SPRING 2023 | 19 “The company has a mission, which is to make Brooklyn beautiful, equitable and sustainable.“ —JARED DELLA VALLE ’93 Alloy Development while running a successful architecture firm. The company has 18 employees. “The company has a mission, which is to make Brooklyn beautiful, equitable and sustainable,” he says. “When you participate in building in your own community, there’s a lot of privilege in that, but also a lot of responsibility and risk.” Della Valle is particularly devoted to sustainability, gaining inspiration from his two teenage children who regularly attend climate marches, and who Della Valle says are part of the “Greta Thunberg generation,” named after the Swedish teen who gained worldwide recognition for challenging world leaders to take immediate action on climate change. “I and my partners feel we have an obligation to lead,” Della Valle says. “One of the reasons I have such an obligation is because of my children. I come home every night, and I need to be responsible to them. It’s quite obvious the stressors my children face feeling the burden of the world that’s been handed to them.” When designing the Alloy Block’s all-electric skyscraper, Della Valle thought about what was important to his children. “Where are they going to choose to rent in the future, and will they choose to rent based on a value set, or will they choose to rent based on an amenity?” he says. “Our proposition is that people will choose to rent and choose a home based on a value set rather than an amenity.” The view from the first tower that will be part of the Alloy Block, which is Jared Della Valle’s (above) most groundbreaking project to date.
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