Governor Hochul Announces Selection of Nonprofit Partnership to Transform State-Owned 1024 Fulton Street Site in Brooklyn into 125-Unit Affordable Housing Development

Development Will Transform Underutilized State-Owned Site in Clinton Hill into 125 Affordable Homes and 28,000-Square-Foot Intergenerational Community Center and Health Clinic

100 Percent Nonprofit-Owned Project Responds Directly to Community Priorities Identified Through Extensive Public Engagement Process

Builds on Governor Hochul's Commitment to Addressing the Housing Crisis and Leveraging State-Owned Land to Increase Housing Supply

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the selection of a nonprofit development partnership to transform state-owned land at 1024 Fulton Street in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood into a mixed-use, 100 percent affordable housing development. The proposal, selected through a competitive Request for Proposals process, will deliver 125 permanently affordable homes and a 28,000-square-foot intergenerational community center and health clinic on a site that has sat underutilized for decades.

“New York is proving that when we leverage state-owned land and listen to communities, we can build the affordable housing that our neighborhoods and our state needs,” Governor Hochul said. “This development will deliver 125 affordable homes and a purpose-built community center that responds directly to what Clinton Hill residents asked for — housing for a wide range of households and families, services for older adults and children, and a healthcare presence in the neighborhood. This is community-driven development at its best, and it's exactly the kind of investment we need to address our housing crisis.”

 The 1024 Fulton Street redevelopment represents a more than $111 million investment and will be developed and wholly owned by a partnership between the nonprofit organizations Fifth Avenue Committee, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, and One Brooklyn Health — each with deep roots in Brooklyn. The development team will engage APEX Building Group and Henge Development, both certified under the New York State Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program, to provide general contracting services and development project management capacity.

The approximately 149,000-square-foot development will include:

• 125 affordable rental units serving households earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of the Area Median Income, with units ranging from studios to three bedrooms to accommodate families of various sizes,
• A 27,000-square-foot intergenerational community center operated by Fort Greene Council, with programming for older adults and early childhood education,
• A 1,000-square-foot health clinic operated by One Brooklyn Health, and
• Sustainable design features including Passive House certification, all-electric systems, and a green roof.

The selected proposal responds to feedback gathered through an extensive community visioning process conducted from fall through winter 2024-2025. Empire State Development, in collaboration with local elected officials, hosted a series of community workshops where over 150 residents participated. The key findings of the workshops were captured in a Community Visioning Report, which identified priorities including housing for low-income New Yorkers and an intergenerational community center — both of which are central elements of the selected proposal.

The development is expected to create approximately 350 construction jobs and generate significant opportunities for MWBEs. The development team has committed to exceeding 35 percent MWBE utilization in construction, with 30 percent local hiring across all phases of development.

To support redevelopment, the New York State Office of General Services will facilitate the demolition of the existing, long-vacant structure. The proposed project will undergo public review and comment prior to its final consideration pursuant to an ESD General Project Plan.

Governor Hochul’s Housing Agenda

Governor Hochul is dedicated to addressing New York’s housing crisis and making the State more affordable and more livable for all New Yorkers. Since FY23, the Governor has worked to increase housing supply through nearly $4 billion in targeted investments, a comprehensive Housing Plan, implemented new protections for renters and homeowners and secured a $500 million capital fund to develop up to 15,000 new homes on state-owned property.

Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, HCR has created new programs that jumpstart development of affordable and mixed-income homes — for both renters and homebuyers. These include the Pro-Housing Community Program, which allows certified localities exclusive access to up to $750 million in discretionary State funding. Currently, more than 400 communities have received Pro-Housing certification, including the city of New York.

The FY27 Executive Budget completes the Governor’s current five-year, $25 billion Housing Plan to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes statewide, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes. More than 77,000 homes have been created or preserved to date. The Executive Budget also invests $250 million to accelerate affordable housing construction to speed up the building of thousands more affordable homes.