The Brownsville South cluster of sites sits at the southeastern corner of Brooklyn, all within 3 blocks of one another, connected by New Lots Avenue. Together they form a threshold in the urban fabric between industrial uses to the south and predominantly residential uses to the north, near the edge of the city’s Transit Zone, and at the edge of low-lying areas that are at higher risk of coastal flooding. While each of the sites is relatively small, they collectively define a larger area and represent an opportunity to seed a new type of resilient urban development in the area. By making the sites’ connectivity at the urban scale an important part of our design, we are projecting a framework for future development in the area in which a new urban context is resilient and adaptive, guided by Passive House principles with a goal of net zero energy usage where possible, and an overall theme of healthy food & living