Creston Avenue Residence

Location: Bronx, NY

Client: Volunteers of America - Greater NY, Robert Sanborn Development

Type: Affordable & Supportive Housing

Size: 62,535 SF

Units: 66

The award-winning 10-story development comprised of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Located in the Bronx, this design reflects the neighborhood’s past while offering a vision for its future. 

The development achieved LEED Platinum certification and meets the goals of the NYSERDA Multifamily Building Performance Program for New Construction. 


Awards

2017 Design Award
AIA Quad State

2017 Project of the Year
SHNNY

2017 Excellence Award
Multi-Housing News

2017 Design Award Excellence
AIA Brooklyn-Queens

2016 Design Award of Merit
SARA New York Council

2015 Best in American Living Award - Silver
National Association of Home Builders

2015 COTE Award Honorable Mention
AIANY

2015 Building Award
Queens Bronx Building Association

2015 Builder's Choice & Custom Home Design Merit Award
Builder Magazine

2015 Celebration of Architecture and Design Award
Society of American Registered Architects

2015 Best in Class Award for Residential Multifamily
Brick in Architecture

Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Front facade building.
Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Green roof and solar panels.
Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Lobby entrance.

Divided into three masses, the brick sections are consistent in both material and proportion with the adjacent properties. The metal panels work in tandem with large windows creating reflections that brighten the facade.

Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Aerial view and surrounding context.

Front facing windows are fitted with sunshades – a staple of sustainable design— but the metal, ladder-like pieces also serve as a visual analog. They repeat the form, facade layering and even cast shadows of fire escapes. 

Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Community room.
Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Interior apartment.
Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Aerial view landscaped courtyard.

The property’s downward slope keeps the first floor apartments off the ground and allows the basement, with laundry and community rooms, to open onto a landscaped courtyard.

Creston Avenue Residence, Bronx, NY. Landscaped rear yard.

Rainwater harvesting system to aid in the irrigation of the landscaped rear yard planted with native, non-invasive species.

 

Photos by Ari Burling.

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