1999 HUD Funding for Housing for Senior Citizens
and People with Disabilities

*Note: To calculate the approximate number of residents who will live in the new housing, multiply the number of units by 1.25.

NEW YORK

Section 202 - Supportive Housing for the Elderly

Project Location: Bronx, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: We Stay Nos Quedamos, Inc.; Phipps Houses
Capital Advance: $8,299,100
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,880,500
Number of Units: 85

Project description:

Section 202 funds will be used for the new construction of 85 units of housing for the elderly. The project will be located within the Melrose Commons Urban Renewal Area and is the second 202 development funded within this area. Supportive services will be provided by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, one of the nation's oldest and largest not-for-profit providers of home care services.

Project Location: Bronx, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Highbridge Community HDFC, Inc.
Capital Advance: $7,714,800
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,746,000
Number of Units: 79

Project description:

This is the second co-sponsorship between Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center and Highbridge Community HDFC, Inc. in as many years. The project will provide 79 new construction units for elderly residents in the revitalized area of Highbridge in the Bronx, New York. The addition of this 202 development will complete the 20 block revitalization efforts that began 11 years ago. Community spaces will include a community room with warming kitchen, club room and arts and crafts room.

Project Location: Brooklyn, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Progress of Peoples Development Corp.
Capital Advance: $6,643,500
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,500,000
Number of Units: 68

Project description:

Section 202 funds will be used for the new construction of 68 units of housing for elderly residents. Community spaces will include a community room and warming kitchen, activities room, and an outdoor sitting area and garden. With the addition of this project, the sponsor will continue its efforts in providing housing and services for residents throughout Brooklyn and Queens.

Project Location: Carmel, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Putnam County Housing Corp.
Capital Advance: $4,695,700
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,052,500
Number of Units: 48

Project description:

Section 202 funds will be used for the new construction of a 48 unit three story structure which will also contain a community room, management office, and small service kitchen. A case manager and home health aide will be available on site to assist residents. The 202 development will be constructed adjacent to a new senior nutrition center. The site's owner, Putnam County, has evidenced its commitment to the provision of additional senior units by donating the site to the 202 sponsor.

Project Location: Cheektowaga, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: People, Inc.
Capital Advance: $3,932,700
Five-year rental subsidy: $746,500
Number of Units: 50

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide the construction of one three-story building with 50 independent living units (49 one-bedroom units for the elderly and 1 two bedroom unit for a resident manager). The residents of this facility will have access to a wide range of recreational activities offered by the Department of Senior Services located nearby. This housing project will help to stabilize the neighborhood in this Buffalo suburb.

Project Location: Delhi, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany
Capital Advance: $1,379,600
Five-year rental subsidy: $312,000
Number of Units: 20

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide rehabilitation to an existing two-story complex, to accommodate 20 one-bedroom units of independent housing for the elderly. This project will compliment the 25 units of elderly housing presently being rehabilitated at the same site and will complete the conversion of an old student housing project to independent living units for the low income elderly in this non-metropolitan village. The site is located near downtown, and the seniors will have easy access, even on foot, to shopping, health care and companions.

Project Location: New York, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Grand Street Settlement
Capital Advance: $7,325,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,656,500
Number of Units: 75

Project description:

Section 202 funds will be used for the new construction of 75 units of housing for the elderly. Seventy four one-bedroom units will be for the elderly residents and 1 two-bedroom unit for the building superintendent. Community spaces will include a community room, warming kitchen, activity room and, an outdoor sitting area and garden. Supportive services will include health screening, nutritional workshops and advocacy and referrals.

Project Location: New York, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Lower East Side Coalition Housing
Capital Advance: $8,006,900
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,813,500
Number of Units: 81

Project description:

Section 202 funds will be used for the new construction of an 81 unit development containing 80 one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom manager's unit. Community spaces will include a community room, dining area, social service office and a library. This project will continue the sponsor's long history and track record of providing housing and services to the residents of the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Project Location: North Tonawanda, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: People, Inc.
Capital Advance: $3,071,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $579,000
Number of Units: 39

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide the construction of one three-story building, consisting of 39 independent living units (38 one-bedroom units and 1 two-bedroom unit for a resident manager). This site is located in a residential area within a small City setting close to a bus route, shopping, medical services, restaurants and places of worship. The residents of this facility will have access to a wide range of recreational activities.

Project Location: Rouses Point, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Rouses Point Senior Housing Development Fund Co.
Capital Advance: $1,179,800
Five-year rental subsidy: $281,000
Number of Units: 18

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide the new construction of a single-story building, consisting of 18 independent living units for the very low income elderly. This project will provide much-needed housing in this rural community, located at the northeastern corner of New York State, on the border of Canada. Many long-time residents of this rural area will be able to continue living in their community, close to familiar shopping, healthcare, family and friends, and may continue to participate in village, church and family life.

Project Location: Wheatfield, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: The Diocese of Buffalo
Capital Advance: $3,932,700
Five-year rental subsidy: $746,500
Number of Units: 50

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide the construction of one three-story building with 50 independent living units (49 one-bedroom units and 1 two- bedroom resident manager's unit). This project will help to alleviate the long waiting lists at various other elderly housing projects in this suburban Town located between the cities of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The Niagara County agencies provide a wide range of services which will be offered to residents at this housing project.

Project Location: Yonkers, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: St. Joseph's Hospital
Capital Advance: $8,006,900
Five-year rental subsidy: $1,813,000
Number of Units: 82

Project description:

Saint Joseph's Hospital, as the sponsor of this proposed 82 unit development, will continue its one hundred year tradition and base in the Yonkers' community through this new construction project. The sponsor intends to focus on serving the frail elderly particularly through an extension of its existing programs such as a geriatric day program and home health aide programs.

Section 811 - Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Project Location: Buffalo, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: UCPA of WNY, Inc.
Capital Advance: $755,600
Five-year rental subsidy: $137,500
Number of Units: 9

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide the construction of one two-story building, with 9 independent living units (6 one-bedroom and 3 two-bedroom units) with ancillary support spaces for persons with developmental disabilities. The City of Buffalo will financially support this project by providing funds for environmental studies, demolition of the existing structure and to prepare the site for construction. Additional support has been provided by the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD).

Project Location: Coram, NY and Village of Patchog, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: The Way Back, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,431,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $270,000
Number of Units: 12

Project description:

This Section 811 project will continue the sponsor's 20 year commitment to providing housing and services to persons with chronic mental illness. Four group homes for independent living will be acquired and renovated to serve three residents at each site. The application has identified four scattered sites in Suffolk County. The sponsor maintains strong linkages with many service providers in Suffolk County.

Project Location: Eastport, NY and Nesconset, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Family Residences & Essential Enterprise
Capital Advance: $1,026,300
Five-year rental subsidy: $269,500
Number of Units: 13

Project description:

This project consists of two developments. One group home (new construction) to serve eight developmentally disabled residents will be developed in Nesconset, NY. A five unit independent living apartment project located in Eastport, NY will be rehabilitated to serve eight persons.

Project Location: Hillcrest, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Jawonio, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,694,600
Five-year rental subsidy: $381,000
Number of Units: 18

Project description:

Jawonio, Inc. is an experienced sponsor who provides housing and supportive services for individuals with disabilities or special needs in Rockland County. This is their second Section 811 development funded through the New York Hub. This 811 development is for the new construction of an 18 unit garden style apartment complex containing 17 units for residents and one unit for an on-site resident manager.

Project Location: Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, Bellport, NY and Selden, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Options for Community Living, Inc.
Capital Advance: $1,073,400
Five-year rental subsidy: $202,500
Number of Units: 9

Project description:

Options for Community Living, Inc. continues to provide residential and supportive services for people with special needs with this addition of their seventh Section 811 award. This project will support the rehabilitation of 3 single family houses to serve individuals with mental illness. Each group home will house three individuals.

Project Location: Port Jefferson Station, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Concern For Independent Living
Capital Advance: $1,431,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $270,000
Number of Units: 12

Project description:

Concern for Independent Living will continue its successful commitment to the provision of housing for persons with disabilities through its seventh award of a Section 811 fund reservation. This project will support the rehabilitation of four group homes for independent living. Each group home shall serve three residents. In addition to the one site listed above, the three additional homes will be located in Farmingville, NY, Medford, NY, and East Patchogue, NY.

Project Location: Rochester, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Urban League of Rochester
Capital Advance: $561,500
Five-year rental subsidy: $91,500
Number of Units: 6

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide for the new construction of two independent living apartment buildings, one containing two 3-bedroom units and one containing four 2-bedroom units. The units will provide housing for adults with developmental disabilities and their children. This housing will assist in meeting the residential needs of this underserved population. The City of Rochester is providing support to the project through the sale of the two sites to the non-profit developer.

Project Location: Syracuse, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Loretto Management Corporation
Capital Advance: $1,278,200
Five-year rental subsidy: $281,000
Number of Units: 18

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide for the construction of a 2-story apartment complex consisting of 18 one-bedroom independent living units for very low-income persons with chronic mental illness. The sponsor will focus on meeting the community-based housing needs of very low-income families, and the residents will have access to any supportive services that they may need and want from the community.

Project Location: Town of Boston, NY and Amherst, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: People, Inc.
Capital Advance: $721,400
Five-year rental subsidy: $183,000
Number of Units: 12

Project description:

An allocation of funding has been approved to provide the construction of two one-story, 6-bedroom ranch style group homes for persons with developmental disabilities. This project will assist in meeting the residential needs of some of the nearly 1,000 developmentally disabled individuals on waiting lists for independent living opportunities in the Western New York area. Additional support has been provided by the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD).

Project Location: Town of Hamptonburgh, NY
Non-Profit Sponsor: Crystal Run Village, Inc.
Capital Advance: $897,000
Five-year rental subsidy: $269,000
Number of Units: 12

Project description:

Crystal Run Village, Inc. is the sponsor of eleven group homes for the developmentally disabled. This 811 development is for the new construction of two single-family residences. Each of the group homes will house 6 residents. Supportive services will be provided by the sponsor.

Content Archived: January 20, 2009