Categories: New York City, Openings
11.25.2014
This $8.2 million development providing permanent service-enriched affordable housing for homeless adults and low-income community residents enhances the community.
Sister Janet Kinney cuts the ribbon at the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Residence.
On November 19th, Providence House and Alembic Community Development opened the Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Residence, an $8.2 million development providing permanent service-enriched affordable housing for homeless adults and low-income community residents. Holy water from Lourdes was used to bless the residence and its environs by the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Sister Janet Kinney, Executive Director of Providence House remarked, “this is a wonderful day for us as we celebrate the opening of our second permanent supportive housing development…we couldn't be more thrilled to be expanding our work in this way and helping our tenants stabilize their lives and become fully participatory members in the local community."
Bishop Sullivan Residence provides 22 units of affordable housing for individuals and families earning 60% of area median income (AMI) or less. The residence houses 20 studios and two two-bedroom apartments. Seventeen of the studios are set aside for NY/NY III-eligible homeless single adults who have special needs. The remaining units are for income qualified community residents.
"The de Blasio Administration recognizes the importance of creating affordable housing for those who need it most. This is why we have committed to developing affordable housing that is accessible to all New Yorkers, from those in the lowest income bracket to those vulnerable populations that are the most in need of safe and secure housing opportunities," said HPD Assistant Commissioner of Special Needs Housing, Jessica Katz.
Other dignitaries in attendance included Janet D’Addario, Providence House Board President (and namesake of Providence House’s other supportive housing residence); the Honorable Mathieu Eugene of the New York City Council; Sister Helen Marie Kearney, President of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph; and Moshe McKie-Krisberg, Vice-President/Acquisitions Manager of Richman Housing Resources.
Financing for the Bishop Sullivan Residence was provided through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Supportive Housing Loan Program, federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Richman Housing Resources and CSH. On site support services will be provided by Providence House and funded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The architect is Alphonse Diaz and the contractor is C&A General Contracting Corp. Community Access is the property manager.
"Sister Janet’s hard work, tenacity, and faith are why we are standing here in this building," said Michael McCarthy, Director of Alembic Community Development’s New York Office. "I am delighted to see it open, and appreciative of our many financing partners – the City, the Richman Group and others – who helped us make this happen."
Congratulations to all!