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(L-R)
Kirsten Shaw, LIIF
Susan McCann, The Community Builders
Rev. Marlyn Rojas-Mendoza, Thessalonica Christian Church
Greg Hale, NYSERDA
Ruth Moreira, NYC Housing Development Corporation
Eileen Torres, BronxWorks (center)
Greg Maher, Leviticus Fund
Desiree Andrepont, Community Builders
Bart Mitchell, The Community Builders
Ross Clarke, The Corporation for Supportive Housing
On November 1, BronxWorks participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for Park Haven Apartments, a 178-unit affordable housing development in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx.
Fifty of these units are designated as permanent housing for chronically homeless families and individuals. The instatement of this development was made possible by The Community Builders (TCB), the NYC Department of Housing Prevention and Development (HPD), and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC). BronxWorks will partner with the project to provide onsite social services, including workforce development.
TCB is a nonprofit real estate developer whose goal is to build and sustain strong communities. They work with community partners to develop, finance, and operate residential communities and award-winning, affordable, and mixed-income communities throughout the United States. Park Haven is TCB’s first of its kind in the New York City area.
The new ten story, 180,000-square foot building includes studio, one, two, and three-bedroom units. All units are available for families and individuals with incomes up to 80% of the Area Median Income, and they include access to amenities such as a wellness center, resident lounge, children’s play area, and onsite laundry.
BronxWorks is providing onsite services to residents, funded through an Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) grant awarded by the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). 7,000 square feet of the building’s ground floor is reserved for BronxWorks Workforce Development programs. An additional 14,000 square feet provides space for a Food Retail Expansion to Support Health Programs (FRESH) grocery store.
The project supports 70 permanent full and part-time jobs, which will expand economic opportunity in the community, as will the provision of BronxWorks Workforce Development programs. Supportive developments, such as the new development at Park Haven, are increasingly essential to the community as it continues to recover from the pandemic.
On November 1, BronxWorks participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for Park Haven Apartments, a 178-unit affordable housing development in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx.
Fifty of these units are designated as permanent housing for chronically homeless families and individuals. The instatement of this development was made possible by The Community Builders (TCB), the NYC Department of Housing Prevention and Development (HPD), and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC). BronxWorks will partner with the project to provide onsite social services, including workforce development.
TCB is a nonprofit real estate developer whose goal is to build and sustain strong communities. They work with community partners to develop, finance, and operate residential communities and award-winning, affordable, and mixed-income communities throughout the United States. Park Haven is TCB’s first of its kind in the New York City area.
The new ten story, 180,000-square foot building includes studio, one, two, and three-bedroom units. All units are available for families and individuals with incomes up to 80% of the Area Median Income, and they include access to amenities such as a wellness center, resident lounge, children’s play area, and onsite laundry.
BronxWorks is providing onsite services to residents, funded through an Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) grant awarded by the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). 7,000 square feet of the building’s ground floor is reserved for BronxWorks Workforce Development programs. An additional 14,000 square feet provides space for a Food Retail Expansion to Support Health Programs (FRESH) grocery store.
The project supports 70 permanent full and part-time jobs, which will expand economic opportunity in the community, as will the provision of BronxWorks Workforce Development programs. Supportive developments, such as the new development at Park Haven, are increasingly essential to the community as it continues to recover from the pandemic.