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Gran Kriegel is designing 95 units of supportive and affordable housing for Xenolith Partners at 1546 East New York Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The project includes 5,000 SF of ground-floor community facility space that will be operated by Family Services of New York to offer health services to the public. Of the total units, 60% will be supportive with wrap-around services provided by FSNNY for those with Severe Mental

This new affordable housing project in Queens, NYC has just been completed. Gran Kriegel Architects led planning and design for two new affordable housing buildings in Related’s seven-building Marine Terrace project in Astoria, Queens. The pair of low-income rental buildings replace a row of single-story garages and provide a total of 53 units. The first building will hold 21 studio and single-bedroom apartment

The El Rio residence is a new 11-story supportive housing residence designed by Gran Kriegel Associates for Comunilife with funding from NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. in the West Farms area of the Bronx has a consistent plan on all apartment floors for a total of 65 efficiency units. The lobby, offices, a multi-purpose room, food storage, laundry and resident storage are placed on th

Gran Kriegel provided schematic designs for this new affordable housing project in the Bronx. The designs will be used for the construction of a four story apartment building (5,100 s.f.) on a currently vacant lot at Elton Ave. Building amenities will include a landscaped rear yard, laundry room and community room Scope: 19-unit affordable housing project Adherence to Quality Housing Guidelines HPD Design Guidelines

This new 67-bed community residence consists of typical SRO units and two-bedroom apartments. The building will serve two populations, youths and adults with mental disabilities. They will be drawn from foster care, residential treatment facilities, and hospitals. Given the occupants’ diverse characteristics and needs, strategic planning was employed to separate the two groups yet permit the economies of shared

Gran Kriegel provided schematic designs for this new affordable housing project in the Bronx. These designs are provided in advance of POKO’s construction of affordable residential buildings on vacant lots at Park Ave (4,353 s.f.) and Elton Ave (5,100 s.f.). Designs required MTA filing and approval due to one location’s proximity to Metro North tracks. Scope: 14-unit affordable housing project Adherence to Quality Ho

A new, 50-unit SRO funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health and operated by Urban Pathways, whose program helps stabilize homeless New Yorkers and prepare them for independent living in permanent housing. The L-shaped building features a landscaped courtyard with communal dining facilities. Occupancy is anticipated for late autumn 2013. Client: Urban Pathways Location: Astoria, NY Back to Supportive Housi

Gran Kriegel Associates currently has a three-year term contract with the New York City Department of Homeless Services to perform facilities upgrades throughout the city. We are currently involved in 60 active projects, which includes shelters operated by both the City and by various non-profit organizations. Scope spans from interior renovations and upgrades, to exterior repair including window replacement, repoint

John Gregorio Towers is 7 story, 78 one bedroom apartment building for senior citizens. Funded by HUD the project includes a central dining/multipurpose room served by a commercial kitchen. There is a tenant lounge on each floor and various activity rooms. The construction is load bearing masonry and precast concrete block. The building is located in a residential neighborhood just across the street from a public par

We are renovating 180 Section 8 units in three buildings in the Bronx for this affordable housing developer. The project scope includes roof replacement, parapet repair, facade repointing, window replacement, and lobby and entry upgrades. MEP upgrades include boiler replacement and lighting upgrades throughout. Funded by HPD, the project will comply with Enterprise Green Communities requirements. Scope: NYC Departmen