Construction Update: Atrium at Sumner

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Superstructure has surpassed the half-way mark at the Atrium at Sumner, an affordable senior housing development in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by Studio Libeskind, the 10-story structure sits on vacant land on the NYCHA Sumner Houses campus. When completed, the development will provide approximately 190 units, along with an indoor garden, a central atrium, and a multi-use performing arts space at the ground floor.

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

West facade from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Southwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

East facade.

Northeast corner.

North facade.

Northwest corner from Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Architect: Studio Libeskind; Structural Engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers; Mechanical Engineer: FISKAA Engineering; Client: Selfhelp Community Services, RiseBoro Community Partnership, Urban Builders Collaborative/Lettire; Program: Residential, Community Center; Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY; Completion: 2023.