Current Projects

Brooklyn
Atlantic Avenue/Eastern Parkway
Ocean Hill-Brownsville

As our first large-scale building, this project opens an exciting new chapter in Habitat for Humanity - New York City's history. It will house 41 New York families in need — double the number of homes we produce in a typical year.

Rising on a vacant lot in Ocean Hill-Brownsville, this project is located at Atlantic Avenue, Eastern Parkway and Sherlock Place. It includes a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units in three four-story buildings. Eleven ground-floor residences will be handicapped-adaptable.

The project is being constructed with healthy and environmentally friendly materials and will strive to meet strict LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environ-mental Design) standards. Energy-efficient building methods will enable future Habitat homeowners to save up to 30 percent on their energy bills.

Designed by Dattner Architects in a contemporary brick style, these new homes will provide much-needed affordable housing for working residents of the community.

Located in East Brooklyn, the community of Ocean Hill-Brownsville is home to more than 85,000 people. According to the local community board, affordable housing is one of the most pressing needs in this community, where the median household income is $20,714 and one in four residents spends more than half of their income on housing. Fewer than 16 percent of all Ocean Hill-Brownsville residents own their homes. These 41 Habitat-NYC homes will increase the supply of affordable housing in this area and help revitalize the neighborhood.

View architectural design
View images of the buildings as they rise

Bronx
Fox Street/Leggett Avenue
Longwood

Habitat-NYC currently is working on an innovative new partnership construction model in the South Bronx.

This project marks the first of its kind, both locally and nationally, with a domestic Habitat affiliate building affordable multifamily homes in collaboration with a for-profit affordable housing developer.

This project is a seven-story, 60,165 square-foot multifamily building, with a total of 50 co-operative units. Twelve of these units are allocated for Habitat-NYC families, and includes a mix of studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom co-ops. Habitat-NYC family partners and volunteers will work on the interior of these homes.

The project includes a ground-floor community facility that will be leased to a non-profit organization. Residents will have access to a seventh floor community room, rooftop recreation space and onsite parking.

This green building is enrolled in the NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program (Energy Star) and registered in the LEED-H multifamily mid-rise program. It will include ENERGY STAR appliances, windows & lighting fixtures and high-efficiency condensing boilers. Combined heat and power cogeneration will generate electricity and make hot water Construction materials are non-toxic and sustainable.

Read an overview of the project