National Congress of Neighborhood Women
- Client
- National Congress of Neighborhood Women
- Team
- Yvette Shiffmann, Ayse Yonder, Beth B. Rosenthal, Zehra Kuz, Matea Kulusic
- Services & Activities
- Workshops, Planning, Real-Estate Feasibility Study
- Location
- 249 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Work Product
- National Congress of Neighborhood Women Report
- Status
- Complete
CCCE was engaged to assist the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, a long-term non-profit women’s organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to articulate its vision for the future and the use of the building they own at 249 Manhattan Avenue. More specifically, this effort included several meetings with the group to explore the thoughts of the NCNW Board members and key stakeholders on directions for the future of the organization and the possible uses of their building. To facilitate decision-making about the building, CCCE prepared a zoning analysis and a preliminary building analysis that proposed design layouts/massing based on what the zoning would permit, and the group’s programmatic directions identified in the initial conversations. A report summarizing the findings and preliminary design options was submitted to the group and was discussed by CCCE and the Board and stakeholders in early 2021. The report’s recommendations also served as the basis of subsequent meetings on next steps held by NCNW.
