The 85-unit, Dekalb Commons, sets twin, mid-rise buildings across from one another on Dekalb Avenue.
Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning (MAP) for nonprofit developers St. Nicks Alliance and Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the affordable family housing will achieve Passive House certification.
The project has received both a Buildings of Excellence Award and a Blue Ribbon for Design Excellence Award from NYSERDA.
With similar massing but inverted color palettes, the buildings are in dialogue, creating a mid-block focal point and visual interest along the streetscape. Residents will enjoy landscaped rear yards (visible through the building from the street) and extensive green roofs. The buildings will incorporate the most replicable, attractive, and effective strategies for near net-zero operational energy, on-site energy generation, embodied carbon reduction across material sectors, decarbonization and full electrification.
Status: under conctruction
Architect: Magnusson Architecture & Planning
Website: https://www.maparchitects.com/
Other Info: https://thenyhc.org/projects/dekalb-commons/