440 Alfred at City Modern

Spanning an entire block of Brush Street between Alfred and Division, this mixed-use apartment building is activated with ground floor retail on three street-fronts. Conceived as a wrapper of long narrow buildings that hold the street edges, 440 Alfred opens up to a central shared exterior courtyard with ceremonial stair access from a streetscape plaza located along Brush Street. The second level residential court provides gathering spaces for residents as well as access to the building and community rooms, and the building also houses the management office. Unit plans are oriented to maximize window frontage for natural daylight and views to the courtyard below or cityscape beyond. At night the building glows in a shifting pattern of clear and filtered glass, further animated by the varied patterns of individual living routines.