Boston Road provides 154 units for formerly homeless adults, many of them seniors and living with HIV/AIDS, as well as low-income, working adults from the South Bronx. Boston Road was built by MountCo Construction with whom we have also built The Brook.
This 100,000 SF facility includes amenity spaces such as multi-purpose rooms to accommodate social services and tenant meetings. In addition, there is a large patio and garden, a roof terrace, computer lab, exercise room, bicycle storage and laundry.
The waving ceiling of the lobby refers to the geology and topography of the site, where a large rock of schist stood exposed to the weather. The building has been designed for Energy Star rating. Energy-efficient elements include a green roof and a building management system that regulates electrical, cooling, and lighting systems. Low and non-VOC content finishes are used throughout the interiors to provide a healthy environment for tenants.
This project received multiple awards in 2017: It was a finalist in the Urban Land Institute of New York's Excellence in Housing Development Awards; it received an Excelsior Award of Merit for Public Architecture from the AIA New York State chapter; it won best affordable and supportive development in the SARA Design Awards; and won in the multi-unit residential building category for Interior Design's NYCxDesign awards.