Banner Lane

Originally named Sursum Corda for the Washington, DC neighborhood in which it resides, the Banner Lane Apartments consist of two residential towers providing a total of 561 apartments with 118 units that have been designated as affordable housing. The residential towers are supported by a common podium at the ground level and are underlain by two levels of below-grade parking. The ground-level podium is a thick concrete transfer slab supporting the two residential towers above. Both towers, the southwest rising nine stories and the southeast ten stories, are constructed of cold-formed steel-stud bearing walls. The floor system spanning between bearing walls is a 3” composite metal deck topped with 2 1/2” of lightweight concrete.

The lateral load-resisting system of the building consists of cold-formed flat strap braces applied to select metal stud walls. The building facade consists primarily of brick with punched windows and metal panel accents. Amenities include a swimming pool, an acre of outdoor public space, fitness spaces, yoga and cycling rooms, and a greenhouse with a gardening station. Due to the size of the project, two cold-formed steel suppliers were engaged, one for each residential tower.