The Pearl, a new 270-unit affordable housing development, has completed construction and yesterday celebrated its ribbon cutting at 475 Bay Street in Stapleton, Staten Island. Developed by BFC Partners and Selfhelp Realty Group, the 12-story building boasts 138 apartments specifically reserved for formerly unhoused seniors with on-site supportive services, as well as retail space. It was designed by GF55 Architects, and cost approximately $155 million to build.

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Keith Dickson went from operating a high-end auto business to living in his car.

He worked on Bentleys, Jaguars, and other luxury vehicles before the economy soured, his mother’s assisted-living costs soared, and the COVID-19 pandemic slammed shut his opportunities.

Walk down an ordinary blah-colored stretch of Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant, past the dispiriting bulk of Woodhull Hospital and the brown-brick boxes of the Sumner Houses project, and you come upon an incongruous apparition, a great white sugar cube that’s been carved, beveled, and knocked askew.

Today, Selfhelp Realty Group announced it has won a $1 million Buildings of Excellence (BOE) Competition Award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to support construction of its upcoming Kissena House, an all-electric, energy-efficient project featuring 110 apartments for low-income older adults.

One in five New Yorkers is over 65 years old, the fastest-growing age group in the city, and the population is only expected to boom. However, many older adults are facing their golden years with little support. A long history of housing segregation and disinvestment has left older adults with few options for dignified, affordable, and accessible housing.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced nearly $7 million has been awarded to nine projects through the fifth round of the Buildings of Excellence Competition (Competition), which aims to advance best-in-class, energy efficient multifamily buildings in New York.

The non-profit developer Selfhelp Realty Group announced it has received $1 million in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to support the construction of Kissena House, an upcoming 110-unit, all electric, energy-efficient building for low-income seniors at the intersection of 45th Avenue and Kissena Boulevard in Flushing.

The Buildings of Excellence (BOE) Competition is a $83 million competition that has distributed monetary awards over five rounds. Kicked off in early 2019, BOE recognizes and rewards the design, construction, and operation of resilience, climate-friendly multifamily buildings that are healthier for residents and their communities.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the city broke multiple records for producing and connecting New Yorkers to affordable homes in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, delivering the affordable housing that New Yorkers need and reinforcing the Adams administration’s position as the most pro-housing administration in city history.