Grace’s Place proposes to provide 82 units of senior housing under the HPD SARA term sheet with a 30% set aside for formerly homeless seniors ages 62 and over. There will be commercial /retail space facing Central Ave and the residential, office space, and ground-level parking entrances located on Nameoke Street. The building will have active design features as well as include solar panels VRF and ERV heating and cooling systems for 21st-century energy efficiency.

The site is located in the Downtown Far Rockaway Special Purpose District, an area created as part of a plan to strengthen the community by encouraging diverse use of vacant and underutilized sites near mass transit and primary corridors. The 62,500 s/f project will include 92 units, of which 60 will be supportive housing units and 32 will be M.I.H. units. The compact building mass will make use of Passive House design strategies for energy efficiency, and will be identified as a Supportive Housing project, providing supportive services by Core Services Group.

Brisa along with its development partner MEGA Group Development were selected by the Moore / Courtlandt and 152nd Tenant Associations, NYCHA and NYC HDC for the redevelopment of 684 units located in four buildings in the South Bronx. Scope of work will include massive rehabilitation of the four buildings, social services programs as well as new amenities for the community. RFP WINNER