New York Construction Report staff writer
A new affordable housing services (AHS) site with 64 units at 2736 Creston Ave. in the Bronx was completed last week, bringing the total number of homes created in 2024 to nearly 400.
With a citywide housing vacancy rate of just 1.4 percent, officials say an innovative approach is needed to build housing.Through AHS, there are hundreds of additional units in the pipeline for the city.
The latest 63-unit building is the latest site to open as part of a push to fast-track the creation of nearly 900 deeply affordable homes, which have already been awarded as part of the AHS pipeline. DSS is working to expedite the opening of another 500 deeply affordable homes and continues to develop the AHS pipeline, working with various not-for-profit providers to identify new, high-quality proposals.
The AHS site will be operated by not-for-profit human services provider The Doe Fund, which has four decades of experience helping vulnerable New Yorkers facing compounding challenges and unique barriers to obtaining long-term housing stability.
Many of the program’s remaining apartments are scheduled to become available for lease through February 2025, which will mark the one-year anniversary of this innovative housing program for CityFHEPS voucher holders in shelter.
In June, the city’s FY25 Adopted Budget included $2 billion in capital funds to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the New York City Housing Authority’s capital budgets.
“In close partnership with the New York City Department of Social Services, The Doe Fund’s transformative solutions have connected nearly 14,000 people experiencing homelessness to jobs, housing, or both. That relationship deepens with 2736 Creston Avenue, the latest residence in our over 1,200-unit portfolio of permanent affordable and supportive housing,” said Jennifer Mitchell, president and CEO, The Doe Fund. “This innovative development provides a pathway to stability for 63 individuals and families with histories of homelessness.”
YES PLEASE 🙏🥺 NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN: MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA ASAP!!! OUR UNITS HERE ARE COMPLETELY TOXIC AND UNINHABITABLE. PERSONALLY I JUST SPENT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BREATHING IN INSULATION COMING THROUGH OUR VENTILATION SYSTEMS. I HAVE NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COPD BECAUSE OF THIS NEGLIGENCE AND MY ELEVEN YEAR OLD TWIN SON’S ARE ALSO SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY ISSUES. WHO IS TO BLAME??..MORGANTON HOUSING AUTHORITY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT …OR BOTH???