Melrose Concourse
404 Claremont Parkway, 1169 Washington Avenue, and 12 Gouverneur Place, Bronx
Units: 72
Settlement Housing Fund and the Beechwood Organization were selected to develop three sites through HPD’s Neighborhood Construction Program, with Settlement Housing Fund as the lead developer and Beechwood as the general contractor and co-developer. The project will develop the three vacant sites with 71 units of affordable housing. The units will be affordable to households earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of Area Median Income. Eight of the units will be set aside for formerly homeless families and individuals. All apartment units for Seniors will be designed to be fully accessible in accordance with Universal Federal Accessibility Standards. All three buildings will be all-electric,
Apartments will be listed on NYC Housing Connect when available.
Coney Landing
2952 West 28th Street, Brooklyn
Units: 178
Settlement Housing Fund is developing its first supportive housing project. The new development, located on Coney Island, will feature 179 new affordable housing units, with 1 unit for a superintendent. 108 (60%) of units will provide LGBTQ+ affirming supportive housing. The remaining apartments are designated for households earning between 30% and 60% of area median income.
Apartments will be listed on the general Wavecrest vacancy list when available.
Weeksville Place
1559-61-63 Prospect Place, Brooklyn
Units: 45
Weeksville Place an eight-story building comprising 45 residential units (inclusive of one superintendent’s unit) for seniors, families, individuals, and households formerly experiencing homelessness. The project is located near to our other Brooklyn properties in Crown Heights.
Apartments will be listed on NYC Housing Connect when available.
Harlem River Preservation
231 W. 151st Street, Manhattan
Units: 693
Settlement Housing Fund was selected by the New York City Housing Authority, along with community-based partner, West Harlem Group Assistance, to lead the rehabilitation of eight buildings and 693 apartments, and provide resident services at Harlem River Houses and Harlem River II. The first nonprofit to lead a Permanently Affordable Commitment Together (PACT) project, Harlem River Preservation is harnessing public and private funding to bring significant upgrades to the buildings, apartments and grounds for nearly 1,400 residents. Residents will continue to pay 30% of their income toward rent. NYCHA will remain the owner of the buildings and grounds, and the project team will provide property management and social services in addition to leading the construction process.
Future vacancies will be filled by the NYCHA waitlist.
St. Johns Place Family Center
1604, 1620 & 1630 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn
Units: 102
Settlement Housing Fund will be rehabilitating the St. Johns Place Family Center, which we established in 1990 to provide an alternative to welfare hotels. Located in Crown Heights, the renovated Center will be operated by URI NYC to provide transitional housing and other services to 102 families at a time, assisting them in their search for employment and affordable housing.
Former Cluster Site Housing
Mount Eden & Fordham Heights, Bronx
Units: 415
Settlement Housing was selected by the City in 2019 and again in 2021 to assume responsibility of eight buildings in the Bronx that were being used as temporary ‘cluster sites’ for homeless families. These properties were neglected and costing the City substantial fees to be used as transitional housing with limited services to help households secure permanent housing. Settlement Housing provides Resident Engagement Services to the tenants to help them stay stably housed. The buildings are under rehabilitation and tenants have started to move back into their renovated apartments.
Apartments will be listed on the general Wavecrest vacancy list when available.
Twin Parks Terrace
373 East 183rd Street, Bronx
Units: 182
Our most recent development, Twin Parks Terrace includes 182 units of affordable housing on a former parking lot at a NYC Housing Authority site in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx. This development provides affordable apartments to low- and moderate-income households earning at or below 80% of area median income, and units for formerly homeless individuals and families. Completed in 2023, the property also contains space for community services, recreation and a commercial tenant.
Apartments will be listed on the general Wavecrest vacancy list when available.