Rheingold Senior Residences Gets Underway
MAP joined Los Sures, CUFFH, local leaders and others at the groundbreaking for this new 94-unit of affordable senior housing.
The excerpt below is from Brooklyn Paper:
Construction Begins at Long-awaited Affordable Housing Complex for Seniors in Bushwick
Elder Brooklynites looking for affordable housing are in luck, as local leaders finally broke ground on a long-awaited Bushwick complex for low-income seniors.
Slated to come online in fall of 2023, Rheingold Senior Residences will house 94 combined studios and one-bedroom apartments, which will be earmarked for older residents making up to 60 percent of the federally mandated Area Median Income (AMI) — just over $50,000 per year for a single person, and $57,300 for a two-person household.
In addition, one-third of the units will be reserved for formerly homeless seniors.
Nonprofits Los Sures and Churches United for Fair Housing are developing the site, and Los Sures will manage the building once it’s open and occupied.
Rendering of Rheingold Senior Residences by Nightnurse Images
“For me personally, this is a big day because I was a young man who was raised by my grandparents and I saw firsthand up close what it is to be an aging adult aging in places that weren’t really meant for you,” said Juan Ramos, executive director of Los Sures.
Rheingold will have community lounges on each of the building’s eight floors, a backyard, and a rooftop with raised garden beds, while Los Sures will run activities like gardening and cooking classes alongside social services. Continue reading…