Rutgers University Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard / Elkus Manfredi Architects

Curated by Paula Pintos

Architects: Elkus Manfredi Architects
Area: 232000 ft²
Year: 2016
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, C.R. Laurence, Island Exterior Fabricators, Interface, Alfalux, Island Exterior Fabricators https://www.islandef.com/ Exterior Prefabricated Wall Panels Unilock Pavers https://unilock.com/ Courtyard Precast Pavers, Kawneer, Unilock Pavers, Wilson Industrial Doors
Structural: Thornton Tomasetti
Lighting: Kaplan Gehring McCarroll Architectural Lighting
Acoustical Consultant: Acentech

Text description provided by the architects. Creating a new residential community while strengthening town-and-gown connections, The Sojourner Truth Apartments at The Yard provides 442 student beds in 135 apartments in two-, three-, and four-person suite apartments with full kitchens and living rooms. Located just off campus adjacent to Voorhees Mall—the most historic part of the Rutgers University’s College Avenue Campus—The Yard is a result of a creative partnership between the University and the City’s non-profit development agency, New Brunswick Development Corporation (Devco). The programming and planning of the site was the coordinated effort of Facilities Planning and Student Affairs at the University, Devco, and the City, and part of Rutger’s larger College Avenue Redevelopment Initiative.