Jonathan Rose Cos., L+M Development to Construct 655-Unit Affordable Housing Project in East Harlem

NEW YORK CITY — New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Housing Development Corp. have selected Jonathan Rose Cos. and L+M Development Partners to develop a mixed-use, sustainable community on East 111th Street in East Harlem. Slated to be constructed in three phases, the property will bring 655 affordable rental units to the area with 163 designated as permanently affordable, 20 percent for extremely low-income households, nearly 60 percent for low-income households and 79 affordable seniors housing units. The development will also include an 85,000-square-foot Harlem RBI/Dream Charter School, an 11,000-square-foot Union Settlement Community Space, a 29,000-square-foot YMCA facility, a 26,000-square-foot Mount Sinai East Harlem Community Health Center, a 7,500-square-foot Urban Market grocery store and a Two Boots Pizza location. Designed by Handel Architects, the project is utilizing a passive design that will result in 60 to 70 percent less energy usage than a standard building of its kind. Passive design uses building placement within a site to maximize environmental factors to reduce energy usage for heating and cooling.