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Mayor Adams, Gilbane Development, Blue Sea

Development, Artspace Advance Plan to Build 283

Affordable Homes, New Arts Center In Brownsville

Closing Comes Ahead of Adams Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Production Numbers Announcement

OUR BUREAU for creativity and expression, we
strengthen our neighborhoods and
NEW YORK, NY
open doors for every New Yorker
ew York City Mayor Eric to feel seen, discover their passions,
Adams, New York City De- and feel truly at home. We thank our
Npartment of Housing Pres- partners for making this bold and
ervation and Development (HPD) beautiful vision a reality.”
Acting Commissioner Ahmed Ti- “The Brownsville Arts Center
gani, Gilbane Development, Blue & Apartments exemplifies how af-
Sea Development, and Artspace fordable housing and cultural invest-
Projects, Inc., have announced the ments can be combined to strength-
financing of the Brownsville Arts en communities,” said New York
Center & Apartments (BACA) proj- City Housing Development Corpo-
ect. Located on a city-owned site at ration (HDC) President Eric Ender-
366 Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn, lin. “HDC is proud to support the
BACA will create 283 new affordable financing of this development, which
rental apartments available to house- will bring 283 affordable homes and
holds earning between 30 percent lasting benefits to the residents of
and 70 percent of the area median homes and vibrant community spac- ing, Economic Development, and Brownsville.”
income, including a mix of studios es. This dynamic project in the heart Workforce Adolfo Carrión, Jr. “This “Arts and culture are the build-
to three-bedroom apartments, as of Brownsville will deliver both. It will project is an investment in Browns- ing blocks of safe, vibrant, and con-
well as dedicated units for formerly give more New Yorkers an affordable ville’s future; we are creating homes, nected communities,” said New
homeless individuals. Additionally, place to live, a welcoming place to ex- nurturing creativity, and building a York City Department of Cultural
BACA will deliver a 28,000 square- press themselves, and a quality place stronger, more vibrant neighborhood Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cum-
foot cultural arts center with a 3,440 to spend time together,” said Mayor for generations to come.” bo. “With the Brownsville Arts Cen-
square-foot multi-purpose perfor- Adams. “Projects like this that deliv- “BACA is more than a meaning- ter & Apartments, we’re creating
mance, rehearsal, and studio space er affordable homes and help culti- ful investment in quality, affordable affordable housing and planting
for community arts groups. vate community are at the heart of housing — it’s a powerful example of deep roots for cultural expression
Along with nearly 263,000 square our administration’s work. From cre- what a holistic response to communi- and community pride right in the
feet of residential space, the new ating record amounts of affordable ty needs can look like. It stands apart heart of the neighborhood. Thanks
cultural arts center and affordable housing two years in a row to passing as a commitment to creating accessi- to a tremendous investment from
housing will serve as a vibrant and in- historic zoning reform to build tens ble space for the performing and vi- the Adams administration, this proj-
clusive community hub. BACA is ex- of thousands of new homes across all sual arts, a safe and vibrant place to ect is a testament to what’s possible
pected to cost $254 million, with the five boroughs, we are proud to be the celebrate our cultural diversity, and a when a city prioritizes the well-being
Adams administration contributing most pro-housing administration in catalyst for building real connections of its people, equity, and culture. It
nearly $100 million in city subsidies. city history.” that bring out the best in our com- affirms that every community de-
BACA marks a major step forward “The Brownsville Arts Center & munities,” said HPD Acting Com- serves access to the arts and that
in bringing transformative, afford- Apartments project represents what missioner Tigani. “The Brownsville Brownsville’s artistic voices matter.
able housing and dynamic commu- the Adams’ administration stands Arts Center & Apartments will deliv- This project gives local creatives the
nity-centered space to the heart of for — affordable, sustainable hous- er 283 affordable homes alongside a space to thrive and inspire, while
Brownsville and builds on the Adams ing paired with community spaces new cultural hub, reminding us why opening the doors for the whole
administration’s record as the most that strengthen the fabric of our we must invest not just in buildings, community to experience, partici-
pro-housing administration in city city,” said Deputy Mayor for Hous- but in people. When we create space pate in, and be uplifted by the arts.”
history. In addition to creating re-
cord amounts of affordable housing
two years in a row, passing the first
citywide zoning reform in 60 years,
and advancing five neighborhood
plans to create jobs and new housing
across the city, new housing like his
one will help New York City reach
Mayor Adams’ moonshot goal of cre-
ating 500,000 new homes by 2032.
“New Yorkers need affordable

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