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Abraham
Plaza, 1870 Crotona Avenue, Bronx, NY |
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On
January 14th, 2003, representatives of HUD's Regional Director for
NY and NJ, Marisel Morales; Jerilyn Perine, the Commissioner of
NYC's Office of Housing Preservation and Development; and representatives
from Abraham Plaza Apartments, located on Crotona Avenue in the
Bronx, held a ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of this very
successful multi-program source special needs/affordable housing
development.
This
six-story newly constructed building was developed as a Single
Room Occupancy Program (SRO) building of fifty- three studio
units that will serve as permanent housing for individuals who are
homeless or those with a history of drug dependency. Thirty-two
of the apartments have been reserved for homeless individuals and
will have Section 8 rental subsidies available. Twenty-one units
in the building have been reserved for low-income individuals. The
building also contains amenities such as a community room, library/learning
center, tenant lounges on each individual floor, a laundry room
and an outdoor garden.
Of
the total project that cost nearly $6.6 million, over $4.4 million
was provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) through its Home
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). Services for the tenants
will also be underwritten with funds from HUD's Supportive
Housing Program and through a contract from the New York City's
Department of Homeless Services. These on-site supportive services
offered to the building's tenant population will be enhanced by
a grant from the Abraham Foundation.
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