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The Times Square

Description

1997 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Gold Medal

The Times Square in New York City transformed a dilapidated midtown hotel into a large-scale supportive housing development for people in need. Between 1991 and 1994, Common Ground Community HDFC, Inc. spearheaded the renovation of the infamous single-room occupancy hotel in Times Square into 652 secure, single-occupancy units with affordable rents for formerly homeless individuals, low-income adults, the elderly and mentally ill, and people with HIV/AIDS. The ground floor offers commercial space for three retail operations that support job training and hiring programs.

The project combines excellence in design with an innovative housing model, social services, and job training, and it has helped stabilized a key corner in the ongoing revitalization of the Times Square district. Programming is designed to help tenants foster stability and independence, and the project demonstrates the feasibility of developing high-quality, cost-effective, large-scale affordable housing.

Coverage

New York, NY

Date

1994

Subject

supportive housing

low-income housing

social services

transitional housing

historic preservation

community development

adaptive reuse

single-room occupancy

homelessness

cohousing

Contributor

New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development

Contributor: en Public Agency

Common Ground Community Housing Development Fund Corporation, Inc.

Contributor: en Developer

Becker and Becker Associates

Contributor: en Architect

Higgins & Quasebarth

Contributor: en Professional Consultant

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Media: 1997-The_Times_Square-Main Entrance on 43rd Street.jpg; 01- Main Entrance on 43rd Street.tif; 02 threefourths. ts.tif; 02- N'hood context- view across st from entrance.tif; 03- View down 43rd Street.tif; 04- Founding Director Rosanne Haggerty.tif; 05- Tony Hannigan of Ctr for Urban Comm Svcs.tif; 06- Main lobby.tif; 07- Main lobby and grand staircase.tif; 08- Grand staircase detail.tif; 09- Mezzanine level.tif; 10- Lobby sign with daily events.tif; 11- Typical SRO room.tif; 12- Art studio space on each floor.tif; 13- Penthouse addition.tif; 14- Tenant group.tif; 15- Two TTS tenants.tif; 16- Young actor and TTS tenant.tif; 17- Starbucks partner-shop and retail tenant.tif; 18- Ben and Jerry's storefront.tif; 19- Starbucks interior.tif; 20- Ben and Jerry's partner-shop interior.tif; Cafe.jpg; Floor plan.jpg; Lobby.jpg; Map.jpg; McDonalds.jpg; Seating.jpg; Street view.jpg