Dekalb Commons Breaks Ground

Posted by Kendall Rocco , October 6, 2023 - Industry News

News Press Sep 27 The excerpt below is from New York YIMBY: Dekalb Commons Affordable Housing Complex Breaks Ground In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn By: Sebastian Morris, September 16, 2023 Dekalb Commons, renderings by Nightnurse Images City officials, project partners, and community leaders recently joined to celebrate the commencement of construction at Dekalb Commons, a three-building affordable housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture & Planning and developed in partnership…

4697 Third Avenue

Posted by Kendall Rocco , August 14, 2023 - Industry News, Projects, Sponsor

On a prominent double-corner lot that sat empty for decades, 4697 Third Avenue addresses a diverse context with a rich program of affordable housing and community services for the vibrant Fordham neighborhood. The building balances the neighborhood’s industrial and emerging residential contexts with sculptural window fins and a building massing that rises and twists as it responds to a highly visible site. Size: 63,000 SF Client: BronxPro Group Award: PHIUS Passive House…

What we can learn from Nordic countries about affordable housing

Posted by Kendall Rocco , July 18, 2023 - News, Sponsor

The article below is an op-ed by MAP Founding Principal Magnus Magnusson published in Crains New York Business, May 15, 2023 Everyone is talking about making New York housing more affordable and plentiful. But there are lessons from a unique "home-centric" culture that shouldn’t be overlooked. As an Iceland-born architect who has been designing housing in New York for more than 30 years, I’ve seen the achievements and failures of…