Ray Harlem Residential and Cultural Building

completed

Ray Harlem is a 21-story residential building located at 2035 Fifth Avenue in Harlem, Manhattan. It contains 222 mixed-income rental apartments and 27,000 square feet of cultural space owned and operated by the National Black Theatre. The building features amenities such as a communal kitchen, coworking lounge, fitness center, yoga studio, library, living room lounge, outdoor terraces, smart vending machine, and bike storage. The National Black Theatre space includes two auditoriums, rehearsal rooms, offices, classrooms, and a set-building shop, with interior fit-out expected to begin in fall 2025 and a grand opening scheduled for 2027. The project utilized the City’s Visual and Performing Arts bonus to support Harlem’s cultural organizations and encourage mixed-income development along 125th Street.