The site is a long and narrow parcel of land that sat undeveloped in plain sight for many years due to its relative inaccessibility, even though it was one block from the major artery of North Main Street. The elevated roadway of Smithfield Avenue and the steeply sloped embankment to the south essentially isolated the site from development. Site access is limited to a small entry point on Matilda Street through an adjacent lot due to the steepness of the street and the tall retaining wall that runs along the entire street frontage of the lot. There is a second access point along Collyer Street. The site has a vertical change in topography of over twenty feet between these two streets.

A long slender building containing 7 rowhouses is positioned along the edge of the embankment, parallel with the elevated Smithfield Ave and sloped topography. Soil conditions on this portion of the site were determined to meet the needed strength to support the building with a conventional foundation and the grade is relatively flat. A more compact taller apartment building, with 11 apartments is located at the lower portion of the site closer to Collyer Street where the site consisted mostly of urban fill that was of low bearing strength. To address the poor soil conditions, this taller and more compact apartment building was built on a monolithic raft foundation.

The massing of the rowhouse building has the dual reading of both a singular building and a series of distinct homes. The lower walls stagger back with individual covered entry stoops to give each unit its own articulation. On the upper level, the long angled continuous wall plane unifies the staggered stepped unit entries below, and the rising and falling roof line is coordinated with the rhythm of the individual rowhouses.

Each rowhouse has its own front entry and enclosed garage at grade to the north. The garden level includes a mudroom, water closet, interior staircase leading to the main level, and a covered rear terrace. The open living and dining area adjoins the kitchen with island seating. An elevated deck with screened side walls for privacy overlooks Smithfield Avenue to the south. The second floor has two bedrooms with generously sized windows and a shared bathroom.

The apartment building continues the architectural expression of the rowhouses with its angular projections and stepping side walls. The apartment building matches the height of the rowhouses where they face each other, and these end walls are completely flat as if the two buildings were sheared apart from each other. The topography falls off towards Collyer Street and an additional story of living spaces is gained due to the drop-off. These garden level apartments open onto private elevated terraces. The apartment building has access from both the garden level on the west and the main first level on the east. The apartments are a mix of one-bedroom and two-bedroom units with a shared central stair.