CAMBER PROPERTY GROUP & BOWERY RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE DEDICATE $100 MILLION ROBERT C. WOOD APARTMENTS - PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN FAR ROCKAWAY
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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.”
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Resident amenities at the building include full-time security and maintenance staff, social service programming space, a community room, outdoor recreational space, bike storage, building-wide WiFi and a laundry room. The project is financed in partnership with Citibank, Freddie Mac, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Supportive Housing Loan Program, and the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) NonProfit Owned initiative. The building was designed by UAI, constructed by Fifth Ave Builders, and won the 2025 NYC Brownfield Partnership Award for Sustainable Building Design.
The shelter component, with its own dedicated space and entrance, was financed through a Credit Tenant Lease (CTL) with the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
“Today, alongside Camber Property Group, we dedicate BRC’s newest permanent supportive housing program to honor the memory and legacy of Dr. Robert C. Wood, a man who spent his life championing the needs of the underserved,” said Muzzy Rosenblatt, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bowery Residents’ Committee. “The Robert C. Wood Apartments and the Wanda Patterson Women’s Residence exemplify the passion, dedication, and innovation that are core of BRC’s work as we strive to implement solutions that will help vulnerable New Yorkers create pathways from homelessness to home. This project would not have been possible without exemplary government partners like NYC DSS for investing in housing subsidies and NYC HPD for providing capital."
This project is another step in BRC and Camber’s ongoing efforts to develop and preserve affordable housing, for New York's most in need, in Queens and throughout New York City. Most recently, Camber opened the lottery for the homeownership component at Stevenson Square, a $1 billion affordable housing development project in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. The buildings will bring 58 units of 100 percent affordable co-op units to the neighborhood, developed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County. In Brooklyn, Camber and the Institute for Community Living (ICL) recently closed on a nearly $100 million transaction to convert a vacant residential building into “The Atlantic,” a permanent supportive housing community at 2886 Atlantic Avenue in the Cypress Hills neighborhood. In late summer 2025, BRC will open the Inwood Women’s Shelter, a 116-bed shelter for single women in Upper Manhattan, as well as close on the financing and begin constructing a 189-unit permanent affordable housing complex in the Bronx. Additional projects in BRC’s pipeline include a shelter for families and children in Queens, and a housing and community center in Manhattan.
About Camber Property Group
Camber Property Group is a developer and owner of affordable housing in NYC and beyond. Since the firm’s founding in 2016, Camber has made a far-reaching impact by building and preserving over 12,000 residential units, totaling $3.4 billion of market value. In 2025 alone, Camber will complete construction on a 200-bed, purpose-built single women’s intake shelter in East New York, a 132-unit mixed-income project in Bushwick — and, in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, both a 116-unit affordable rental project for seniors and a 58-unit affordable homeownership project for families and single adults. Whether constructing a new property or preserving an existing one, our goals are the same: To strengthen the local community by doing what’s right. Learn more about Camber Property Group at www.camberpg.com.
About Bowery Residents’ Committee
BRC is one of New York City’s largest, most experienced and most successful providers of housing and services for individuals experiencing homelessness. Founded in 1971 by a group of recovering alcoholics living in poverty in the Bowery’s infamous flophouses, BRC has grown significantly since our grassroots beginning and now serves nearly 13,000 individuals each year, operating more than 30 programs throughout New York City with an annual budget of over $250 million. Our robust continuum of housing and services includes over 3,900 units of transitional and permanent housing; outreach and case management programs; and substance use and medical services. Together, these programs offer a caring and effective path from homelessness to home, providing comprehensive services that guide everyone on their unique journey. In the fiscal year (FY) ending June 2024, BRC served 12,451 individuals at our site-based programs and thousands more through our outreach programs. Over 50% of those who left BRC programs achieved positive outcomes; including 243 BRC clients who entered the workforce during the year, and 1,209 individuals who moved into more independent housing.
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