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
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
The Peninsula Awards
All Awards
![2020 AN Best of Design Award](/media/filer_public/c9/fb/c9fbc854-2945-48db-b7f6-e8a3560b6cd0/icon-award-with-padding.png)
![Impact Award for Community Development](/media/filer_public/a3/1c/a31c415a-9638-46f4-9996-83f3ae3f77ae/impact_award.jpg)
The Peninsula Press
All Press
City Breaks Ground on More Affordable Housing Where Juvenile Facility Once Stood in Hunts Point
News12- Nov. 29, 2023
Phase 2 of Bronx Affordable Development Lands $297M
Multi-Housing News- June 30, 2023
Exclusive: City, Developers Land Nearly $300M for Massive South Bronx Mixed-use Project
Crains New York- June 29, 2023
Meet The 2023 Awards Finalists
ULI New York Website- June 9, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams, Officials Unveil Low-income Housing Where South Bronx Juvenile Jail Once stood
NY Daily News- June 22, 2022
Two Upscale Developments Offer Two Divergent Futures for the South Bronx
Curbed- June 2, 2022