NYPD 40th Precinct

Located in the southern Bronx directly across the street from St. Mary’s Park, the new NYPD 40th Precinct Station replaces a station house on 138th Street and creates a dedicated space for the community, areas for fitness and training for officers. The form of the 45,000-sq-ft, three-story building is derived from its programmatic requirements, where individual volumes that contain specific elements of the program revolve around a 60-ft light-filled atrium. The precinct’s precast concrete façade alternates between sandblasted and polished finishes, which stand in contrast to the exterior's reflective glass and metal mesh. Reentrant walls allow windows to be set back from the building perimeter, offering improved privacy and security. On the interior, the station is enhanced with metal-paneled acoustic ceilings, ultra-high-performance concrete panels that cover the walls and terrazzo flooring in the lobby. Amenities provide spaces for officers to relax and promote physical activity, including a stress reduction courtyard with separate areas for exercise and training. The project also houses dedicated space for detective and domestic violence units. The 40th Precinct features a new piece of city program: the first ever community meeting room in a New York City police precinct. With its own street-level entrance, the multipurpose space aims to promote civic engagement and encourage dialogue with the community, with the ability to hold classes or events. The room’s facade is punctuated with round windows in a gradient pattern, allowing for partial transparency between the space and the street while differentiating it from the rest of the building. The space includes a commissioned mural by American artist Jeffrey Gibson while the exterior steps double as benches for the community. Offices at the NYPD 40th Precinct look out onto green roofs atop each individual volume, which optimize the building’s energy performance. The station expresses the City’s commitment to environmental responsibility, surpassing the requirements necessary for LEED Silver certification.