Real Estate Development

Community Access has developed 21 affordable and supportive housing buildings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, representing more than $500 million in real estate investments.

We use a variety of innovative public and private financing models, and have a strong track record of working with prominent architects and developers. Many of our buildings have won design awards for excellence in affordable housing.

Our Projects

Community Access developed and owns the following properties throughout New York City. Additionally, we are the service provider for numerous other Community Access tenants housed in buildings that we do not own.

  • In Construction: Baez Place

    • Bronx ▪ Claremont 
    • Projected opening: 2024
    • 154 units ▪ 134,910 sq. ft.
    • Projected cost: $80 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • River Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Concourse
    • Opened: 2023
    • 245 units ▪ 236,872 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $122 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Bruckner Boulevard

    • Bronx ▪ Hunt's Point
    • Opened: 2020
    • 215 units ▪ 175,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $87.1 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • East 172nd Street

    • Bronx ▪ Mount Eden
    • Opened: 2019
    • 126 units ▪ 117,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $52.3 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Cedar Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Morris Heights
    • Opened: 2011
    • 105 units ▪ 90,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $37.9 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Vyse Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Crotona Park East
    • Opened: 2012
    • 64 units ▪ 35,250 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $14 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Water Street (Gouverneur Court)

    • Manhattan ▪ Lower East Side
    • Opened: 1994
    • 123 units ▪ 60,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $13.3 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • East 2nd Street

    • Manhattan ▪ East Village
    • Opened: 2008
    • 53 units ▪ 33,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $11.8 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Davidson Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Morris Heights
    • Opened: 2007
    • 74 units ▪ 53,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $11.8 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Franklin Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Morrisania
    • Opened: 2005
    • 66 units ▪ 52,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $11.7 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Dekalb Avenue

    • Brooklyn ▪ Bedford-Stuyvesant
    • Opened: 2004
    • 63 units ▪ 46,777 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $10.6 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Polite Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Foxhurst
    • Opened: 2005
    • 68 units ▪ 34,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $9.2 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Warren Street

    • Brooklyn ▪ Boerum Hill
    • Opened: 2000
    • 67 units ▪ 31,200 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $8.8 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Tinton Avenue

    • Bronx ▪ Morrisania
    • Opened: 2006
    • 59 units ▪ 25,500 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $8.3 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • East 4th Street

    • Manhattan ▪ East Village
    • Opened: 1993
    • 50 units ▪ 45,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $8.2 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Avenue D

    • Manhattan ▪ East Village
    • Opened: 1992
    • 45 units ▪ 16,000 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $4.3 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Stanton Street

    • Manhattan ▪ Lower East Side
    • Opened: 2010
    • 15 beds ▪ 7,688 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $1.9 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • Access House

    • Manhattan ▪ East Village
    • Opened: 1988
    • 15 units ▪ 8,325 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: $1.2 million
    • Fact Sheet

  • West 108th Street

    • Manhattan ▪ Manhattan Valley
    • Opened: 2005
    • 5 units ▪ 6,500 sq. ft.
    • Project cost: donated
    • Fact Sheet

Development Partners

Architects

Architects

Aufgang Architects, Amie Gross Architects, Becker & Becker Associates, Beth Cooper Lawrence, Peter L. Woll Architects, Pratt Planning and Architectural Collaborative, SLCE Architects, Wormser + Associates, Think!, Urban Quotient

Investors

Investors

Bank of America, Citibank, Enterprise Foundation, HSBC, National Equity Fund, Richman Housing Resources LLC, TD Bank, Wells Fargo

Partners

Partners

Alembic Community Development, Artec Construction and Development Corp., Bovis Lend Lease, Cooper Square Committee., Dunn Development Corp., Galaxy General Contracting Corp., HLS Builders Corp., MADDD Equities, Mega Contracting Group, Monadnock Construction, Inc, Sparrow Construction Corp., Vertical Construction

Funders

Funders

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Clarett Group, Community Preservation Corp. , Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, HSBC Bank, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, NYS Homes and Community Renewal, NYS Office of Mental Health, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Our Awards

Community Access is a leading nonprofit in affordable housing development in New York City. We are proud that our buildings have received numerous honors, locally and nationally, including these prestigious awards:

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Community Access Day

The Hon. Vanessa L. Gibson, Bronx Borough President, presented a proclamation naming Tuesday, March 19, 2024 “Community Access Day” in recognition of our housing development work and excellence in service.

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Supportive Housing Champion Award

–from the Corporation for Supportive Housing (2011)

For Cedar Avenue's "groundbreaking collaboration among private and public sector partners to advance integrated housing models."

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD

–from the Preservation League of NY State (1993)

For the groundbreaking transformation of historic landmark, Gouverneur Hospital, into a stellar affordable housing development.

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PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD

–from The Supportive Housing Network of New York (2005)

For the development of DeKalb Avenue Apartments in Brooklyn.

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MAXWELL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

–from Fannie Mae Foundation (2002)

For the development of Warren Street Apartments in Brooklyn.

 

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