Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
Location: New York City
Completion Date: 2024
New York City–based design firm Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB) has completed the Urban Empowerment Center, a new mixed-use development along Harlem’s 125th Street. In addition to retail, office space, and affordable housing, the building will contain the headquarters of the National Urban League (NUL), a historic civil rights organization; and a new Urban Civil Rights Museum.
Office and retail programs are housed in the glazed portion of the building, while the affordable apartment units are located within a brick tower above.
