affordable and market-rate cooperative apartments, ground floor retail space, and underground attended parking. Atlantic Terrace brings sustainable design to this lively neighborhood adjacent to a major transit hub.
Awards
2011 Green Building Award
NYC Brownfield Partnership
2010 Building Award
Queens Bronx Building Association
The 6,000 square foot green roof is another community-minded feature as it reduces the amount of peak storm water runoff into the sewer system and improves the quality of water that flows into local rivers and streams. The green roof also offers a habitat for plants and animals in the area, improves the microclimate, and helps with dust and smog levels.
A planted outdoor terrace at the second floor is visible from the bright, daylit public corridors and forms a restful visual focal point for building residents. The top two floors consist of seven generous duplex loft-style condos, each with double height living areas and their own large terrace. Layouts for the other one, two, and three bedroom units exceed typical standards for affordable housing.
Photos by Seon Kwon.