HPD, HDC, NYCHA and DHCR celebrate grand opening of 84 units

The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), The NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC), The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and NYS Department of Homes & Community Renewal (DHCR) were joined by MacQuesten Development and Union Grove Baptist Church to celebrate the grand opening of Reverend Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Apartments, an 84-unit low-income development in the Crotona Park East neighborhood, located at 1468 Hoe Ave. The new affordable housing development is named in honor of the long-time Pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Fletcher Crawford. The Rev. Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Apartments were created under the Bloomberg Administration's New Housing Marketplace Plan. To date, the plan has funded the creation or preservation of more than 126,990 units of affordable housing across the five boroughs. Nearly 39,000 units have been financed in the Bronx with more than 6,100 units in Community Board 3 where the Rev. Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Apartments is located. "The beauty of affordable housing lies in the impact it has on surrounding communities. These developments introduce new homes which uplift and strengthen existing neighborhoods. What makes today's occasion special is that the impact of the development's namesake moved the community so much so that we stand here today at the brick and mortar representation of the heart of this community," said Mathew Wambua, NYC HPD Commissioner. "The Rev. Dr. Fletcher Apartments is a great example of how city agencies are working together with our private and non-profit partners to find new opportunities to create affordable housing and long-term stability for New York City families and neighborhoods," said Marc Jahr, president of NYC HDC." The development is an 82,891 s/f, eight-story masonry elevator building, constructed on formerly City-owned land that was conveyed by NYCHA to the developer. The building includes seven studio units, 29 one-bedroom units, 40 two-bedroom units, seven three-bedroom units and one superintendent unit.