Type of Project: Garden

Name of Project: The Lee

Location: Pitt Street, Lower East Side

Use: Residential. Affordable and Special Needs Housing

Size: Front and Back Garden, 4,000 SF

Completion Date: 2014

Designer: Alive Structures, Donna Walcavage Landscape and Urban Design

Project Description: The front and back gardens of this newly constructed LEED Certified building were originally designed by Donna Walcavage and installed by Alive Structures in 2009. Due to lack of maintenance the gardens required renovation in 2014. Alive Structures redesigned the spaces for year around interest, low maintenance, high color contrast, and natural habitat. We continue to work with The Lee for maintenance and horticultural education sessions with tenants in the building.

Photographs by Marni Majorelle 2014