Gail P. Duke Sr. Residence Center celebrates ribbon cutting for 141 new affordable homes in Brownsville

Brooklyn, NY On October 8, 2026 the Gail P. Duke Senior Residence Center had its official ribbon cutting ceremony. Over 200 people were in attendance, including New York State senator Roxann Persaud. Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Corp. dedicated the Gail P. Duke Senior Residence located in the Brownsville Community. The building provides 141 affordable homes to low-income and formerly homeless older adults to comfortably age-in-place. It features all electric heating, cooling and hot water systems, following Passive House (PHIUS) sustainable design standards to enhance overall safety, health and comfort for the residents. Catholic Charities Gail P. Duke Senior Residence is also home to a 10,000 s/f older adult center on the ground floor operated by Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services, the social services arm of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens.

Gail Duke, a Brooklynite, community advocate and longtime member of the catholic charities Progress of Peoples Development Board of trustees, spent her professional career at New York Life Investors. She dedicated her life to advocating for affordable homes for those in need in local communities. Duke serves as treasurer on the board of directors of Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation and is vice president of membership on the board of directors of the Greater New York Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM).