Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza
New York County
Advancing Net-Zero Performance, Affordability, and Costal Resilience in the Rockaways
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Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza 9 Stories 109 Affordable units 111,499 Total sq ft.
Project Description
The Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza development will replace, reinvigorate, uplift, and enclose the penultimate landmark, Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market, in a permanent, clean, and resilient space. The property also includes the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque and 109 affordable residential units.
The project will create a revolutionary new pathway to Passive House certification, deploy cutting-edge domestic hot water production systems, install onsite renewables with battery backup, and drastically reduce embodied carbon of building materials and global warming potential from onsite refrigerants. Residents will enjoy easy access to the vibrant marketplace and hospitality-style electrical setback controls via keycard, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment. The market design will also include unique heat recovery, daylighting, and economizer systems.
Project Status: Schematic Design
Market Sector: High-Rise Multifamily
Developed by: Malcolm Shabazz Development Corporation (opens in new window)
Designed by: Ettinger Engineering Associates (opens in new window)
Notable Technical Attributes
- High-performance envelope
- Triple-pane windows
- Carbi-crete
- Heating/cooling– packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHP)
- Domestic hot water – black-water source heat pump and R-744 mini splits
- Balanced ventilation
- Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) 13 Filtration
- On-site solar photovoltaic (PV) – 104.55 kilowatt (kW) solar PV capacity
- Domestic hot water controls
- Leak detection monitoring in units and/or common areas
- Recycled brick façade
- Hospitality-style electrical setback controls via keycard
- Daylighting
Resilience, Passive and Active Survivability
- Building is located outside the 500-year floodplain
- During power outages mechanical ventilation will be supplied to area(s) of refuge only, including two community rooms:
- HVAC system
- Receptacles
- Refrigerators
- Corridor receptacles
- Building WIFI
- Rainwater management
- Using native plantings
- Rainwater harvesting
- Green roof on second floor
- Orientation to sun
- Shading of outdoor amenity spaces
- Building shape and massing
Site Features
- Bicycle Storage for 54 bikes
- Within ¼ mile of a bus stop
- Within ½ mile of other mass transit
Media
Ed Ettinger on Circularity and the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Project
Reimagining a Harlem Marketplace
Passive House Accelerator discusses the historic market and proposed mixed-use, housing project.
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