The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center

Brooklyn, NY

Phased modernization and expansion of a 13-story residential treatment center

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, a 1920s former seamen’s home that now provides housing and support for men in treatment, was in serious disrepair. The physical spaces no longer met the needs of the program as it had evolved over the years. Fradkin & McAlpin’s feasibility studies revealed the optimal way to reconfigure both dormitory floors and public spaces, including chapel, cafeteria, and lounge. To support the program’s goals, finishes were chosen for warmth and residential sensibility as well as for durability and ease of maintenance. The chapel’s abundant natural light, its views, and its three-story column-free space feel uplifting and optimistic.

Key details

• Developed layouts to support the client’s therapeutic program
• Handled all details of the modernization of the existing 13-story structure and a three-story addition
• Integrated new and old structural and mechanical systems
• Phased the project to allow full operations during the upgrade

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