Fischer Senior Apartments Groundbreaking in the Press
On September 12, SGVA celebrated the groundbreaking of Fischer Senior Apartments, which will provide affordable and supportive housing for seniors in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, with the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH) and Procida Construction. We began work on this project after NYC HPD selected our proposal for this city-owned site in 2019.
The Bronx Times published a feature as well, highlighting the building’s capacity “to meet seniors where they are” and the innovative “cluster care” design that will be piloted on two of its floors. Read the full article here.
The Housing Finance Magazine also wrote about the project in this article and noted the design’s ability to “engage the sidewalk and enhance the pedestrian experience” in addition to providing high-quality housing within.
Columbia University Research Labs on Archinect News
Archinect News published an inside look at the research labs that we designed for Columbia University!
Tres Puentes was recognized with an Award of Merit at this year’s SARA National Design Awards ceremony.
Named after its neighboring bridges, Tres Puentes is a wellness-focused, two-building, 174-unit affordable housing development for seniors which includes a senior center, clinic and pharmacy and is connected by gardens to the recently renovated Borinquen Court in Mott Haven, transforming the site into a vibrant home for hundreds of aging New Yorkers.
sgva on nyc’s ddc architects list
We’re incredibly honored to be chosen as one of twenty New York City architecture firms who’ll be working on public building projects in the city, and in great company! Read more here.
Join us at Gowanus Open Studios
Please visit us during this year’s Gowanus Arts Open Studios event, Saturday, October 16-Sunday, October 17, 12-6 p.m both days. SGVA’s office will be open, and you’ll be able to see some of our most recent and ongoing projects, as well as artwork by SGVA staff. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood and art/creative communities, and get to know us! We hope you’ll come by.
stuyvesant avenue home renovation in the press
SGVA designed a Stuyvesant Avenue complete gut renovation for Urban Standard, transforming a deteriorated brownstone into a comfortable, modern home with original interior details carefully preserved, rethought and renewed. Read more here and here.
affordable housing lottery is now open for SGVA’s Garnet Building
The housing lottery for the SGVA-designed Garnet Building (1620 Fulton St.) is now open! 103 affordable housing/middle income units in Bed-Stuy: one block from Fulton Park, 1.5 blocks from the A and C trains at the Utica Avenue station; a 24-hour attended lobby, landscaped outdoor terrace, fitness center, children’s playroom and washing/drying facilities on each floor. Read more here.
SGVA wins RFP for Highbridge site
HPD selects SGVA design for 100-units of affordable senior housing to be developed by WSFSSH and built by Procida. Read more here.
Tres Puentes Senior Apartments opens its doors in Mott Haven
City and State officials today announced the opening of Tres Puentes Senior Apartments, a $117.7 million affordable senior housing development that is continuing revitalization efforts in the South Bronx. The development includes 175 apartments for seniors and individuals with special needs and 10,000 square feet of health-orientated commercial and community space, and expands the existing Borinquen Court Senior Center that provides services for residents and neighborhood seniors. Read the full article here.
AIA Day of Service
On Saturday, May 18, AIA New York held its second-annual Day of Service. Five groups of volunteers helped to bring ideas to life for nonprofit organizations around New York City. Leading up to this special day were months of behind-the-scenes planning, design, and coordination on behalf of the many architecture firms and teams leading these projects.
Tres Puentes: prototype for the new Housing+ initiative
Mayor Bill De Blasio held a news event at the site of Tres Puentes and Borinquen Court on January 16, 2019 to celebrating the financing of 34,160 affordable homes last year. To celebrate this historic milestone, the Mayor visited Tres Puentes, a new senior housing development financed through HPD’s Senior Affordable Rental Apartments program. These 175 new affordable apartments for seniors, including 53 formerly homeless seniors, were constructed on what had been a parking lot and underused space next to Borinquen Court, a 145-apartment federal Housing and Urban Development 202 senior project that the City previously preserved. This project is the prototype for the new Housing+ initiative proposed as part of HNY 2.0. See the full article here.
Monday March 19th – 297 11th Street Reception
Join us for a reception on Monday, March 19 from 6-8pm at 297 11th Street in Park Slope to see our newly renovated townhouse and celebrate the people who helped make it happen with some refreshments.
Brownstoner House of the Day
Our new residential project in Park Slope has been featured on Brownstoner’s column House of the Day!
8th Street House Featured on Brownstoner
Our 8th Street House has been featured by Brownstoner on their weekly column The Insider! Check out the full article here.
Office Featured in Interior Design Magazine
The new Rebuilding Together NYC office we designed is featured on Interior Design magazine’s website and is in the September issue of the print magazine!
We’re Seeking a Junior Architect
October 12, 2017 – Shakespeare Gordon Vlado Architects is seeking a full-time junior architect with a minimum of one year of experience to work in our office on a range of residential and institutional projects. See the qualifications we’re looking for and how to apply over at the job postings on Archinect.
