Renderings have been revealed for La Ostra, a 25-story mixed-use building at 4095 Ninth Avenue in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Slate Property Group, Xenolith Partners, and Comunilife Inc., the structure is planned to yield more than 600 affordable homes, including 200 units for seniors and 400 units for low-income households. The project will also include a STEM-focused marine science center, mental health services, and recreational and open space. The development team was selected by the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to transform the vacant city-owned site, which is located at the northern tip of Manhattan along the Harlem River.
The renderings preview an L-shaped massing with two towers rising 15 and 25 stories, both culminating in flat roofs with photovoltaic canopies. The connecting volume and the structure’s setbacks are shown topped with landscaped terraces and green roofs. The façade will be largely composed of white cementitious paneling surrounding a grid of floor-to-ceiling windows. Landscaped recreation areas and a waterfront esplanade will surround the ground floor.
Renderings of La Ostra, designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC.
La Ostra will include nearly 1 acre of publicly accessible open space along the Harlem River, a new indoor-outdoor field house, and a science and education facility operated by the Billion Oyster Project and BioBus. Comunilife will offer supportive on-site services, such as its Life is Precious program focused on mental health for teenagers and their families. Sustainability features will include energy storage batteries and flood-resilient infrastructure.
Renderings of La Ostra, designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC.
In addition, the development will include an outdoor classroom, a pavilion with movable seating, a central lawn, and a stone amphitheater. Several indoor community rooms will also serve as emergency refuge areas. The site plan reflects input from the Inwood 9th Avenue Community Visioning Report and the 2018 Inwood Action Plan.
The closest subways from the development site are the 1 train at 207th Street station and the A train at Inwood–207th Street station.
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I like it.
Looks good. 1 Train at 215th street is closer
Promising
This is great on so many levels..hoping the reality lives up to these renderings!
I agree with previous comments. This is quite promising.
I hope they don’t build first-floor units or have any utilities on the first floor, major flood risk at this property
There were rats so yeah stay away from ground and 1st and probably 2nd floor. And contract a great exterminator. I know because I’ve lived in the area for 40 years and I’ve seen the troubles. Sorry about this, just saying.
Hopefully each of these buildings on the water will improve the waterfront and access.
Ain’t no oysters in that dirty river.
Blue crabs like to hang out on the pilings of the World’s Fair Marina. Despite warning signs about not eating them, I see families with nets on long poles gathering them. They look just like the ones in the store. The Harlem River is just as bad and the fishermen in the rendering might be unrealistic.
Fisherman already fish here… And the oysters are used to help clean the river.
Astonishing and looks so beautiful! Something the neighborhood truly deserves.
How “affordable?”
Love that so much has been done to upgrade the infrastructure in the neighborhood to support all these new units.. separately what’s the over under on pedestrian vehicle crash btwn sanitation MTA spectrum and car wash ..