Tribeca Twelve Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Tribeca Twelve is The Hazelden Foundation’s five floor residential rehabilitation center for college-age students that sets a new standard of excellence in substance-free housing for students in recovery. 

Partner John Field, AIA worked closely with Minnesota based Hazelden, one of the nation’s most renowned substance abuse treatment providers, who was looking for a property that would offer its young occupants a comfortable, residential environment. Several buildings were evaluated before settling on 283 West Broadway, a failed condominium conversion overlooking Beach Street Park, chosen for its light-filled loft layout, convenient location, and vibrant street life.  Complex Zoning and City Housing regulations were but one of many challenges with the Department of Buildings which had to be overcome with this non-traditional use and occupancy. 

  • The Tribeca Twelve residence provides a supportive independent living environment for up to thirty young adults. Programmed spaces are seamlessly integrated into the residential ambiance, easing the treatment process and reducing residents’ anxiety: “When you walk in [to Tribeca Twelve] it doesn’t jump out at you as a treatment area; it looks like a living room,” Ann Bray, the Hazelden Vice President for Strategic Initiatives says.

    The building has a storefront outpatient clinic, with group meeting rooms and private consultation offices. Exposed brick walls and ceilings, an open steel stair all combine to provide a non-institutional, comforting layout and finish palette for the clinic, which can be used by the residents as well as outpatient treatment patients.

    Residential units are designed as typical downtown apartments, with high ceilings, big windows and contemporary décor. Bray and Field worked together to develop gender-specific palettes to further personalize the loft apartments. Each of the six apartments accommodates 6 students in shared bedrooms, with private study areas, modern kitchens and comfortable living areas, all sized for the group’s comfort. A roof terrace offers outdoor space for all residents.

 

Client: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Location: 283 West Broadway, New York, NY
Category: Hospitality – Adaptive Reuse - Apartment Interiors - Office Interiors
Completion: 2021
Team: John Field, Spenser Ngo
Photography: Matt Simpkins

Looking upwards at the front facade of the Tribeca Twelve Hazelden Betty Ford building, a logo and address proudly introduce the stone structure to the street.
A close-up of the front facade's logo and address, proudly stated as "283 West Broadway" and blue text on a white background exclaiming "Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation".
A straight-on exterior shot of the 283 West Broadway Tribeca Twelve Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation featuring blue-grey stone, steel support beams, and large glass windows.
An exterior upwards diagonal shot of Tribeca Twelve Hazelden Betty Ford's stone façade decorated with four windows per floor.
The interior lobby of the Hazelden Betty Ford Tribeca location presents as an inviting living room with a brick accented wall and a golden tree cut-out on the opposing wall.
A tri-fold lighting fixture allows a clear view of an abstract rectangular mural sitting on a white wall atop of a wooden corner-set of stairs.
Looking straight-up through the multiple floor of stairs, a white tri-fold lighting fixtures lights up the space.
This white room accented with a marble fireplace and four large windows acts as a group meeting place and has a large circle of grey chairs surrounding a small circular table.
Large silver lettering on this interior hallway wall states, "This floor is dedicated to the extraordinary commitment of Judith Davidson Moyers".

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