New Sunset Park Library and Apartments opens
100% affordable housing paired with expanded state of the art library
SUNSET PARK — Brooklyn Public Library and Fifth Avenue Committee cut the ribbon on the new Sunset Park Library and Apartments. The historic project, the first of its kind in New York City, establishes a new development model under which the creation of 100 percent affordable housing is paired with new and expanded public library facilities. The project is part of an innovative partnership between FAC and BPL, along with New York State Homes and Community Renewal and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and provides the first new affordable housing for families in Sunset Park in 20 years. The Sunset Park project along with Brooklyn Heights Library, which opened in 2022, serve as examples of successful models for co-located housing.
“Sunset Park has always been one of our busiest libraries, and we’re thrilled to welcome the neighborhood back to a new space built on a foundation not only of concrete, but of community input, engagement and passion,” said Linda Johnson, President and CEO, Brooklyn Public Library. “In addition to providing a large, inviting and functional library for visitors to enjoy our programs and collections, the building also provides urgently needed 100 percent affordable housing in Sunset Park — the first collaboration of its kind in the city. We are profoundly grateful to Fifth Avenue Committee for their invaluable partnership, to the State and City of New York, and to our elected officials and other key partners who helped make this project a reality.”
“FAC is thrilled that the vision to pair 100% affordable housing with a new 21st century public library in Sunset Park has finally become a reality. This project represents an innovative model to meet urgent affordable housing and modern public library needs in communities across the city. FAC is deeply grateful to the State and City of New York, our local elected officials, our development partners, many supporters and, above all, for the partnership with Brooklyn Public Library that made this innovative project possible,” said Michelle de la Uz, Executive Director, Fifth Avenue Committee.