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.

808 Chapel, combined with another new structure at 848 Chapel Street, is collectively known as The Archive. The two buildings were constructed concurrently.