Clinton Hill Apartments

The latest Frame Home apartment building transforms a former parking garage, located on a tree-lined residential block in Brooklyn. At street level, a wood and glass block entry screen hints at Frame 122’s wooden structure and allows glimpses onto the central courtyard where dual exterior staircases lead to open-air walkways. Apartments ring the courtyard on all sides and each apartment features three solar exposures to maximize daylight and engagement with context. Mass timber serves as the structural system for the building; Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels support the floor and roof assemblies. CLT offers sustainability, biophilic qualities, and prefabricated efficiency, which reduced on-site construction. Unit interiors showcase the mass timber structure throughout. ERVs bring fresh air into each apartment and blower door tests ensured passive house standards were met. This project is New York City’s first Mass Timber project constructed under the 2022 NYC Building Code.