CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE FOR CASTLE GARDENS

NEW YORK CITY — Construction is complete for Castle Gardens, a new affordable housing project in Harlem. The building contains 114 residential units, including 50 supportive studio apartments and 13 units set aside for formerly homeless people and those recently released from incarceration. The building is located at 625 W. 140th St., adjacent to the non-profit Fortune Academy, which provides transitional housing for formerly incarcerated homeless people. The Fortune Society co-developed the project with Jonathan Rose Cos. as a way to provide permanent housing to complement its transitional housing. Castle Gardens is applying for LEED-Gold certification. Its sustainable features include a green roof with a rainwater harvesting system, aluminum solar shades on the south façade and VOC-free interior materials. The general contractor for the project was Lettire Construction Corp.