Construction has passed the halfway mark on 39 West 128th Street, a nine-story residential building in Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by Magnusson Architecture & Planning and developed by The Bridge, the 95-foot-tall structure will span 77,588 square feet and yield 91 supportive housing units with an average scope of 529 square feet. The project will also include 12,144 square feet of community facility space, a 35-foot-long rear yard, and three enclosed parking spaces. The property is located between Fifth and Lenox Avenues.
The reinforced concrete superstructure has been built up to the sixth floor, with bundles of rebar protruding at the locations of the columns for the next story. Metal shoring and wooden formwork cover the level below as the concrete settles.
The below aerial shot looks north at the structure, showing the substantial scale of the massing.
A rendering was posted on site but is largely obscured by the sidewalk and papers. This diagram previews a light façade and grid of large windows covering the main southern elevation.
The property was formerly occupied by the Bishop House supportive housing project owned by Harlem-based Weston United, seen in the following Google Street View image from before its demolition. Weston United is an affiliate of The Bridge, a nonprofit providing mental health and housing services to vulnerable New Yorkers.
The nearest subways from the development are the 2 and 3 trains at the 125th Street station along Lenox Avenue…