Webster Green

Location: Bronx, NY

Client: The Doe Fund, Robert Sanborn Development

Type: Affordable & Supportive Housing

Size: 77,000 SF

Units: 82

This sustainable, grayfield redevelopment connects residents to the nearby park, fills in a corner lot along a main Bronx thoroughfare and offers a design vision for the neighborhood’s future.  

The brick exterior along East 204th Street is consistent with the brick facades on its block, while the other side fronting on Webster Avenue is clad in metal. The strategy helps the development fit in with the surrounding architecture.

Given that the site is a corner lot, the structure has an “L” shape which prioritizes the street frontages and reestablishes the property’s presence along the streetscape.


Awards

2021 Award of Honor
SARA National

 

2020 Infill Community - Gold
NAHB Best in American Living

2019 Building Award
Queens Bronx Building Association

Webster Green, Bronx, NY. Detail entrance.
Webster Green, Bronx, NY. Corner view.

On the ground floor, there are several administrative and program management offices for the nonprofit developer and social service provider, two community spaces with storefront windows along the street.

Webster Green, Bronx, NY. Green roof.

At the 7th floor, a lounge looks out onto a landscaped roof and the Bronx Botanical Gardens. This amenity space, open to all residents, allows everyone to share in the views of this world class park.

Webster Green, Bronx, NY. Side view from E 204 street.
Webster Green, Bronx, NY. Interior studio apartment.
Webster Green, Bronx, NY. View from Webster Avenue.
Webster Green, Bronx, NY. Multipurpose room.

A glazed front entrance and elevator lobbies help to emphasize the building’s corner and bring natural light into the public corridors. The line of fenestration also breaks the building massing into two volumes. 

Press

Webster Green - nyrej 
03/2021 digital issue

 

Photos by Miguel de Guzmán /Imagen Subliminal, Terrain.

Previous
Previous

The Printhouse

Next
Next

Schoolhouse Terrace