Dekalb Commons Breaks Ground

The excerpt below is from New York YIMBY:

Dekalb Commons Affordable Housing Complex Breaks Ground In Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
By: Sebastian Morris, September 16, 2023

Dekalb Commons, renderings by Nightnurse Images

City officials, project partners, and community leaders recently joined to celebrate the commencement of construction at Dekalb Commons, a three-building affordable housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture & Planning and developed in partnership by the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and St. Nicks Alliance, the buildings are currently addressed as 652 Dekalb Avenue, 639 Dekalb Avenue, and 1187 Fulton Street.

The complex will include a pair of seven-story buildings and one four-story building that together yield 85 affordable units. This includes 13 apartments set aside for formerly homeless individuals. There will also be around 1,190 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.

The buildings are all designed to Passive House standards and have already received New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s Buildings of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award, demonstrating commitment to building more carbon neutral-ready multi-family spaces. Continue reading…