True North Apartments Creates 70 Affordable Homes, Including Units With Supportive Services for New Yorkers Who Have Experienced Homelessness
New Community Wellness Clinic Provides Mental Health and Substance Use Services to Up to 3,000 People Annually
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of True North Apartments, a $39 million affordable and supportive housing development in Rochester’s Northeast neighborhood. The development — shaped through collaboration with DePaul, Rochester’s faith-based community, and neighborhood leaders — transformed previously vacant sites into 70 affordable and supportive apartments as well as a wellness clinic open to residents and the broader community. Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has created or preserved more than 6,500 affordable homes in Monroe County. True North continues this effort and is part of Governor Hochul’s $25 billion five-year Housing Plan, which is on track to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes statewide.
“True North transforms underutilized vacant land into a resource that will benefit residents and the surrounding neighborhood for years to come,” Governor Hochul said. “These 70 new affordable homes will provide stability and opportunity for residents, while supportive services and a new wellness clinic will connect them to the resources that can help them thrive. My administration will continue working with local leaders and community partners in places like Rochester to create the housing New Yorkers need and strengthen our neighborhoods for the future.”
Developed by DePaul, Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency (FLACRA), Person Centered Housing Options, and the Rochester Interfaith Development Corporation, True North consists of three newly constructed buildings located within a half mile of each other. Two residential buildings feature 70 apartments affordable to households earning up to 80 percent of the Area Median Income. Thirty-five apartments include on-site supportive services for residents struggling with homelessness and for those age 55 and older who need support to live independently.
Services are offered by DePaul and Person Centered Housing Options and include linkages to medical care, transportation, financial counseling, and work readiness training. Eighteen apartments are fully accessible and adapted for residents with mobility disabilities, and four units are fully accessible and adapted for residents with sensory disabilities.
The third building is an 8,700-square-foot outpatient wellness clinic operated by Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency. Open to the entire community, the clinic provides mental health and substance use counseling, recovery groups, medication-assisted treatment and case management. The clinic has capacity to serve up to 3,000 individuals annually.
Located near public transportation, a library, recreation center, and senior center, the all-electric development was designed in accordance with Enterprise Green Communities 2020 Plus standards. It incorporates ENERGY STAR appliances, solar panels, water-conserving plumbing, and low- or no-VOC materials.
Financing for True North includes a mix of public and private sources, Federal and State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from HCR that are expected to generate nearly $20 million in equity and $10.5 million in HCR subsidy. Additional financing includes $5.5 million from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program and a $750,000 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME grant through the city of Rochester. The development is also supported by more than $385,000 from the Clean Energy Initiative, a partnership between HCR and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Operating funding for the project is being provided by the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative through the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
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