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50 Penn breaks ground in New York, will provide 218 units of affordable housing

Multifamily Housing

50 Penn breaks ground in New York, will provide 218 units of affordable housing

Dattner Architects is designed the project.


By David Malone, Associate Editor | October 3, 2019
50 Penn affordable apartments and grocery store

Renderings courtesy Dattner Architects

50 Penn, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development in the Cypress Hill area of East New York, recently broke ground. The nine-story, 211,000-sf structure is being built on a former industrial site that was remediated by the Brownfield Cleanup Program.

The development will provide 218 units of 100% affordable housing and a healthy grocery store on the ground floor. 42 of the 218 units will be dedicated to formerly homeless and elderly households. Building amenities include recreation space, a fitness center, and storage space for bicycles and vehicles.

 

50 Penn aerial view

 

See Also: 40-story residential tower to rise near Seattle’s Pike Place Market

 

50 Penn will also feature sustainable elements such as green roofs, rooftop photovoltaic panels, a highly insulated exterior wall system, and landscaped outdoor space. The project, which was designed by Dattner Architects, is slated for completion in 2021.

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