Samaritan Daytop Village Breaks Ground on Highbridge
Dec.06.2024
On a blustery December 5th, Samaritan Daytop Foundation and Samaritan Daytop Village (SDV) along with supporters and partners celebrated breaking ground on Highbridge, a 316-unit supportive/affordable building alongside a 106-unit family shelter. Highbridge is SDV’s first new construction fully supportive residence with 190 supportive units for individuals and families and 125 affordable apartments. Samaritan Daytop Village will provide onsite supportive services to tenants under the NYC 15/15 Initiative funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Continue Reading …Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens Breaks Ground on the Gail P. Duke Residence
Sep.20.2024
On September 19th, friends and partners of Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens gathered to break ground on the Catholic Charities Gail P. Duke Senior Residence which will create 141 apartments for older adults, 48 of them supportive. Onsite services will be provided by Catholic Charities funded by the NYC 15/15 initiative through the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) for 43 residents and New York State Office of Mental Health for five residents.
Continue Reading …Housing Works and Hudson Companies Break Ground on The Lirio
Jul.19.2024
On July 17th, partners and electeds gathered to break ground on Housing Works and The Hudson Companies new supportive and affordable housing residence in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen, the Lirio. The 112- unit building will provide 100% affordable housing including 67 supportive units with the rest of the units being reserved for a mix of individuals with incomes ranging from 30% AMI to 120%. The building is being built on MTA property and will provide office space for the agency. Onsite supportive services will be provided by Housing Works funded by the NYC 15/15 initiative through the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Continue Reading …Fortune Society Breaks Ground on Castle III
Jun.25.2024
On June 24th, The Fortune Society joined project partners and elected officials to break ground on Castle III in East Harlem. Once complete this affordable and supportive housing residence will bring 82 new affordable apartments, including 58 supportive apartments for individuals with justice involvement experiencing homelessness. On-site services will be provided by The Fortune Society and funded by both NYC 15/15 and the New York State Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative though the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).
Continue Reading …Helio Health Breaks Ground on Court Street Apartments
Jun.12.2024
On June 11th, Helio Health and Eagle Star Housing joined project partners to break ground on Court Street Apartments. When complete, this new affordable and supportive residence will create 111 affordable apartments, including 54 supportive, in Binghamton. Onsite services will be provided by Eagle Star Housing for veteran residents and by Helio Health for tenants with substance use disorders, funded by the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) administered by New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).
Continue Reading …RUPCO Breaks Ground on Silver Gardens
Apr.19.2024
On April 18th, RUPCO joined project partners and elected officials to break ground on their new project, Silver Gardens. Once complete this new affordable/supportive building will bring 57 new affordable apartments, including 29 supportive for seniors experiencing or at risk of homelessness, in the Town of Lloyd in Ulster County. On-site services are provided by RUPCO and funded through the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) administered by the New York State Department of Health.
Continue Reading …Community Housing Innovations Breaks Ground on Mt. Hope Plaza
Apr.15.2024
On April 12th, Community Housing Innovations and the Mt. Hope Community Development Corporation joined project partners and elected officials to break ground on a new affordable/supportive housing residence, Mt. Hope Plaza in White Plains. When complete, Mt. Hope Plaza will create 56 affordable apartments, including 20 supportive for seniors experiencing homelessness. On-site services are provided by Community Housing Innovations, Inc. and are funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS OMH) administered by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) for persons who are over the age of 62 with a serious mental illness and homeless or have an unmet housing need. The development is the result of a partnership with the Mt. Hope A.M.E Zion Church to construct affordable housing on an underutilized parcel owned by the church.
Continue Reading …CAMBA Housing Ventures and CAMBA Break Ground on Clarkson Estates
Dec.06.2023
On December 5th partners, funders, staff, and friends gathered under a tent on the grounds of what will be CAMBA Housing Ventures/CAMBA’s Clarkson Estates in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, to break ground on the project which is part of the State’s Vital Brooklyn initiative. Once complete, this project will provide 328 units of permanently affordable and supportive housing with 50% of the units (164 units) set aside for formerly homeless populations, including youth aging out of foster care, formerly incarcerated individuals, formerly homeless young adults, and formerly homeless families. The other 163 units will serve low-income individuals at 30%, 40%, 50%, and 70% area median income (AMI), with one unit set aside for a live-in superintendent. Clarkson Estates will feature more than 30,000 square feet of community facility space and nearly 15,000 square feet of parking as requested through community input. Services and rental subsidy are funded by the New York State Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) contracted through the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).
Continue Reading …Breaking Ground Breaks Ground on Sutphin Senior Housing
Sep.21.2023
On Wednesday, September 20th, Breaking Ground joined project partners and elected and government officials to break ground on affordable/supportive housing residence, Sutphin Senior Housing. When complete, Sutphin Senior Housing will create 173 new affordable apartments, including 52 supportive for seniors, in Jamaica, Queens. On-site services will be provided by Breaking Ground funded by NYC 15/15 through New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH).
Continue Reading …West Side Federation for Senior Supportive Housing Break Ground on Fischer Senior Apartments
Sep.13.2023
Some 50 staff and partners turned out September 12th to break ground on West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing’s (WSFSSH) Fischer Senior Apartments, a new apartment complex in the Highbridge section of the Bronx that will provide affordable homes to 105 seniors including 54 supportive units. Onsite services will be funded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through the NYC 15/15 Supportive Housing Initiative.
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