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Wide view of grey building exterior contrasted to adjacent brick buildings on Broadway.
Looking up at building façade from sidewalk.
Interior of living room with light-colored furniture and person on balcony in background.

The Stack – 4857 Broadway

Building offsite

New York, NY

The Stack addresses the need for moderate-income housing in Manhattan through the alternative method of offsite construction. By finding opportunity on a small, challenging urban site, this pilot project aims to develop quality, yet economically viable housing, strategically filling a gap in the outdated housing infrastructure of New York City.

Housing 37,710 sf Completed in 2014 Architect-Led Design BuildDeveloper

Press & Recognition

Fast CompanyJuly 23, 2013

This Prefab Building Is a First for New York

By Sammy Medina

“Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of The Stack—and what will qualify it as a future case study for practitioners, developers, and students—is how the building technique can be applied at all levels, in all cities, at nearly any scale. ”

—Sammy Medina, Fast Company
DwellPDFDecember 1, 2014

Stack the Deck

Winning the race to build the tallest prefab building in NYC.

2015

American Architecture Award

The Chicago Athenaeum &

The European Centre for Architecture

2015

Housing Honor Award

AIA New York/ Boston Society of Architects

2015

Jury and Popular Choice Winner, Architecture + Urban Transformation

Architizer A+ Awards

2015

Bronze Award of Merit

Society of American Registered Architects New York

Photographs

Grey modular facade fronting onto Broadway.
Angled view of front and side exteriors, highlighting variations in depth on the façade fronting Broadway.
Angled view of building front, highlighting the variations in depth on the façade fronting Broadway.
Side view of building's black and grey paneled exterior looking down Broadway.
Wide view of grey building exterior contrasted to adjacent brick buildings on Broadway.
Close-up view of building front grey façade from sidewalk.
Angled view of front façade and sky.
Close-up view showing depth of building's front and the adjacent brick building.
Entrance into building from Broadway framed by yellow cladding.
Looking up at building façade from sidewalk.
View looking down Broadway from top of building.
Courtyard filled with vegetation contrasted against grey façade and burgundy-colored paving.
Courtyard framed by vegetation with backdrop of grey building exterior.
Interior of living room with light-colored furniture and person on balcony in background.
Brightly lit kitchen with wooden cabinets and table in foreground.
Interior of brightly lit bedroom.
Interior of bathroom with grey tile.

Drawings

Site plan drawing of building location relation to neighbourhood buildings and streets.
Plan drawing showing typical floorplate of building including apartment units and courtyard.
Plan drawing of second floor indicating location of studio, 1BR and 2BR apartments. Text reads: Second Floor plan - Indicates Extent of Module - Indicates Demising Wall Between Apartments.
Section through apartments and courtyard. Text reads: Factory manufactured/site - Site Built.
Exploded axonometric showing stacked modular units around courtyard and layout of front façade.
Exploded axonometric showing modular units relationship to floor plan and individual apartments.
Detail plan drawing of wall system indicating Mateline between modular units. Text reads: Detail Plan showing Mateline.
Detail section drawing of wall system indicating Mateline between floors of apartment units. Text reads: Detail section showing Mateline.
Type
Housing
Size
37,710 sf
Year
2014
Scope
Ground Up
Role
Architect-Led Design BuildDeveloper
LocationLoc.
Urban
 
4857 Broadway, New York, NY 10034