The vendor registration for the 2013 Loisaida Festival (date: May 26) includes a mention of the group's "new Community Center" coming to Avenue C and East Ninth Street.
That would be at 710 E. Ninth St., just east of Avenue C, where workers are converting the former Henry Street Settlement Day Care #3 into a community facility space on the ground floor... with the upper levels serving as housing for homeless young adults and young adults no longer in the foster-care system.
Here's more information from the Loisaida Inc. website:
710 East 9th Street Building Development Project
With the support of the Manhttan Community Board #3 and the community, we were granted an equity position and standing in our original home, 710 East 9th Street. The result is a joint venture with Loisaida, Phipps Houses and University Settlement, a three-way partnership. Phipps Houses as the lead has supported and guided Loisaida thru the various stages of the development project.
The existing city-owned 4-story building on 9th Street was the 30-year home of Loisaida. It is being converted to a supportive housing facility and community center. The project will include 51 units of supportive housing with related program space located on floors two thru five.
Homeless young adults, young adults aging out of foster care and young single adults will occupy the residential units with children
Loisaida will occupy and operate a 10,000 sq. foot - new community center on cellar and first floor. This project is being developed though the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD.
Our new community center will be a multi-generational and multifunctional facility offering services at no cost to local low-income residents of LES. We have incorporated a commercial kitchen, media center and performance space.
Occupancy is projected for 2013.
H/T MoRUS
Previously on EV Grieve:
Community center and supportive housing coming to East Ninth Street
Checking in on the community center-supportive housing project on East Ninth Street
