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Bayview Towers

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Bayview Towers

Bayview Towers, 2020.

Credit

John Morris Dixon, FAIA

Site overview

The complex comprises two apartment towers, of 10 and 22 stories, containing a total of 200 units. They were built under the Federal 221d3 program for subsidized housing and completed in 1973. The site is in a portion of an urban renewal program that extended about one mile through the center of Stamford starting in the late 1960s. The boulevard along which the complex stands was one of many new streets created at that time. The exterior of the tall tower reveals a pinwheel apartment floor plan, with the rotation reversing every four floors, the projecting rooms linked to well sheltered cantilevered balconies. Since 2012, the complex has been owned by Bayview Preservation Partners, which completed a reported $13-million renovation in 2016. The towers appear to be in good condition, including a recreation deck atop part of a residents’ garage. Online sites indicate substantially full occupancy, with Federal programs now subsidizing the rent for 75 of the 200 apartments.

Bayview Towers

Bayview Towers circa 1973

Site overview

The complex comprises two apartment towers, of 10 and 22 stories, containing a total of 200 units. They were built under the Federal 221d3 program for subsidized housing and completed in 1973. The site is in a portion of an urban renewal program that extended about one mile through the center of Stamford starting in the late 1960s. The boulevard along which the complex stands was one of many new streets created at that time. The exterior of the tall tower reveals a pinwheel apartment floor plan, with the rotation reversing every four floors, the projecting rooms linked to well sheltered cantilevered balconies. Since 2012, the complex has been owned by Bayview Preservation Partners, which completed a reported $13-million renovation in 2016. The towers appear to be in good condition, including a recreation deck atop part of a residents’ garage. Online sites indicate substantially full occupancy, with Federal programs now subsidizing the rent for 75 of the 200 apartments.

Bayview Towers

Bayview Towers, 2020.

Credit

John Morris Dixon, FAIA

Site overview

The complex comprises two apartment towers, of 10 and 22 stories, containing a total of 200 units. They were built under the Federal 221d3 program for subsidized housing and completed in 1973. The site is in a portion of an urban renewal program that extended about one mile through the center of Stamford starting in the late 1960s. The boulevard along which the complex stands was one of many new streets created at that time. The exterior of the tall tower reveals a pinwheel apartment floor plan, with the rotation reversing every four floors, the projecting rooms linked to well sheltered cantilevered balconies. Since 2012, the complex has been owned by Bayview Preservation Partners, which completed a reported $13-million renovation in 2016. The towers appear to be in good condition, including a recreation deck atop part of a residents’ garage. Online sites indicate substantially full occupancy, with Federal programs now subsidizing the rent for 75 of the 200 apartments.

Bayview Towers

Bayview Towers, 2020.

Credit

John Morris Dixon, FAIA

Site overview

The complex comprises two apartment towers, of 10 and 22 stories, containing a total of 200 units. They were built under the Federal 221d3 program for subsidized housing and completed in 1973. The site is in a portion of an urban renewal program that extended about one mile through the center of Stamford starting in the late 1960s. The boulevard along which the complex stands was one of many new streets created at that time. The exterior of the tall tower reveals a pinwheel apartment floor plan, with the rotation reversing every four floors, the projecting rooms linked to well sheltered cantilevered balconies. Since 2012, the complex has been owned by Bayview Preservation Partners, which completed a reported $13-million renovation in 2016. The towers appear to be in good condition, including a recreation deck atop part of a residents’ garage. Online sites indicate substantially full occupancy, with Federal programs now subsidizing the rent for 75 of the 200 apartments.

Primary classification

Residential (RES)

Designations

No known designation. City of Stamford has no landmark designation process.

Author(s)

John Morris Dixon, FAIA | Docomomo US/New York Tri-State | 8/11/2020

How to Visit

The site is fully visible to, but not accessible to, the public.

Location

300 Tresser Boulevard
Stamford, CT, 069011

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Bayview Towers, 2020.

Credit:

John Morris Dixon, FAIA

Bayview Towers circa 1973

Bayview Towers, 2020.

Credit:

John Morris Dixon, FAIA

Bayview Towers, 2020.

Credit:

John Morris Dixon, FAIA

Designer(s)

Robert L. Wilson

Architect

Robert L. Wilson, 1934-2009, was born in Tampa FL and earned an MS in architecture, urban design and planning from Columbia University. In 1975 he was a founder of the New York Coalition of Black Architects. In the American Institute of Architects, he served as President of the Connecticut Society of Architects and as national Vice President. Regarding required minority participation in the design of works under various public programs, Wilson refused to accept an inconspicuous minor role, and took on only commissions where his was the lead firm.

Other designers

James Evans (Associate Architect)

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Related chapter

New York/Tri State

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Commission

1971

Completion

1973

Significant Alteration(s) with Date(s)

All individual units and shared facilities were updated in renovations completed 2016. The exteriors, originally exposed concrete, now have coatings in two shades of gray, complementing the original design.

Current Use

The complex was originally used exclusively for residential apartments, with no commercial or public facilities on its site, and continues this same use today.

Current Condition

The buildings and site were extensively renovated in 2016 and appear well maintained.

References

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Archives report of 2016

Architectural Record, January 1973, pp. 132-133.

Personal contact: John Morris Dixon, the submitter of this register entry, knew Wilson well for many years, admired him, and attended his 2009 funeral. John heard from him directly about his position on required minority participation on projects.

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