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Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning

A community hub hidden in plain sight

The Bronx, NY

Hidden in plain sight within the 127.5-acre public Crotona Park, the Cary Leeds Center is the flagship home of New York Junior Tennis & Learning—the largest nonprofit youth tennis and education program in the United States—where underserved children receive free tennis lessons and academic enrichment programs. Resulting from a public-private partnership between NYJTL and NYC Parks, the Center hosts local, national, and international tournaments and serves as a community hub for the South Bronx. The venue is designed as a series of platforms, both physical and metaphorical, for viewing tennis and encouraging after-school learning.

Institutional 67,830 sf Completed in 2017 Architect-Led Design Build

Press & Recognition

The New York TimesApril 28, 2017

“One of the city’s best new works of public architecture.”

—Michael Kimmelman
The Huffington PostMarch 22, 2017

Flagship Facility Established in Love, Courts Community Success

By Louis Bolling
Architectural DigestJanuary 18, 2018

Learn How These Design Experts Are Impacting Millions

By Sam Cochran

2017

Honorable Mention

The American Architecture Prize

2020

Design Award of Excellence

Society of American Registered Architects

2012

Award for Excellence in Design

NYC Public Design Comission

Photographs

Drawings

Type
Institutional
Size
67,830 sf
Year
2017
Scope
Ground Up
Role
Architect-Led Design Build
LocationLoc.
The Bronx, NY