Development Type
  • Affordable Housing
  • Office, Retail and/or Community Facility
Specialties
  • New Construction
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Joint Venture Development
  • General Contracting
Sustainable Features
  • Transit-Oriented Development
  • VRF HVAC
Completion
  • 2024
Availability

A Community-Driven Transfortmation of a Former Juvenile Detention Center

The Peninsula is the transformation of the former Spofford Youth Detention Facility into a vibrant, mixed-use campus in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. Through a competitive bid process, NYCEDC, designated the redevelopment of the Spofford Facility to Hudson along with its partners, Gilbane, and Mutual Housing Association of NY (MHANY). The mixed-use program includes affordable housing, light industrial space, commercial and community facility uses, as well as 52,000 square feet of publicly accessible open space. The 740 one to four-bedroom units of housing will be affordable to residents earning up to 90% AMI with a variety of AMI tiers.

PROJECT TEAM: WXY Studios, BLA Associates, Skyline Engineering, Bright Power, Wells Fargo

815K
Square Feet
740
Units
55K
Industrial Square Feet
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2020 AN Best of Design Award
2020 AN Best of Design Award
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Impact Award for Community Development
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