Inspired by the neighboring Stuyvesant Heights Historic District, the building’s façade is rhythmically broken up into six segments, echoing the angular bay window design common throughout the brownstones in the neighborhood. The rooftop solar array lends a dynamic modern element to the building, visually interweaving its various forms and acting as a sun canopy for the sixth-floor resident terrace.

The residential portion of the building features ample program spaces and amenities designed to provide comfort and encourage an active life, including multiple indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, an urban garden, a wellness center, a reading room, and counseling offices.  As a vision for what urban life for a senior population can be, Herkimer Gardens tailors the level of support needed to each resident, empowering local seniors to live independently and remain vitally connected to their existing communities.