The 88 new affordable homes, enough for approximately 100 seniors, are the result of a public-private partnership between the de Blasio Administration, the Chinese American Planning Council and Gotham Organization. The council, one of the largest non-profit providers of educational, social, and community services for Asian-Americans in the United States, and Gotham, the New York City-based developer, owner and operator, partnered with the city last year to create a plan that would add senior affordable homes to a 400-unit, mixed income, mixed-use, new construction development project at the existing parking lot adjacent to 50 Norfolk St.

“Gotham has a longstanding history of working collaboratively with city government and local organizations to provide much-needed housing and other community amenities. We are committed to creating a mixed-use development that will serve the neighborhood for years to come,” said Gotham EVP of development Bryan Kelly.

“We look forward to furthering our mission through this partnership with the City and Gotham. This plan not only provides quality affordable housing to seniors in our neighborhood, but also creates an improved home base for our employees and community members to better extend our services,” said Chinese American Planning Council president and CEO Wayne Ho.

The new skilled nursing beds will occupy two new units at the 227 Madison St. Gouverneur facility. The units, being built in previously unused space at the 295-bed facility, are expected to be fully operational by April. To accommodate the new capacity, Gouverneur has begun hiring the approximately 75 health-care professionals, including nurses, doctors, therapists, social workers, and dieticians needed to run the units, city officials say.

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