On Tuesday morning, the community of Brownsville gathered to celebrate the official opening and ribbon-cutting of Edwin’s Place, a welcome new housing complex and community resource in East Brooklyn. The sparkling, 115,500-square-foot brick complex is a clear new addition to the neighborhood, which has one of the highest poverty rates in the city, fitting in context and program.
Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) for supportive housing developer Breaking Ground and co-developer African American Planning Commission, Inc. (AAPCI), the building contains 125 affordable and supportive housing units in an eight-story, L-shaped formation. Although the neighborhood was originally settled by Jewish immigrants, it is now home to a majority of African-American and Latino residents. The $74.7 million project was funded through New York State Homes and Community Renewal, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, New York State Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation, and Wells Fargo.
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