Bed-Stuy Getting $55M Senior Housing Center, Developers Say

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A $55 million housing project that will bring more than 100 supportive senior apartments to Bed-Stuy, according to developers.

Herkimer Gardens, an 118-unit building, is slated to rise on a parking lot at 483 Herkimer St. near Interfaith Medical Center by April 2022, with funding from Gov. Cuomo's $1.4 billion Vital Brooklyn initiative, according to a CSD Housing, LLC listing.

The development rising on the 21,000-square-foot is one of four state-funded housing projects that will bring roughly 2,700 affordable units into central Brooklyn, according to Federation of Organizations, the project's developers

Herkimer Gardens will include on-site urgent care facilities, a wellness and physical therapy center, recreational space and a food assistance center, according to CSD Housing, a consultancy agency that specializes in nonprofit developments.

Plans were approved by the New York State Homes and Community Renewal, the state's affordable housing agency, developers said.

New York YIMBY was first to report details of the new development.