About this Collection

Designed by NYC based Magnusson Architecture & Planning,The LEED PLATINUM Certified Creston Avenue Residence is 10-stories of new affordable housing in the Bronx. Volunteers of America –Greater NY & Robert Sanborn Development combined money from the New York State’s new MRT program with other State funding sources to build an innovative model of mixed-finance project. Amid a curtain of brick, broken by shadowed entry courtyards and adorned by fire escapes, this design reflects the neighborhood’s past and offers a vision of its future. Front facing windows are fitted with sunshades – a green design staple, but the metal, ladder-like pieces also serve as a visual analog. They repeat the form, façade layering and even cast shadows of fire escapes. It is a contemporary take on a traditional element that will mark the buildings of our time.