Projects Bankside

Bankside provides new housing and public space at a neglected industrial site along the Harlem River waterfront.

Dramatically situated at a bend in the Harlem River, Bankside provided Hill West Architects with a unique opportunity to design an entire waterfront community. The development consists of two buildings—101 Lincoln Avenue and 2401 Third Avenue—positioned on opposite sides of the Third Avenue Bridge. This bridge, which spans the Harlem River, links the Bronx to Manhattan, while the river’s shoreline itself serves as a defining feature that visually and geographically connects the two buildings by way of the new Bankside Park, which revitalized and unlocked community access to the waterfront for the first time in over a century. In addition to the park, Bankside brings new commercial, retail, community, and residential development to the area.

Modern interiors by Whitehall Interiors with amenities designed by Leong Leong create a serene and sophisticated aesthetic awash with natural light. The waterfront apartments offer sweeping views of Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx and several units feature private terraces for indoor-outdoor living. Tenant wellness was top of mind as both Third at Bankside and Lincoln at Bankside are Certified LEED Silver


101 Lincoln Avenue

101 Lincoln Avenue consists of 849 rental units with indoor and outdoor amenities, four retail spaces, 423 indoor attendant parking spaces, and a community facility. The entire project has a total above-and-below grade area 940,545 gross square feet. The building will integrate its surroundings with multiple entry points: a residential entry courtyard from Lincoln Avenue for pedestrians and vehicles, a residential lobby entrance at Bruckner near Third, and retail access from all four corners. The building composition consists of three stand-alone 24-story towers and one 22-story tower, growing out of a 6-and 7-story podium. The entire structure, constructed of reinforced cast-in-place concrete, sits on a common cellar. At the center is a landscaped entry courtyard open to Lincoln Avenue and set two feet above the 100-year flood plain. The courtyard gives access to the two lobbies, each serving two towers, and an entrance to the multi-level parking garage.


2401 Third Avenue

2401 Third Avenue consists of 430 rental units with indoor and outdoor amenities, 175 mostly-indoor attendant parking spaces, and a community facility. The entire project has a total above-and-below grade area of 459,474 gross square feet. The building composition consists of one stand-alone 25-story tower and two other towers, a 25-story and a 16-story, growing out of an 8-story podium. The entire structure, constructed of reinforced cast-in-place concrete, sits on a common cellar. The roof of the cellar podium, in those areas which surround the towers, is landscaped and set two feet above the 100-year flood plain. This landscaped deck, open on one side to the river and waterfront esplanade, serves as an entry court and drop-off to both lobbies.

Awards

Winner of The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design’s American Architecture Award 2024: Multifamily Residential.

Winner of 2022 ULI New York’s Award for Excellence in Market-Rate Housing Development.

Address:
101 Lincoln Avenue / 2401 Third Avenue
Location:
Mott Haven, Bronx, NY
Client:
Brookfield Properties
Type:
Rental
Scope:
Design Architect and Master Plan
Area:
944,610 GSF
Height:
700 FT
Units:
1,379
Status:
Completed
Completion:
2024