Body Lawson Associates designs affordable housing complex in Harlem

by sadia_badhon | June 3, 2020 5:00 pm

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Body Lawson Associates Architects and Planners[2] (BLA) is designing an innovative new affordable housing complex in Manhattan’s West Harlem for low- and moderate-income families.

The multifamily complex dubbed Marcus Garvey Village comprises a 19-story development with 169 units of affordable housing in a dedicated new building. BLA serves as design architect and architect of record for the work, in partnership with production services by Fischer + Makooi Architects[3].

Marcus Garvey Village is named after the Pan-African exponent and political activist. It will also include studios and one- and two-bedroom units, along with a 279-m² (3000-sf) community facility and 325 m² (3500 sf) of retail space. The complex will be approximately 13,471 m² (145,000 sf), according to Victor Body-Lawson, AIA, the Nigeria-born architect.

“We are honored and very happy to closely engage with the West Harlem community in a collaborative effort to better serve their affordable housing needs in this vibrant and increasingly desirable neighborhood,” said Body-Lawson. “As with all our affordable housing designs, we are using efficient and economical construction approaches to craft an uplifting, sustainable and resilient cornerstone for this urban community.”

Marcus Garey Village is designed to cultivate a strong identity that fosters social, economic, cultural, and spiritual growth in its community.

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/body-lawson-associates-designs-affordable-housing-complex-in-harlem/

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