NEW YORK: The forty-fourth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
An old public housing project has been transformed into an ambitious $63 million affordable housing development in Yonkers, N.Y.
Schoolhouse Terrace is the first phase of a planned six-phase redevelopment of Cottage Place Gardens, a public housing development built in 1945.
The project is a collaborative effort between The Community Builders (TCB) and the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY).
The property has a long history. It was also the site of the former Public School 6 at 43 Ashburton Ave. The school building was structurally unsound and had to be demolished. However, the school’s original, architecturally distinctive archway has been preserved and integrated into the design of a 50-unit building for low-income seniors by Magnusson Architecture and Planning.
The development includes another 70-unit building designed for low-income families…
