Housing-
The housing area of New Town Creek is a 12,000 acreage plot
of land located at what is currently Calvary Cemetery and consists of two residential
towers. Although the zoning of the area that we wished to use for housing was originally
an R4, we converted to R6 in order to build the apartment buildings that would
give working class Brooklyn and Queens residents an opportunity to enjoy luxury
apartments comparable to those in Manhattan at an affordable cost. However, we
designed the towers at 6 stories high because buildings between 4-7 stories
high have a lower energy footprint than those that are over 7 stories high which
are considered high rises. The towers are made of fiber glass with a concrete foundation
that also serves as the underground garage. In front of the New Town Creek
towers, my team and I also designed a commercial center consisting and 150 ft. boardwalk
meant for the use of both residents and non-residents.
