Format
Brief
City
Brooklyn
State/Province
NY
Country
USA
Metro Area
New York
Project Type
Mixed Residential
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Community Center
Garden
Open space
Recreation
Transportation Use
Keywords
Active staircase
Affordable housing
Bicycle parking
Bicycle storage
Community center
Community garden
Grocery
ground-floor retail
Mixed-Income Development
Outdoor fitness equipment
Playground
Public housing
Public park
Recreation facility
Site Size
4.53
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2010
Date Opened
2016
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Prospect Plaza is a mixed-use affordable housing redevelopment project spread over five buildings and three blocks in Brooklyn’s Ocean Hill–Brownsville neighborhood. The $200 million project is replacing a former New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) complex with a mix of nearly 400 public housing and affordable rental apartments, retail space, and community and recreational facilities designed to support resident health in a rapidly developing area with significant public health challenges.
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Format
Brief
City
Brooklyn
State/Province
NY
Country
USA
Metro Area
New York
Project Type
Mixed Residential
Location Type
Other Central City
Land Uses
Community Center
Garden
Open space
Recreation
Transportation Use
Keywords
Active staircase
Affordable housing
Bicycle parking
Bicycle storage
Community center
Community garden
Grocery
ground-floor retail
Mixed-Income Development
Outdoor fitness equipment
Playground
Public housing
Public park
Recreation facility
Site Size
4.53
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2010
Date Opened
2016
- Development Team: Blue Sea Development, Pennrose Properties LLC, Duvernay + Brooks, Rosenberg Housing Group, New York City Housing Authority
- Design Team: Dattner Architects
- Project Size: 406,400 Square Feet (37,756 Sq M); 394 Public And Affordable Housing Units; 23,000 Square
Feet (2,137 Sq M) Of Retail Space; 10,000-square-foot
(929 Sq M) Community Facility; 0.75-acre (0.3 Ha) Public Park - Project Cost: $200 Million
- Financing: Tax-exempt Bonds, Tax-credit Equity, Government Subsidies
- Mental Health Features: Affordable Housing, Community Center, On-site Public Park
- Physical Health Features: Raised Garden Beds, Indoor
and outdoor exercise and recreation areas, stairways designed to encourage use, Nearby Public
Transportation, Bike Parking, Planned Supermarket - Source: Building Healthy Places Initiative (BHP), https://uli.org/Health