NEW YORK: The Filipino Community plans to start construction next year of 70 apartments for low-income seniors and others.
The four-storey building will serve Filipinos and other immigrants and refugees.
The complex will be built on seven land parcels, totaling 30,000 square feet. The horseshoe-shaped building will wrap around a large patio.
Studios and apartments with up to three bedrooms are planned as well as a rooftop garden, commercial kitchen, laundry room, dining room and reception area.
The building also will have a 3,000-square-foot technology centre for FCS’s youth program, offering instruction on robotics, 3D arts and computer repair.
The centre will also be used by adults, including business owners and for job and technical assistance.
It is the organisation’s first housing project so it is partnering with…
