Senior housing under construction in Cypress Hills
While the city debates the merits of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial affordable housing plan, construction recently got under way for a five-story, 53-unit senior citizen housing complex in Cypress Hills.
Elected officials and community leaders in Cypress Hills gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony in December to mark the start of construction of Cypress Senior Housing Residences at 137 Jamaica Ave.
“It’s a good day whenever we put shovels in the ground for the affordable housing New Yorkers need. This isn’t just a building. It’s going to be a home and a part of this community. It means low-income seniors, so hard-hit by the rising rents in Brooklyn, will be able to stay in their community,” the mayor said in a statement.