In an unprecedented model of public funding subsidies, Bowery Residents’ Committee blends permanent affordable housing and shelter for the homeless. Landing Road / Reaching New Heights Residence and Apartments is a 200-bed homeless shelter combined with 135 units of low-income supportive housing. The two lower levels of the building will be occupied by the shelter, and the upper seven floors are for permanent supportive housing. The two programs have separate entrances and architecturally distinct yet referential formal expressions. The supportive housing portion features bay window projections that enhance the small efficiency units as well as create a vibrant façade. The shelter portion includes ten dormitories with ensuite bathrooms and expansive windows to provide daylight. The project participated in Enterprise Green Communities and is NYSERDA certified.

Client: Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC).
Agency: NYC HPD, NYC DHS.
Program: Residential residential (supportive and affordable housing), homeless shelter.
Size: 135,000 SF, 136 units, 200-bed shelter, 9 stories.
Team: Housing Consultant: A. Larovere Consulting. Structural: Silman. Mechanical: Loring Consulting Engineers. Civil: Leonard J. Strandberg and Associates. Landscape: Abel Bainnson Butz. Lighting: Goldstick Lighting Design. Energy Consultant: Bright Power. General Contractor: The J. Pilla Group.
Photography: David Sundberg / ESTO.
Awards: Big Apple Brownfield Award | Supportive/Affordable Housing, 2019. Urban Land Institute New York | Excellence in Affordable Housing, 2019. AIANY | Andrew J. Thomas Pioneer in Housing Award, 2018. SARA National Design Award of Merit | Affordable and Supportive Housing, 2016.