1931 Lafayette - North Tower

Project Description

1931 Lafayette - North Tower will be an all-electric, new construction development located within a New York State designated disadvantaged community in the Castle Hill/Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. The building will comprise 228 units across a 21-story 187,325 square foot building, including 60% (137 units) set aside as permanent supportive housing and 90 apartments that are income-restricted to residents earning up to 60% of AMI. Designed to Enterprise Green Communities and Passive House Institute standards, the project will utilize a high performance envelope, solar photovoltaic system, unitized package terminal heat pumps and a centralized energy recovery ventilator. Amenities to residents will include childcare, bike storage, exercise room, community room, laundry room, mail room, outdoor recreational space, a bus stop onsite and a 3,500 square foot social services office operated by the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS).

Project Status: Design Development

Market Sector: High-Rise Multifamily

Developed by: Strada Development LLC and Gilbane Development Company

Designed by: Strada Development LLC

Notable Technical Attributes 

• High performance envelope
  • Triple pane windows
• Heating/cooling– packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHP)
• Domestic hot water – air source heat pump (ASHP)
• Centralized energy recovery ventilation (ERV)
• Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV) 13 filtration
• Building monitoring system (BMS) 
• Onsite solar photovoltaic (PV) system

Resilience, Passive and Active Survivability 

• Building is located within a current or expected floodplain or tidal inundation zone
• Mechanical ventilation supplied to areas of refuge during power outages
• Critical loads maintained through use of backup power or use of energy storage in combination with renewable energy generation during a power outage include exit signs, path of egress lighting (stairways, partial corridors), HVAC appliances and plug loads for areas of refuge, domestic water pumps, and area of refuge for building residents, facilities staff, and other on-site staff
• Storm water managed through 
  • Green roof(s) and terraces
  • Planted surfaces
  • Permeable surfaces

Site Features

• 2 electric vehicle charging stations
• Interior bike storage for 55 bikes
• Within ¼ mile of a bus stop