Renderings from Node Architecture, Engineering, Consulting reveal a proposed four-story residential building at 557 East 161st Street in Melrose, The Bronx. The structure will eventually comprise 8,500 square feet and yield nine rental units.
The mix of apartments includes nine studios, a single one-bedroom unit, and a trio of two-bedroom homes. Node’s design team successfully leveraged area zoning and strategic circulation planning to deliver three units per floor, plus one extra studio unit on the roof level.
Additional scope of development includes a partial cellar with bike storage, a small roof terrace, and a 300-square-foot rear yard with recreational space.
Alternate view of 557 East 161st Street – Node Architecture, Engineering, Consulting
Rear view of 557 East 161st Street – Node Architecture, Engineering, Consulting
Renderings show a masonry façade and a conventional grid of windows. The roof level is staggered, possibly making way for a roof terrace.
The design studio is particularly focused on the construction of sustainable residential properties, and this latest structure is no different. Each unit will have floor-to-ceiling double-paned windows encased in black painted aluminum to reduce temperature gain and loss within the building. These features will help reduce energy costs in relation to temperature control.
The building’s overall insulation and airtightness are above code and further enhance the structure’s energy efficiency.
No word yet on when the building might be completed, nor the developer behind the project.
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“Each unit will have floor-to-ceiling double-paned windows encased in black painted aluminum to reduce temperature gain and loss within the building. These features will help reduce energy costs in relation to temperature control.”
Double pane windows are standard, and aluminum is the worst or 2nd worst window frame material for thermal bridging. That sentence makes no sense.
Well…that’s depressing.
Wait and see the project, although the result will come out as renderings; designs just do: Thank you.
I would like to apliy this apartment
Thats a guard tower right?
Bleak, even for the Bronx. Maybe right for the Gulag
I want a studio apartments and application too thank you I’m 62 347 257 1821
How can i apply?
I think they imaging the darn court house, and I can bet that the rent is suited for Court Officers or/and Judges who will eventually live double lives and gave an excuse like “”” WORK”” ..The everyday lives that give directors, producers, screen writers and novel writers the opportunity to benefit from.
To each is owned, hopefully. But than again can you really sleep at night ,
How do I apply for senior housing
How we can add our name for housing lottery.
Ladies & Gentlemen, feast your eyes on Code Minimum design
Hi good Night l want to no if they have apartment for housing the 3 o 4 bedroom
We need affordable condominiums in Community Board #3. Home ownership is the way to go. We already have enough shelters and low income housing.
I need information about the property, investment property, rental property and purchasing opportunities.
How can i apply?
I would like to take one bedroom apartment
Hi l look for two bed
That block is rat infested, definitely will have rat problems
My name is the noel padilla I’m a 62 year old man trying to find affordable housing.