Hillside Grove I

Project Description

Hillside Grove I is the first of three phases in the Hillside Grove development in Staten Island. Located at the site of a former New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) sanitation garage, the new construction project will bring 144 units within 134,082 square feet of affordable and supportive housing to this Staten Island neighborhood located within a New York State designated disadvantaged community. As the winning submission for the Housing Preservation Department's (HPD) Jersey Street RFP, Hillside Grove I responds to the city's acute housing shortage while prioritizing neighborhood integration and exceptional energy performance. Designed to Passive House certification standards, this project will utilize ground source heat pumps, energy recovery ventilators, electric vehicle charging stations, restorative green spaces, and improved streetscapes that reconnect surrounding communities.

Project Status:  Design Development

Market Sector: Low-Rise Multifamily

Developed by: Hillside Grove Families LLC, Volunteers of America - Greater New York, and Spatial Equity Co

Designed by: Purpose by Design Architects PLLC

Notable Technical Attributes

• High performance envelope
• Heating/cooling and domestic hot water – ground source heat pumps (GSHP)
• 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 outside of a current or expected floodplain or tidal inundation zone
• Building will be constructed as "battery ready" with infrastructure for future battery system
• Storm water managed through
  • Green roof(s)
  • Planted surfaces
  • Permeable surfaces

Site Features

• 9 electric vehicle charging stations
• Interior bike storage for 72 bikes
• Within ¼ mile of a bus stop