Construction is finished on The Eliza, a 14-story mixed-use building at 4790 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Fogarty Finger and Andrew Berman Architect and developed by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, and the New York Public Library (NYPL), the structure contains 174 affordable rental units in studio- to three-bedroom layouts, as well as a public library on the first two levels, a preschool, and community facilities. The property is named in honor of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of Alexander Hamilton, and is located on an interior lot between Dyckman and Academy Streets.
Recent photographs show the finished look of the light beige brick façade and recessed grid of floor-to-ceiling windows, which are grouped in vertical columns and separated by black metal paneling. Fluted terracotta inserts span between the windows, adding an additional architectural flourish to the design. The sidewalk shed was dismantled since our last update in mid-February, revealing the entrance to the Inwood Library-Joseph and Sheila Rosenblatt Building, the double-height windows enclosing the NYPL branch, and the residential and preschool entrances on the southwestern corner beneath metal canopies.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The pre-kindergarten facility spans 6,800 square feet and is being operated by the New York City Department of Education. The community facility spaces include a 10,000-square-foot activities, culture, and training center managed by The Community League of the Heights and Children’s Village, and approximately 2,135 square feet of flexible science, technology, engineering, and math classroom space managed by First Robotics. The two-story library includes a teenager and children’s room at the back of the public facility, and multiple quiet rooms.
Additional funding for the project came from the Robin Hood Foundation, the city’s largest poverty-fighting philanthropic organization.
The nearest subway from The Eliza is the A train at the Dyckman Street station to the west.
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Those are some gigantic pieces of glass.
This one turned out quite nice.
Podium nice, mid rise above pretty weak
It’s brick. It appears high quality. It’s staid and stately. It’s fine.
Looks like a government building. Plain and uninspired.
Would you rather have the kind of soul crushing dreck offered up by perennial offenders like Badaly, Caliendo and “Engineering” companies?
It’s a little bit bland, but it’s exudes quality and should age well. A good project all in all.
If there is ANYTHING to complain about here it would be how it somewhat awkwardly meets the newish neighbor next door. Too bad the massing couldn’t prevent the goofy “decorated” lot line wall.
How can I get an application?