2024 Planet Positive Awards > People > Student Work > Honorable Mention

West Farms Community Land Trust

Kendal Eastwood, Elise Park, New York Institute of Technology, Bachelor
of Architecture ’25
Instructor: Evan Shieh

Eastwood and Park propose a community land trust (CLT) model to address the problems with affordable housing in the West Farms neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City. Careful analysis of other housing developments and CLTs and input from residents build up to a proposal for layered missing middle housing, public space, industry zones, and more—all planned through community participation. Comic artist Matthew Wong helped Eastwood and Park visualize the implications for families and individuals in West Farms.