Yesterday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Timbale Terrace, a 20-story all-affordable housing development at 101 East 118th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Urban Architectural Initiatives (UAI) and developed in a joint venture between Mega Group Development, the Lantern Organization, and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the structure will yield 341 rental units, including 97 designated as supportive housing for the formerly homeless. The project will also include space for social services provided by Lantern Community Services, a fitness center, rooftop terraces, on-site parking for police vehicles, and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The property is located along Park Avenue between East 118th and East 119th Streets.
Timbale Terrace groundbreaking on February 18. Photo by Ed Reed.
The above aerial rendering looks south at Timbale Terrace, showing a bulky massing beginning with a tall podium clad in light gray brick and stone and capped with a cornice line. Above, the main tower rises along the western edge of the property with a beige and yellow brick envelope surrounding an orderly grid of recessed windows. A setback topped with a wraparound landscaped terrace is positioned near the top of the building, and the structure culminates in a flat roof topped with a canopy.
The below street-level rendering previews the southeast corner of the structure and the ground-floor commercial frontage, which will include a home for the Casa Belongó Music and Arts Center.
Timbale Terrace. Rendering courtesy of Lantern Organization, Mega Development, Urban Architectural Initiatives, and the HPD.
The upper terrace will feature raised garden beds, tables, and seating.
Timbale Terrace. Rendering courtesy of Lantern Organization, Mega Development, Urban Architectural Initiatives, and the HPD.
Homes at Timbale Terrace will cater to families as well as young adults. Thirty-five percent of the units will be comprised of two- and three-bedroom apartments; 61 one-bedrooms will rent for around $900, while 44 two-bedrooms will rent for about $2,250. There will also be 84 units for individuals earning between $30,000 and $50,000; 71 homes for renters earning between $50,000 and $80,000; and 88 homes for people earning between $80,000 and $130,000.
The project was made possible by an East Harlem rezoning in 2016, followed by a Request For Proposals (RFP) in 2019 and approval by the City Council in 2024. The structure will be engineered to Passive House standards and is projected to cost nearly $225 million. Funding sources include the NYC 15/15 and Extremely Low & Low Income Affordability (ELLA) programs, grants from the Manhattan Borough President, Council Member Yusef Salaam, and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
The nearest subway from the ground-up development is the 6 train at the 116th Street station along Lexington Avenue.
Timbale Terrace’s anticipated completion date is slated for 2028.
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Cornices, stringcourses, oh my!
Gentrification?
I suppose you’d like to keep it the paradise it currently is?
Please turn out as nice as these renderings.
Just noticed there’s major discrepancies between the top rendering and the rendering in the background of the groundbreaking. So in typicsl NY fashion, who knows what’s actually getting built.
Why not true mixed income with market rate housing.
This is a great location for all types of people – plus the added property taxes that the City could use for its bloated budget.
Just warehousing the poors all together means it will devolve into a NYCHA project. Isn’t that why market rate buildings are forced to subsidize 20-30% of the units as “affordable”.
fyi – “There will also be 84 units for individuals earning between $30,000 and $50,000”. WHAT THIS MEANS IS PROGRAMS where rent is paid by the government, section 8, NYCFEPS, etc. no personal accountability. just another generation caught in the dependency web.
“the poors”?
Everyone should Google “welfare dependency”—more like a web of propaganda!
A proper scale for Park Avenue!
Wow, this is a beautiful design!
And a wonderful project. If you are upset in helping God’s lesser fortunate children, then you might be a scumbag.
Gentrification
YEs, we need to keep Harlem looking a mess.
This is fantastic and such a great addition to the neighborhood. And for once, affordable housing that does NOT look ugly!
Yes everyone should have the opportunity to have their own. I personally grew up in this neighborhood so I appreciate everything I am seeing and hope to see more positive changes in upcoming furure.
So I guess every time there’s a building with low income housing A discussion on politics rather than on architecture will ensue Am I wrong to hope for less politics and only architecture discussions?
This is awesome! I particularly worked for 42 years until I got MS and are now disabled. So I pay rent out of my disability check not Section 8 or any other program. I’ll wait on it.
Absolutely beautiful. This is what affordable housing and social housing should look like.
I am a senior citizen looking for a 1 bedroom. Im retired can you please email or send an application for the 101st ground breaking bldg.