New construction in the Lenox Avenue Corridor is changing the streetscape of Harlem. Malcolm Shabazz Gardens, located on 117th and 118th Streets, was developed as affordable single-family homes for moderate-income families. Renaissance Plaza opened in 2001 as the largest residential/commercial development built in Harlem in the last 20 years. “1400 on 5th” offers luxury condominiums for middle-income buyers in an environmentally sustainable and technologically smart building, employing geothermal heating and cooling and delivering filtered fresh air to every apartment. Malcolm Shabazz Court and Lenox Gardens Condominiums are evidence that more affordable home ownership opportunities are to come.

Malcolm Shabazz Gardens






Location: West 117th Street between Lenox Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. West 118th Street between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue
Date: Completed 2000
Developer: The Bluestone Organization
Sponsor: Malcolm Shabazz Mosque Development Corporation
Architect: Danois Architects P.C.
Cost: $16.5 million
Program: Partnership New Homes Program
Credits: Courtesy of HPD
Malcolm Shabazz Gardens represents new construction of 52 townhouses each consisting of an owner’s unit (a three-bedroom duplex with two baths, finished cellar and landscaped rear yard) a one-bedroom rental unit and a two-bedroom rental unit. The houses measure approximately 3,840 s.f. and were sold for an average price of $257,000 to middle-income families. JP Morgan Chase and Carver Bancorp financed the development. The site was developed under the Partnership New Homes Program, a joint effort between HPD, New York State and the New York City Housing Partnership to provide home ownership opportunities to families earning between $32,000 and $75,000 a year.
Renaissance Plaza








Location: 130 West 116th Street and Lenox Avenue
Date: Completed 2001
Developer: Suna/Levine Industries, Inc.
Sponsor: Malcolm Shabazz Mosque Development Corporation
Architect: Greenberg Farrow Architecture
Cost: $63 million
Program: Alliance for Neighborhood Commerce, Homeownership and Revitalization (ANCHOR)
Credits: Courtesy of HPD
Malcolm Shabazz Gardens represents new construction of 52 townhouses each consisting of an owner’s unit (a three-bedroom duplex with two baths, finished cellar and landscaped rear yard) a one-bedroom rental unit and a two-bedroom rental unit. The houses measure approximately 3,840 s.f. and were sold for an average price of $257,000 to middle-income families. JP Morgan Chase and Carver Bancorp financed the development. The site was developed under the Partnership New Homes Program, a joint effort between HPD, New York State and the New York City Housing Partnership to provide home ownership opportunities to families earning between $32,000 and $75,000 a year.
1400 on 5th

Location: 1400 Fifth Avenue
Date: Completed 2004
Developer: HRH Construction and Full Spectrum Building and Development
Sponsor: Malcolm Shabazz Mosque Development Corporation
Architect: Roberta Washington Architects, PC
Cost: $40 million
Program: Alliance for Neighborhood Commerce, Homeownership and Revitalization (ANCHOR)
Credits: Courtesy of HPD
Malcolm Shabazz Gardens represents new construction of 52 townhouses each consisting of an owner’s unit (a three-bedroom duplex with two baths, finished cellar and landscaped rear yard) a one-bedroom rental unit and a two-bedroom rental unit. The houses measure approximately 3,840 s.f. and were sold for an average price of $257,000 to middle-income families. JP Morgan Chase and Carver Bancorp financed the development. The site was developed under the Partnership New Homes Program, a joint effort between HPD, New York State and the New York City Housing Partnership to provide home ownership opportunities to families earning between $32,000 and $75,000 a year.
Lenox Gardens


Location: 101 and 106 West 117th Street and Lenox Avenue
Date: Opened 2006
Developer: The Bluestone Organization
Sponsor: Malcolm Shabazz Mosque Development Corporation
Architect: Danois Architects P.C.
Cost: $17 million
Program: Alliance for Neighborhood Commerce, Homeownership and Revitalization (ANCHOR)
Credits: Courtesy of HPD
Malcolm Shabazz Gardens represents new construction of 52 townhouses each consisting of an owner’s unit (a three-bedroom duplex with two baths, finished cellar and landscaped rear yard) a one-bedroom rental unit and a two-bedroom rental unit. The houses measure approximately 3,840 s.f. and were sold for an average price of $257,000 to middle-income families. JP Morgan Chase and Carver Bancorp financed the development. The site was developed under the Partnership New Homes Program, a joint effort between HPD, New York State and the New York City Housing Partnership to provide home ownership opportunities to families earning between $32,000 and $75,000 a year.
Malcolm Shabazz Court

Location: West 116th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Date: Opened 2006
Developer: The Loewen Development
Sponsor: Malcolm Shabazz Mosque Development Corporation
Architect: Meltzer/Mandl Architects
Cost: $8.2 million
Program: Cornerstone
Credits: Courtesy of HPD
Occupying a site that was once a vacant lot filled with abandoned cars, Malcolm Shabazz Court is an eightstory building now under construction. It will contain 38 rental apartments and 1500 s.f.of commercial space. Apartments start at $1,045 for a studio, $1,395 for a one-bedroom, and $1,810 for a two-bedroom unit. The project is being developed through HPD’s Cornerstone Program, a multi-family new construction initiative to produce affordable housing on city-owned land, financed through private sources.
The Kalahari Condominiums



Location: West 116th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Developer: Full Spectrum Building and Development and L&M Equity Partners
Sponsor: To be determined
Architect: GF55 Architects, Schwartz Architeccts, Studio JTA
Cost: $90 million+
Program: Cornerstone
Credits: Courtesy of HPD (top row); GF55 Architects (bottom row)
Occupying a site that was once a vacant lot filled with abandoned cars, Malcolm Shabazz Court is an eight-story building now under construction. It will contain 38 rental apartments and 1500 s.f.of commercial space. Apartments start at $1,045 for a studio, $1,395 for a one-bedroom, and $1,810 for a two-bedroom unit. The project is being developed through HPD’s Cornerstone Program, a multi-family new construction initiative to produce affordable housing on city-owned land, financed through private sources.