Monica Lopez Architect, LLC

We celebrate the completion of a new Affordable and Supportive Housing building Throop Residence, on the grounds of Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn for Comunilife!
The $41 million investment with 93 units will provide housing services to chronically unhoused individuals.

Monica Lopez Uran, AIA, LEED AP designed the 8-story building with consultants EMTG CONSULTING ENGINEERS, CityScape Engineering, PLLC, Michael Wein, P.E Civil Engineering and Arnold Associates Landscape Architecture. IMC Architecture provided Revit modeling and CORE Consultants NYC expediting services. Lettire Construction Corp. was the General Contractor and Alex Afxentiou provided Owner’s Representative services.
Congratulations to the Team!

Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals, and HPD Announce Opening of 93 Units of Affordable and Supportive Housing at Woodhull Hospital

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We celebrate the completion of our 30-unit Supportive and Senior Housing project in Corona, NY for Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc. The development will provide housing services to chronically unhoused individuals with mental health issues and older adults.
Monica Lopez Uran, AIA, LEED AP completed the project with consultants EMTG CONSULTANTS INC, CityScape Engineering, PLLC , Liz Farrell Landscape Architecture, Michael P. Wein P.E, CORE Consultants NYC expediting services, General Contractor Penta Restoration Corp. and Olive Branch Consulting as Owner’s Representative.

We are proud to announce that Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers and The Community Builders, Inc.'s Ridgeway VI affordable housing project is officially Phius Design Certified!

As the Architect for the project, we’re excited to reach this exciting milestone!

Thank you to our outstanding design and energy consultants IMC Architecture CityScape Engineering, PLLC, Philip Habib and Associates, Liz Farrell Landscape Architecture, KO2 Consulting, BLDGTYP, LLC ReVireo, Solar One.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE

NYC Hospital System to Double Down on Affordable Housing
The Housing for Health initiative aims to build housing on hospital property as well as navigation services, medical respite beds, and social services.

Comunilife is developing 93 affordable and supportive housing units on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals’ Woodhull campus in Brooklyn. This second phase is being built next to an 89-unit first phase that opened in 2019.

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NYC Hospital System to Double Down on Affordable Housing The Housing for Health initiative aims to build housing on hospital property as well navigation services, medical respite beds, and social services.

Urban Pathways’ 162nd Street Community Residence by Monica Lopez Architect, LLC was featured in the AIA New York Oculus magazine.
We are committed to delivering efficient, sustainable and socially-responsible affordable housing projects.

Affordable Housing in New York: A Primer — AIA New York Emerging from the city’s closure after the first year of COVID-19, New York now finds itself facing an ongoing and more severe problem: the lack of affordable housing. With unemployment at 10.6% and jobs having evaporated during the pandemic, there is an even greater need for low-income housing. T...

The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) and The Community Builders (TCB) announced the selection of Monica Lopez Uran, AIA, LEED AP, Principal of Monica Lopez Architect, LLC, as the architect for Phase VI of the Ridgeway Redevelopment of Cottage Place Gardens. Read more by clicking the link below.

MHACY and TCB Announce Monica Lopez as Architect for Ridgeway Project The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) and The Community Builders (TCB) announced the selection of Monica Lopez Uran, AIA, LEED AP, Principal of Monica Lopez Architect, LLC, as the architect for Phase VI of the Ridgeway Redevelopment of Cottage Place Gardens. Monica, who has

Remembering his contribution to affordable housing and educational architecture.

New York architect Warren Gran dies at age 85 Warren Gran, a New York City architect, died Sunday at age 85 in Los Angeles. Gran practiced in New York City for over 45 years and was known for his Architect Warren Gran, known for his public projects around New York City, died Sunday at the age of 85 in Los Angeles.

Project Update: Completed | Woodhull Community Residence, Brooklyn, NY

Project Update: Completed | Woodhull Community Residence, Brooklyn, NY | Monica Lopez Successful and on schedule completion of the Woodhull Community Residence located at 179 Throop Ave, Brooklyn, NY. The Woodhull Community Residence finished with only 1% of the 1.9 million construction contingency spent in change orders. The project was turned over to Comunilife Inc mid January 2019...

Making Progress.
The Woodhull Community Residence project is at 65% completion. Scaffolding on the rear facades have been removed and MEP systems installation is in progress. The 89-studio supportive housing project is scheduled for completion December 2018.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
New York, NY – March 15, 2018, – Monica Lopez has long been an advocate for high quality design, sustainable affordable and supportive housing in New York City. With her recent certification as a Minority/Women-Owned Business by the City of New York, Lopez has strategically positioned herself to advance the cause. Read the full article here:

MONICA LOPEZ ARCHITECT, LLC Certified as NYC Minority/Woman-Owned Business | Monica Lopez The Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) was created to address historic disparities in City contracting and provide minority and women entrepreneurs