Casa Celina – Affordable Senior Housing
Bronx, NY
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Client: Mountco Construction
Architect: Magnussan Architecture and Planning (MAP)
Consultant: CANY
Project Info
Casa Celina
Location: Bronx, NY
The winning RFP proposal for HPD and NYCHA’s Seniors First program at the Sotomayor Houses in the Soundview section of the Bronx (and named in honor of the Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother, Celina Baez) this 16-story building offers affordable senior units.
Approximately 3,350 square feet of community space will be accessible to NYCHA residents and the surrounding community. The development also provides on-site social support, health services, and cultural programming for seniors and the community.
The all-electric building includes a variety of sustainability and resiliency measures, as well as amenities such as an exercise/fitness room, laundry room, lounge areas, a ground-floor community space, and a landscaped rooftop terrace.
Client: Mountco Development & Construction
Project Start: 2021
Project Type: Affordable Senior Housing
Architects: MAP Architects
Awards
2025 Citation for Affordable Housing
AIANY Design Awards
2025 Design Award of Honor
SARA NY Design Awards
2025 Multifamily Award of Excellence
NALHFA Awards Affordable Housing Finance
2025 Finalist Architecture + Low Cost Design
Architizer A+Awards
2024 National Design Award – Award of Honor
SARA National
2024 Editors’Pick – Social Impact
Architect’s Newspaper
2024 Bronx Borough President Award
QBBA Building Awards
2024 Third Place Affordable Housing Category
SHN Architecture & Design Awards
2024 Finalist – Supportive Housing Category
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