The Archive Apartments are comprised of two separate structures – 808 Chapel Street and 848 Chapel Street – which were constructed concurrently. 

808 Chapel Street, at the intersection of Orange Street in New Haven, had been vacant for several years. Kenneth Boroson Architects was retained to design a new structure to become the cornerstone of the block.

The six-story mixed-use building includes 46 apartments and student apartments in layouts of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom. Retail spaces front Chapel Street, with resident amenity space fronting Orange Street and at basement level.  Open space is available to residents on Orange Street.

The façade is reminiscent of a vernacular New Haven 1920s urban building with a lighter stone street-level façade and storefront. Punctuated along the stone lintel is an intersecting circle-ornament pattern. Above the street level space, a “new brick” material reflects the surrounding existing brick buildings. Large windows allow natural daylight to reach deep into the retail stores and residential units.