Community Access

Donated by Libby Lyon, Libby House is home to 12 people who were homeless and have a psychiatric disability. Three people share a room and bathroom in each of the four units. The building is staffed 24 hours a day and features a dining room that overlooks a small shaded backyard and a living room for gatherings.

Community Access' first building, Access House, is home to 15 people who have been homeless and have a psychiatric disability. The building has 15 units with shared bathrooms and features a dining room that overlooks a back yard. The building is staffed 24 hours a day.

This integrated housing development provides 45 studio apartments for tenants who were homeless and have a psychiatric disability as well as low-income community residents. All apartments have a kitchen and bath. The building is staffed 24 hours a day and features a large community room, commercial kitchen and free WiFi.

258 East 4th Street was the first building in New York City to include both low-income families and individuals living with a psychiatric disability. The building features a community room with computers and overlooks the backyard and garden. The front desk is staffed 18 hours a day and tenants receive on-site visits from service coordinators.

The historic former hospital was built to serve the needs of immigrants on the Lower East Side and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Gouverneur Court is home to 123 tenants with a mental illness as well as tenants with HIV/AIDS and low-income tenants from the community. Community Access aquired and renovated the property after the S&L crisis of the early 1990s. The building features a computer room with free internet, exercise room, art room, dining room where breakfast and dinner are served and an enclosed back yard. One of the building's key features, the fountain in the courtyard off the ground floor, was made possible with generous support by the late Brooke Astor. On-site support services include a nurse, service coordinators and a harm reduction specialist. The building is staffed 24 hours a day.

Developed in partnership with Cooper Square Committee, Inc. as part of the Cooper Square Urban Renewal Project, 29 East 2nd Street provides housing for 53 people in the community. 29 East 2nd Street is the first building developed by Community Access that features commercial space. The building features on site-social services, 24 hour front desk staff, a computer room with free internet access, free WiFi, a community room, and a small backyard garden area.

Built and donated to Community Access by the Clarett Group under the NYC inclusionary housing program, 202 West 108th Street is home to five couples, at least one of whom lives with a psychiatric disability. The building features a backyard and community room with a computer.

Co-developed with Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. and managed by FAC, 551 Warren Street is home to 67 tenants who are formally homeless or qualify for low-income housing. Community Access provides on-site social services. The building features a lobby, community room, community kitchen and a large backyard and garden.

910 DeKalb Avenue was Community Access' second housing site to mix low-income families and individuals living with psychiatric disabilities. Co-developed with Dunn Development Corp (their first project) the building features a computer room with free internet and WiFi, lobby and community room, large backyard with garden seating and a play area for children. On-site social services are also available.

1363 Franklin Avenue integrates low-income residents from the community and individuals living with psychiatric disabilities. It is the second building co-developed with Dunn Development Corp. This building features Community Access' now signature backyard and garden, computer room with free internet and WiFi, and on-site social services.

1750 Davidson Avenue stands as a beacon for any developer who is interested in both revitalizing a neighborhood and providing crucial services to underserved communities. Another one of Community Access' integrated supportive housing models, the building has 73 studios for people living with psychiatric disabilities and low-income residents. It features on-site social services, computer room with free internet and WiFi, community room, exercise room and a terraced backyard with seating and planters. The site was co-developed with Dunn Development Corp.

1022 Reverend James A. Polite Ave. has 67 studio apartments for people who were formerly homeless and have a psychiatric disability as well as qualified low-income community residents. The building features on-site support services, computer room with free internet, a library and a beautifully landscaped backyard. It was co-developed with Community Housing Information Center.

Community Access's third building in the Bronx, 1189 Tinton Avenue (also known as 772 East 168 St.) is home to 59 individuals who were homeless and live with psychiatric disabilities and low-income individuals from the community. The building features on-site social services, computer room with free internet access, free WiFi for all tenants, community room and beautiful landscaped backyard with garden. Co-developed with Community Housing Information Center.