Officials at Barrier Free Living (BFL) have announced their plans for a new state-of-the-art facility that will replace its current home on Second Street between Avenue C and Avenue D.
Here's a rendering of the building, designed by JCJ Architecture ...
And here's more from the news release about the new building for the nonprofit, which provides services and support for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities
The new 65,000-square foot facility will provide permanent housing specifically to meet the needs of this population and will include 74 apartments, administrative offices, a rear garden, an elevated outdoor recreation area, and community and support spaces.
The building will challenge assumptions about the aesthetics associated with supportive housing and create a more direct and engaged relationship for residents with the surrounding environment. The new facility is intended to efficiently serve the needs of BFL’s clients, to provide a sense of pride, place and home for residents, and to create a unique architectural presence in the rapidly changing neighborhood where the East Village and Lower East Side converge.
Inspired by the parameters of Mayor de Blasio’s Housing NYC Plan, this project will provide affordable housing and support services for a grossly underserved population. The project team will work alongside agencies and stakeholders including NY State Home and Community Renewal, ESSHI and NY City Board of Standards & Appeals. Funding for related services and rent support will come from the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative.
The $30 million project is anticipated to break ground in the fall of 2019 with completion planned for January 2021.
This isn't the full story right? That sure doesn't look like it will only cost $30 million.
ReplyDeleteThey said deblasio would not fund rehabilitation of the existing building and were forced to come up with this- a higher priced project
ReplyDeleteBut what's wrong with the current residence -- it's fairly new in comparison with the surrounding structures? And where will those residents go when this is - ahem -- under construction?
ReplyDeleteSounds like they want to get a new look upscale just in case they decide to flip.
Okay, not too recent. But, still, a classic late 1890s structure.
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ReplyDeleteone of the Mayor's developers got a sweet contact, the Mayor which keeps giving to donors will get re-elected every time.
ReplyDeleteIf you could smell pessimism these comments would wreak.
ReplyDeleteI live in the next building over. Can't say I'm looking forward to the construction, although from that rendering it looks like the weather will be magical once the building is completed... Incidentally, what's with the guy standing in the middle of Houston Street with his iPad?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to BFL. Nice to see a new building for people who actually need it, n0t more lux housing.
ReplyDeleteThere's not a single right angle on that building. How Dr. Caligari of them.
ReplyDeleteBut will become of the phone booth in front of the bldgs used for drug pickups and other nefarious purposes? Maybe the guy with the iPad is a rendering of the future of drug dealing in the neighborhood. Progress!
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