The Doe Fund Breaks Ground on Transitional Housing at 510 Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

This week The Doe Fund broke ground on a six-story transitional housing development at 510 Gates Avenue in Brooklyn. Located in Bedford Stuyvesant next to the organization’s first transitional residence, which opened in 1990, the residential building will provide men experiencing homelessness with 200 beds and with the opportunity to join The Doe Fund’s award-winning Ready Willing & Able reentry program. The 44,658-square-foot 510 Gates is designed by Urban Architectural Initiatives and developed by Bolivar Builders and Round Square Development.

Groundbreaking at 510 Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn via The Doe Fund

“The City’s investment in 510 Gates Avenue speaks to the need for holistic solutions,” said Jennifer Mitchell, president and CEO of The Doe Fund. “Our program’s ‘three-legged stool’ of paid transitional work, housing, and comprehensive social services will provide the individuals who live here what they need to stabilize and secure the skills, confidence, resources and network to get a job, build a career, and secure housing — all in one place.”

510 Gates Avenue was originally leased by The Doe Fund until 1993, before the organization purchased the property in May 2020. Financing for 510 Gates Avenue comes from the NYC Department of Homeless Services, SLC Management, and KeyBank’s Community Development Group.

Residents will be eligible to join Ready, Willing & Able, which provides paid work, housing, and support services. Social services include case management, adult basic education, computer skills, and financial literacy classes, and occupational training in living wage fields.

Construction is expected be completed in 2025.

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