501 Zerega Avenue, Bronx
A Project of the Department of Design and Construction and the Fire Department
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects
SCAPE / LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

EMS Station 3 will be the first EMS station to implement the FDNY's newly developed comprehensive EMS program, improving response capability by accommodating a larger number of vehicles, staff and support spaces. The two-story, 13,500-square-foot structure will house an apparatus floor with eight ambulances, a refueling bay, locker rooms and a training room as well as administrative support, a kitchen and storage space.

The station's exterior is designed with careful consideration of the context, including a green roof as a fifth façade "fronting" the high-rise residential tower across the street. Rainwater harvesting is incorporated in the roof drainage design, and the collected water is stored in a cistern to be made available to the community gardeners in an effort to mitigate the relocation of the existing community garden to a smaller adjacent lot.

Sustainable goals include reducing storm water runoff through strategically located porous paving and captured storm water reuse, utilizing planning and material strategies for natural ventilation and daylighting, maximizing use of recycled materials and reducing energy use through efficient building systems and equipment.

Project Team

Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects
Principal Laurie Hawkinson RA
Project Architect Starling Keene RA
Project Manager Christian Uhl RA
Senior Designer Ruchika Modi

SCAPE Landscape Architecture
Principal Kate Orff
Principal Elena Brescia
Project Manager Daniela Serna

Robert Silman Associates
Principal-in-Charge Joseph F. Tortorella
Project Manager Alastair C. Elliott
Design Engineer Megan Edwards
Design Engineer Alex Baumel

Ambrosino, DePinto & Schemeider Engineers
Michael Ambrosino
Project Manager Ari Golden
Mechanical Engineer Vinod Joseph
Electrical Engineer Tara Sangha
Plumbing Engineer Tony Pham

Langan Engineering
Principal in Charge Andy Ciancia
Engineer of Record Donald J Hodson
Geotechnical Engineer Alan Poeppel
Project Engineer Scott Rowland

Department of Design and Construction
Commissioner David J. Burney FAIA
Deputy Commissioner David A. Resnick AIA
Associate Commissioner Frank D'Arpino
Assistant Commissioner Bogdan Z. Pestka AIA
Assistant Commissioner Vinod Devgan RA
Assistant Commissioner and Design Commission Liaison Margot Woolley AIA
Deputy Program Director Kaushik Patel RA
Deputy Program Director Susan Koparanian
Deputy Program Director Chester Onuma RLA
Director of Architecture Ron Tagliagambe RA
Project Manager Maria Jansen
Team Leader Frank Kugler RA

Fire Department
Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta
Chief Salvatore J. Cassano
Deputy Fire Commissioner John A. Benanti
Assistant Fire Commissioner Joseph M. Mastropietro
Chief John Peruggia
Chief Mark Stone
Captain Thomas Kelly
Chief of Staff David Harney
Chief Architect Ramsey Dabby RA
Project Manager Irma Fontaine RA