Angel Guardian Home poised for its next act
A new school, assisted living, affordable housing and more
The storied Angel Guardian Home in Dyker Heights will soon house a new school, an assisted living facility, affordable housing and, the developer hopes, a secondcoming of the senior center that shuttered inside the facility last spring.
The approximately 140,000-square-foot, blocklong property located at 6301 12th Ave. was sold for $37 million to development firm Barone Management at the end of 2017 by the Sisters of Mercy — longtime owners of the old orphanage whose “mercy” was oft-questioned in the wake of the hush-hush sale, which became final in August 2018.
The turnover sparked community concern and a rash of rallies aimed at putting pressure on the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission to preserve the property, as well as on its buyer (whose identity remained a mystery per confidentiality agreements for almost half a year post-purchase) to consider the neighborhood’s needs in his plans.