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WVA provided services for resiliency at three contiguous New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments with 1,300 units in 12 residential high-rise buildings on a 15+ acre campus. Located in the western Coney Island section of Brooklyn and housing over 3,000 residents the developments lost their entire basement located heat, hot water and electrical capacity to Superstorm Sandy flooding in October 2012. 

New construction includes six new plant buildings totaling 40,000 SF, distributing space heating, hot water, and power to the existing residential buildings; the plant includes 5,000 KVA generating capacity for full standby power. All new plant equipment is elevated to protect it from possible future flooding through the high estimate sea level rise by the year 2100. Work on the existing residential high-rises includes extensive building and site alterations for floodproofing, and work to repair storm damage, provide new finishes and entrances at lobbies, and new roofs. Extensive site engineering and a new site design focuses on providing resilient landscapes for active and passive recreation and connecting the developments to the surrounding streets and community. 

Client/Architect: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP

Rendering/Photo Credit: Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP