CAMBER PROPERTY GROUP & BOWERY RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE DEDICATE $100 MILLION ROBERT C. WOOD APARTMENTS - PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN FAR ROCKAWAY
BRC grows its capacity as a housing developer, owner, and manager
Camber continues to build momentum across the borough
Bowery
Residents’ Committee (BRC), Camber Property Group, and the NYC
Department of Social Services (DSS) celebrated the opening of Robert C.
Wood Apartments, a $100 million, eight-story building located in Far
Rockaway, Queens. The development features 147 new permanently
affordable apartments, and includes the Wanda Patterson Women’s
Residence, a 100-bed shelter reserved for single women.
The project replaces three vacant buildings that were acquired by Camber and BRC in April 2022. The residential side of the building contains 125 studios, 9 one-bedroom, and 13 two-bedroom apartments. Of the studios, 88 units are supportive housing reserved for formerly homeless individuals. All apartments are affordable to households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI).
“The Robert C. Wood Apartments project is more than just an affordable housing project, it is an innovative new community and home for New Yorkers who need it the most,” said Rick Gropper, Founding Principal at Camber Property Group. “Thanks to our partnership with BRC, we are able to provide much-needed affordable housing as well as shelter space and community services focused on recovery. We look forward to being a fixture in this community for decades to come.”
“This
tremendous project marks another important step in our ongoing efforts
to transform the shelter system and aggressively expand the creation of
supportive housing in New York City,” said Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park. “With
the opening of this site, we look forward to building on our
long-standing partnership with BRC which has helped countless
individuals get back on their feet and secure long-term housing
stability. To see the realization of our investments in innovative
models that continue to raise the bar is incredibly gratifying and
reinforces our commitment to embracing bold ideas that reimagine the
city’s housing ecosystem for vulnerable New Yorkers.”
