Project Description
Urban Builders Collaborative and Barrier Free Living are requesting funding from New York State and New York City agencies to facilitate the development of a 13-story mixed-use residential and community facility building in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan, Community District 3 (the 'Proposed Action'). The Applicant is requesting the following funding sources: capital funding from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal, 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Homeless Housing and Assistance Program from the the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, and the New York State Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative. The 8,162 square-foot project site is located at 270 East 2nd Street (Block 372, Lot 64), and currently consists of a deteriorated four-story building that was the former home of Barrier Free Living's Transitional Housing program, and is currently vacant. Under the Proposed Action, the project site would be redeveloped with a new 69,760 square-foot building would include 74 supportive housing units, 1 superintendent apartment and 10,960 square feet of community facility space for support services. The residential portion of the proposed project would include 57 studio units, 1 onebedroom unit, 7 two-bedroom units, and 10 three-bedroom units, totaling 58,804 square feet of residential area. The supportive units will be designed to accommodate individuals transitioning out of nursing homes and survivors of domestic violence. The programmed support space would include social work, child care, family, occupational health, and supportive counseling services.
