RKTB Architects, an East Coast firm with a national message about addressing the 6-million-unit housing shortfall, has recently been honored with a Leadership in Housing Award from the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

For five decades, developers of multifamily residential properties in the New York Metro area regularly turn to RKTB Architects for expertise and innovation in design and architecture, as well as for consultation on strategy when navigating the city’s labyrinthine zoning regulations and housing policies.

We rarely think about how design impacts our own homes, but architect Peter Bafitis has been thinking constantly about exactly that, for decades now. Quietly and diligently applying his expertise in his role as managing principal of RKTB Architects, Bafitis has improved the lives of thousands by influencing the creation, renovation and affordability of housing.

A recent announcement from the office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pushed adaptive reuse architecture back into the spotlight — specifically the reuse of empty commercial office space as affordable and market-rate housing.

Just in time for the New Year, residents have moved into 36 high-quality affordable apartments in Bronx, New York, in The Allerton, a for-profit development featuring street-level retail, community spaces and a sustainable, healthy design by a powerhouse team of experts from RKTB Architects.

The partners with acclaimed architectural practice RKTB have announced the promotion of Dawne David-Pierre, AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, to the role of Associate.