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 Marcello Manor is a service-enriched affordable rental project in the Northwest Bronx. This nine-story, 39,000 square-foot building with 38 units includes program offices, community and computer rooms, and a landscaped backyard. Half of the units are set aside for low-income domestic violence survivors coming out of shelter, with the remainder rented to low-income working households.
Uses "green" energy-conserving and sustainable materials, including: SFI certified wood flooring, low-E glass, bi-level lighting on motion sensors, a high efficiency condensing boiler, energy-efficient elevators, and Energy Star appliances. Meets the performance requirements of NYSERDA's Multifamily Performance Program and Enterprise's Green Communities Program.
Funding:
- $5 million in Low Income Housing Credits
- $3.7 million, NYS Homeless Housing and Assistance Program
- $1.6 million, New York City
- $250,000, Foundations and individual donors
Architect: Harden Van Arnam Architects
Green Consultant: Power Concepts, LLC
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Click here for a slideshow to see the progress of our build.
 Lily House – Domestic Violence survivors
and their children have a temporary home during their
transition from emergency shelter to permanent housing
in Lily House. This licensed transitional
residence serves 31 families awaiting permanent homes.
While the exact location of this project is confidential,
the six-story art deco building houses a licensed daycare
facility, community rooms, and
a garden with a play area.
Financing for this project came from the New York
State Residences for Survivors of Violence Program,
the Bronx Borough President, the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, banks, foundations and
individual donors.
Total Development Cost: $6.5 million
307 E. 54th Street Inclusionary Project – New Destiny partnered with World Wide Group utilizing New York City's Inclusionary Zoning Program. World Wide renovated a five-story elevator building with eight affordable apartments in exchange for a zoning bonus for a luxury condominium project. New Destiny assumed ownership of the completed building in Summer 2005.
Freedom House - Barrier Free Living, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people with disabilities live independently in the community, is the Sponsor of an 86-bed emergency residence serving disabled domestic violence survivors. New Destiny was the Developer of this newly constructed five-story facility with 44 apartments for women and children who are mobility-impaired, sight-impaired or hearing-impaired. The project also contains staff offices, training rooms, common meeting space and a childcare space where Barrier Free Living provides a range of services to residents. This is the only emergency facility in New York City's domestic violence shelter system that is entirely accessible to the disabled. The $8.9 million project was funded by the New York State Homeless Housing & Assistance Corporation and the Manhattan Borough President. Completed Spring of 2006.
Sister Marion Agnes House, E. 4th St, NYC - Nazareth Housing, Inc., a Lower East Side social service organization, sponsored the conversion of a parochial school, vacant for more than 50 years, into 13 units of affordable housing and 2 units of transitional housing. The school is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of N.Y. and the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer and leased to Nazareth Housing. Total Development Cost of $2.85 million funded by the City, the State, the Federal government and charitable foundations. New Destiny served as the Developer of the project. Completed in Winter 2005.
281 Bainbridge Street, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn - Home to eight low income families, the property had been vacant for over 20 years when it underwent a gut renovation to create seven 2-bedrooms and one studio. Completed in 2003.
Bridge Community, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn – Acquired by New Destiny in 1998, this turn of the century building had been vacant for over ten years. New Destiny restored the beautiful details and created 12 units, one-third of which are reserved for domestic violence survivors.
Bridge Towers, Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn – Just down the street from Bridge Community, this 16-unit property is home to residents who were previously homeless or at risk of homelessness – at least half of whom have a history of domestic violence. |
