St. Augustine Terrace
Location: Bronx, NY
Client: ANYCH
Type: Affordable & Supportive Housing
Size: 117,290 SF
Units: 112
Built on the site of a former Bronx church, this LEED Gold 112 unit building is a mix of supportive and affordable housing. The design was inspired by the notion that a house of worship is a beacon of light in its community. From that idea came 12 floors of large, fully glazed elevator lobbies which offer spectacular views by day and then become a glowing tower at night.
The placement of this south facing feature was an inclusive way to provide beautiful amenity spaces for residents that share the city vista, and at the same time supply light to the adjacent park and street corners in the evening.
Awards
2020 Award of Merit
AIANY Design Awards
2020 Award of Honor
ASLA NY
2019 Award of Citation
AIA New York State
2019 Award of Honor
SARA NY
2019 Platinum Award, Multifamily Community of the Year and Best in Region – North Atlantic
NAHB Best in American Living
2018 Award for Excellence
Queens and Bronx Building Association
“When you come out of the elevator, it’s all windows. On the Fourth of July we went up to the top floor to watch the fireworks.”
— Rebekah Miranda, building tenant, quoted in the NY Times
Main entrance, landscaped rock formations. St. Augustine Terrace. Watch video above.
Rock formations uncovered during construction were incorporated into the landscape at the front of the property providing a visual association with the park and a connection to the area’s natural environment. They also act as an organic complement to the straight lines and right angles of the building that rises above.
“The windows caught my eye automatically when I walked in…They’re huge. You can sit on the windowsill and look out when it rains. It’s gorgeous.”
— Rebekah Miranda, building tenant, quoted in the NY Times
Press
gb&d Magazine Green Building and Design
“A Beacon of Light”
07/2020 Fall issue
Affordable Housing Finance
“Industry Beacons”
06/2020 July/August
Oculus Publication of AIA NY
“ST. Augustine Terrace The Bronx NY”
03/2020 Spring
New York Times
“Winning the Housing Lottery”
09/2019
Photos by David Sundberg/Esto, Ari Burling, Terrain.