IMPACCT Brooklyn recently celebrated the opening of 811 Lexington Avenue, a new affordable housing development designed specifically for low-income seniors and elderly individuals in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The 63-unit development, which was designed by Think!, aims to address the need for affordable housing among seniors in the area. The site was formerly occupied by a parking lot and a vacant industrial building that once housed the Mars Fudge and Fruit Company.
811 Lexington Avenue. Alexander Severin, courtesy of Think!
All units within the property will be rent-subsidized, catering to low-income seniors who earn less than 50 percent of the area median income. Furthermore, at least 30 percent of the units will be set aside for seniors who are at risk of homelessness.
The four-story, 41,421-square-foot building features a mix of studio and one-bedroom apartments, along with parking, community rooms, and a recreation room with rooftop garden. The garden will include seating areas and a patio. Its facade features a horizontal composition, counterpointed by a glass vertical gesture at the main entry.
811 Lexington Avenue. Alexander Severin, courtesy of Think!
811 Lexington Avenue is located a short walk from the Gates Avenue subway station, which services the J and Z trains.
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A really great project with a quite good design.
Need some trees in front of the building
Why couldn’t they have made this a couple stories taller
Well at least there still isn’t an elevated line running in front.
As I’m not old yet I also want to take care of elderly people, so that they are comfortable without having to torture the body. In the building environment they are willing: Thanks.