To the north, the project’s architecture reflects the surrounding buildings in both density and material. This is accomplished through varied roof forms and textured materials, its presence is familiar and contextual. Kossuth Street features large trees and additional landscaping to complement the neighborhood year-round. Resident entries are defined with colorful doors, awnings, gardens, iron railings, and window boxes. The Kossuth Street garden, located midway through the block, includes public seating and provides opportunities for public art and for neighbors to socialize.

The Whittier facade and associative landscape is one that supports a rich and lively street experience indicative of walkable, pedestrian-friendly urban environments. Marked by large areas of storefront glass with rhythmic masonry infill, the environment will be one that is transparent and measured for people. Sidewalk cafe seating and retail entrances are enhanced by brick-edged tree planters featuring trees and ornamental shrubs. The building is set-back at the second-floor level, providing an additional green roof opportunity that creates a visual interest at-grade and also serves to soften the building facade.

At the junction of Jaeger and Lansing Streets, the building compresses inwards to create a thoughtful, transitional space adjacent to the public thoroughfare. The development’s “front door” occurs through a meandering garden passage. The setback provides an additional area for a sculpture garden featuring public art, ornamental trees, tables, and gathering space, and is located adjacent to the project’s co-working space. Green roofs, front gardens with iron railings, and street planters enhance the Jaeger Street sidewalk environment.

Along Grant Avenue, the project reinforces an urban environment by turning what would otherwise be a typical service alley into a north-south corridor designed to provide opportunities for additional at-grade residential units, vehicular access, retail frontage, and service zones. Varied building setbacks along Grant Avenue provide opportunities for rooftop gardens on the second floor as well as landscaping and trees at the street-level. The building facade is enhanced with vine covered green walls and public art.

Built as a reflection of the vernacular, the development’s presence on Kossuth is one that captures the spirit of the urban life in Schumacher place. Walk-up stoops, public art and scaled interventions punctuate the streetscape.

Jaeger is marked as a transition between Whittier street and the neighborhoods to the west and north. As the buildings step inward vertically and horizontally to create relief and green space at the street, creating both porches and gardens emblematic of the neighborhood.

The corner of Whittier and Jaeger aims to capture the life and vibrancy of the development. Flexible indoor/outdoor space supports active street frontage, while building profiles and façades invoke the highly textural and material affect of the urban corridor.