The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has announced the development team for The Stemma, an 11-story affordable housing development at 1388-1400 Stebbins Avenue in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Developed by the Doe Fund, Xenolith Partners, and Ametrine Group, the structure will yield 149 affordable apartments and a 30,000-square-foot community recreation center. The project is being built on a long-vacant city-owned lot between East 170th Street and Jennings Street.
Designed to Passive House standards, the project will include amenities such as indoor gardens, rooftop terraces, and dedicated space for social services. The community recreation center, operated by nonprofit Asphalt Green, will feature two swimming pools, a basketball court, and fitness areas. An additional 14,000 square feet of green space will be available to residents, and the building will be powered by geothermal energy and solar panels.
The rendering in the main photo depicts a rectangular massing beginning with a glass-clad base framed with bronze-hued mullions, with a double-height atrium on the northern end of the building. The bulk of the structure is enclosed in a light gray façade surrounding a grid of recessed windows, with three thin bronze-hued cornices leading up to the roof parapet. The southern end features a contrasting envelope of floor-to-ceiling glass with light gray mullions and spandrels, and a translucent canopy covers a landscaped roof deck.
Rendering of The Stemma, via New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
The closest subways from The Stemma are the 2 and 5 trains at the Freeman Street station.
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The Bronx takes the lead !
This looks too good for the area, who will pay for the maintenance?
I have trouble believing there would be enough people to pay market-rate in that part of the Bronx.
There are new market rates in that neighborhood
Wow, this is really a very good design, and passive construction to boot. Good job.
Nice to see handsome design coming to The Bronx. More please.
This looks really good.
Who’s the architect?
Purpose by Design Architects