Location context
Wider location – The site benefits from a prime position in the Bronx, just minutes on foot from the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden — a rare green corridor in the city’s dense urban fabric. This natural setting offers a peaceful escape for runners, bird watchers, and families, forming a distinct contrast to the surrounding built environment. A few blocks to the south, key arterial roads connect seamlessly to Manhattan, Queens, and Long Island, ensuring both regional access and everyday convenience.
Narrow Location – The building enjoys direct views onto a recently revitalized city park, with its main façade oriented toward this vibrant public space. The park includes a baseball field, landscaped gardens, seating areas, and abundant greenery. Additionally, mature street trees line the block, filtering city noise and enhancing the quality of life with shade and seasonal character.
Plot Organization
Given the exceptional advantage of the park directly across the street, the residential units are treated as the auditorium, oriented toward the “stage” — the vibrant, ever-changing life of the park. The building sits directly on the front property line, continuing the established street wall and reinforcing the rhythm of the streetscape. At the rear, a naturally greened yard offers tenants a private recreational area — a flexible outdoor amenity space for gathering, gardening, or quiet retreat, enhancing both livability and the experience of dwelling beside the park.
Building Organization
The ground floor features two generously sized studio apartments, both oriented toward the park and designed for full ADA accessibility. A private entrance from the street leads directly into a secure, well-defined bike storage area — keeping common corridors clear and ensuring all tenants have access to bicycle amenities. A shared laundry room is also provided on this level, eliminating the need for trips to off-site laundromats and enhancing everyday convenience.
The main vertical circulation is positioned along the rear of the building — adjacent to the garden — intentionally placed to reserve the building’s prime, south-facing frontage for residential units that benefit from natural light and park views. From the 2nd to the 4th floor, the building accommodates three 1-bedroom apartments per level. Above, a recessed penthouse studio apartment opens onto a private roof terrace. The setback of the penthouse ensures privacy while contributing to the collective expression of the building, offering elevated outdoor space with expansive views.
Organization of the Apartments
The ground floor features two spacious studio apartments of approximately 370 SF, each with a generous living area, fully integrated kitchen with appliances, and views onto the street and park. On the first floor, the lateral 1-bedroom apartments, approx. 410 SF, are oriented toward the quieter courtyard. These units offer an open-plan living room and kitchen, with enough flexibility to accommodate a home office — ideal for focused work or restful retreat away from the activity of the park-facing street. The central 1-bedroom unit faces the park with both its living room and bedroom, maximizing light and openness. All apartments include dedicated closet storage, spatially separated from living and sleeping areas. Mechanical systems — including individual water heaters — are consolidated in service rooms per floor, ensuring ease of access for maintenance without disrupting private zones. The penthouse studio apartment opens toward the park through a large, light-filled living space and built-in kitchen, while its bathroom is oriented toward the quiet rear yard, adjacent to the stair core. All living rooms and bedrooms are equipped with PTAC heating/cooling units, elegantly integrated within the window openings.
This building makes a bold yet refined statement — the elegant stone cladding at street level echoes the local architectural rhythm, while the clean transition to the modern ETICS façade introduces a dynamic play of windows and wall surfaces, creating a rhythmic full-void vertical spectrum. With its unbeatable park-facing orientation, every design move maximizes light, views, and livability. Premium features like direct-from-the-street bike storage and a shared laundry room — typically not required — add meaningful convenience, setting a new residential standard in the neighborhood.