TIMBALE TERRACE
Timbale Terrace is located on the parking lot of the NYPD 25th precinct and within the confines of the Special East Harlem Corridors District, which was designated for rezoning in the 2017 East Harlem Rezoning plan to bring 4000 affordable homes to the 96 block area, roughly bounded by East 104th Street to East 132nd Street, between Fifth Avenue and the East River Timbale Terrace will be a 19 story residential building featuring 340 affordable units, including 99 supportive housing units. The development will be constructed on a lot currently used for parking by the 25th Precinct. The building's affordable units will serve households earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income (AMI), while the supportive housing units will be designated for formerly homeless individuals and families. Lantern will provide on site supportive services.
Residents will have access to a range of amenities, including rooftop terraces, a fitness and cycling room, community spaces, meeting rooms, and a community pantry. The ground floor will house the Afro Jazz Alliance Music and Arts Center, which will serve as the venue for all of the Alliance’s performances.
Supportive housing at Timbale Terrace provides permanent, affordable housing with onsite services
for individuals and families who have experienced homelessness and meet specific eligibility criteria. The development is receiving funding through the NYC 15/15 and Extremely Low & Low Income Affordability (ELLA) programs. Supportive units will be available to residents with severe mental illness or substance use disorders through the NYC 15/15 program.
Services will focus on maintaining housing stability, connecting tenants with healthcare providers, and supporting education and skill development. Additional programming will include cooking classes, healthy living guidance, free fresh food distribution, art classes, gardening, exercise programs, and trips to sporting and cultural events.
ARCHITECT
Urban Architecture Initiatives
PROJECT LOCATION
101 East 118th Street, New York
PROJECT SIZE
318,000 GSF, 19 stories, 340 units
PROJECT COST
$150 million
SCOPE
Design, approvals and construction administration of mechanical, plumbing, sprinkler, electrical and fire alarm systems.
The building is being designed to meet Passive House performance standards, featuring a highly efficient building envelope and low energy heating and cooling systems. Altera presented several options for heating, cooling, and domestic hot water generation. After careful consideration, the owners elected to use a variable refrigerant volume (VRV) system for the building's heating and cooling needs. However, Altera engineers faced challenges due to the mandated phase out of R410A refrigerant, which introduced regulatory uncertainty surrounding the use of VRV systems.
The newer generations of VRF refrigerants, classified as A2L, are more flammable, and their use has not yet been fully codified in local building regulations. To address this challenge, the team referenced the International Building Code and leveraged the European experience with A2L refrigerants, incorporating design provisions that allow for future adaptation of these refrigerants in New York City.
The resulting design incorporates a 3 pipe heat recovery variable refrigerant volume system distributed up and down the building via rated and vented shafts. For the domestic water heating, a CO2 driven heat pump system was selected. To overcome the low rate of heat recovery of the CO2 heat pump system, 7,000 gallons of hot water storage were provided.