Fischer Senior Apartments, a nine-story residential building, has opened at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx. Designed by Shakespeare Gordon Vlado Architects and developed by West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH), the structure yields 105 units. Twenty-five apartments are dedicated to affordable housing and 59 are reserved for formerly homeless adults. The property is located between Nelson and Shakespeare Avenues.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on June 9, and was attended by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr. Helen Arteaga-Landaverde; Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson; Council Member Althea Stevens; Commissioner of the NYC Department for the Aging Lisa Scott-McKenzie; Senior Assistant Vice President at NYC Health + Hospitals Leora Jontef; Assistant Director of the Bureau of Housing & Support Services Brenda McAteer; East Region Managing Director of National Equity Fund, Emily Chen; leaders from West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing; and Fischer Senior Apartments residents.
Photo courtesy of WSFSSH.
Photo courtesy of WSFSSH.
Photo courtesy of WSFSSH.
The development is part of the HPD Senior Affordable Rental Apartments (SARA) program and all units will be reserved for households 55 and older making less than 50 percent of the area median income (AMI). Units are equipped with intercoms and air conditioning. Tenants will be responsible to pay for electricity including electric stove.
Fischer Senior Apartments at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx via Google Maps
Fischer Senior Apartments at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx via Google Maps
Fischer Senior Apartments at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx via Google Maps
Amenities include pet-friendly policies, a shared laundry room, elevator, on-site resident manager, community center, recreation room, senior center, and an outdoor terrace.
Fischer Senior Apartments at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx via Google Maps
The development replaces a formerly vacant lot.
97 West 169th Street, circa March 2022. Image via Google Maps.
The opening of the senior housing development also coincides with WSFSSH’s innovative Enhanced Care pilot program, created in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals’ Housing for Health initiative. The Enhanced Care pilot program provides permanent housing for older adults served by NYC Health + Hospitals experiencing homelessness and requiring personal care services in order to live independently. With the goal of breaking the emergency-room-to-street cycle, these tenants are offered home health aides in addition to on-site healthcare coordination and wraparound services.
The nearest subway from the ground-up development is the 4 train at the 170th Street station to the east along Jerome Avenue.
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