Rendering of the Betances Family Apartments. Image Credit: HPD.

Supportive services will be offered to all households. On September 28, 2021, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the finalization of a deal to bring 101 new affordable apartments to the Mott Haven neighborhood in the Bronx. The Betances Family Apartments project, located at the corner of East 146th Street and Willis Avenue on NYCHA’s Betances VI campus, will be 100 percent affordable. The new mixed-use building will replace a vacant retail building. (more…)

Agency officials, elected officials and project partners break ground on a new 152 unit senior housing development in Mott Haven. Image Credit: HPD/Joseph Lara

The project will bring 152 units of affordable and supportive housing to the South Bronx. On September 10, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance/Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (OTDA/HHAC), elected officials and project partners broke ground on “Betances Residence,” a new senior housing project. The project is located at 443 East 142^nd Street between Willis and Brook Avenues in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. (more…)

The new play equipment at Saw Mill Playground in Mott Haven. Image Credit: NYC Parks Department

The playground provides new community amenities and improves the health of the Harlem River. On June 7, 2019, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the completion of an $8 million upgrade to Saw Mill Playground in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The playground is located on East 139^th Street between Brook and Willis Avenues. (more…)

Image Credit: NYC HPD

Supportive services onsite will receive funding from the New York State Office of Mental Health. On May 21, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Governor Andrew Cuomo and other City and State officials announced the opening of Tres Puentes Senior Apartments at 285 East 138^th Street and 2550 3rd Avenue in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx. (more…)

Rendering of Betances VI. Image Credit: NYC CPC

The building will feature supportive housing with in-building staff to provide services. On January 30, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to approve an application for the development of a 15 story mixed-use building in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The building will have approximately 100 residential units and will be located at 472-474 Willis Avenue between East 146^th and East 147^th Streets. The development site will be leased to the development team by NYCHA. (more…)