A former parking lot in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood has become a new affordable housing community. Camber Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership marked the opening of 1601 Dekalb Avenue, a 127-home development intended to serve residents across a range of incomes, including some of New York City’s most vulnerable households.
Key takeaways
The opening brings new affordable homes and on-site support services to Bushwick. Key details include:
- The development has 127 apartments, all designated as affordable.
- Camber Property Group and RiseBoro co-developed the property.
- RiseBoro will manage the building and provide on-site social services.
- The project replaces a former parking lot with two residential towers and a landscaped courtyard.
A new affordable community in Bushwick
The development is designed to serve both very low-income residents and workforce households. Camber principal Rick Gropper described the project as mixed-income housing for New Yorkers across a broad range of income levels and thanked RiseBoro, city housing agencies, Brooklyn Community Board 4 and local elected officials for helping bring it to completion.
Design centers on shared space
1601 Dekalb consists of two residential towers linked by a covered walkway. The buildings surround a shared, landscaped courtyard, creating a common outdoor space within the residential community. The project transformed a previously used parking lot into housing.
RiseBoro to manage the property
RiseBoro will oversee building management and provide social services on site. That arrangement pairs the development’s affordable homes with support for residents, including those described by the project partners as among the city’s most vulnerable. The opening marks the completion of a collaboration between the nonprofit and Camber Property Group.