A new rendering has been revealed 740 East 13th Street, a 21-story affordable housing development in Alphabet City, Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects and developed in a joint venture between Community Access, Spatial Equity, Duvernay + Brooks, and Cooper Square Community Development, the structure will yield 558 rental units. Sixty percent of the apartments are planned to be reserved for senior citizens, formerly homeless veterans and families, and for those in need of mental assistance. The property is located between Avenues C and D.
The rendering is oriented looking north at the corner of Avenue D and East 12th Street. The light-colored façade divided into a dense grid of windows, while new tree-lined sidewalks will surround the large bulky structure, which features an L-shaped setback over the southern corner, and a flat parapet.
The property is currently occupied by St. Emeric’s Roman Catholic Church and an adjacent surface-level parking lot. The Archdiocese of New York sold the property for $23 million in August 2024. The project is being financed by a $9.5 million loan provided by Leviticus Fund, which announced that a plaque will be placed in the lobby of the new structure in honor of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, founders of the Catholic Worker Movement.
740 East 13th Street circa April 2026. Image via Google Maps.
Sustainable design elements will include a roof-mounted solar array, central energy recovery ventilation, and air-sourced heat pumps.
The closest subway from the ground-up development site is the L train at the 1st Avenue station to the west along East 14th Street.
A construction timeline for 740 East 13th Street has yet to be announced.
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Great news!
Good design and excellent project.
what are the support services offered to those with mental illness ? How are they being vetted for the building security and their own well being ? Without required services this will fail.