Mamdani, Hochul, Gotham Organization, Christian Cultural Center and Monadnock Development Celebrate 386 Affordable Homes in East New York as 453 More Move Forward

 

Innovative Urban Village reaches two major milestones, with construction topping out on the next phase, bringing 453 additional homes and a child care facility  

Innovative Urban Village Phase 1A. Credit: CTC Creative  

Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Governor Kathy Hochul, Gotham Organization, Christian Cultural Center (CCC) and Monadnock Development celebrated two major milestones at Innovative Urban Village (IUV), an affordable housing development on CCC’s campus in East New York, Brooklyn. Leaders cut the ribbon on the project’s first phase, delivering 386 permanently affordable homes, and marked the topping out of the next phase, which will add 453 affordable homes and a child care facility.   

  

When complete, IUV will bring nearly 2,000 permanently affordable homes across 10 buildings to East New York, alongside child care, community programming, workforce development, a performing arts center, neighborhood retail and approximately three acres of publicly accessible open space. New streets and pedestrian routes will connect the development to the surrounding community.  

  

“Every New Yorker deserves a safe, stable and affordable place to call home. Today, 386 homes are opening their doors in East New York, and construction is moving forward on hundreds more,” said Mayor Mamdani. “Innovative Urban Village shows what we can accomplish when we build housing alongside the resources families need to thrive. We will keep building on this investment, creating and preserving affordable homes at the scale that New Yorkers need across the five boroughs.”  

  

“Today, we’re celebrating a huge milestone for the East New York community — a place where generations of New Yorkers will be able to live and flourish as a result of bold choices and a grand vision for New York’s future,” said Governor Hochul. “Innovative Urban Village has the potential to transform lives by not only providing housing to hardworking families, but also ensuring access essential services and amenities including on-site child care, accessible grocery stores, exciting programming and career support right in their community. With today’s announcement, we are not just cutting the ribbon on a beautiful new building. We are answering a prayer for hundreds of New Yorkers.”  

  

“This project shows what is possible when leaders are dedicated to delivering the affordable housing that our communities need. Today’s ribbon-cutting is an exciting milestone for East New York, the Christian Cultural Center, Gotham, Monadnock and the entire city. I’m grateful for their dedication to this work and the collaboration of City and State agencies to make this a reality and look forward to seeing the full project come to fruition as a part of our citywide work to deliver the housing relief that New Yorkers deserve,” said Leila Bozorg, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning.  

  

IUV advances the Mamdani and Hochul administrations’ affordable housing goals. In May, the Mamdani administration released Block by Block: The Housing Plan for A New Era, its “all-of-the-above” approach to the city’s housing crisis. The plan calls for creating 200,000 new affordable homes and preserving another 200,000 over the next decade, backed by $22 billion in affordable housing capital over five years. It also commits to holding negligent landlords accountable, investing in public housing and homeownership and accelerating affordable housing development.   

  

Under Governor Hochul’s leadership, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has created or preserved more than 12,000 affordable homes in Brooklyn. Innovative Urban Village continues this effort and is part of the Governor’s $25 billion five-year Housing Plan, which is on track to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes statewide.  

A rendering of Phase 1B. Credit: Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) 

A sustainable, connected community 

Designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) and SLCE Architects, Phase 1A incorporates all-electric heating and cooling, solar panels, green roofs with drought-resistant vegetation, electric-vehicle charging stations, low-flow fixtures, LED lighting and ENERGY STAR appliances. 

  

CCC selected Gotham Organization as its development partner in 2018 following a competitive request for proposals. The partners spent five years working with residents, community organizations and City leaders. The project received full land-use approvals in 2022.  

  

Phase 1A was developed with support from Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ Urban Investment Group, New York State Homes and Community Renewal through the New York State Housing Finance Agency, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, along with other public and private partners.  

  

Phase 1B is being developed with support from JPMorgan Chase, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, Red Stone Equity Partners and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. 

  

In June 2026, the development team filed plans for Phase 2, which is expected to add 599 permanently affordable homes across three buildings, including 206 senior apartments, as well as a community facility, community-centric retail space and the development’s central publicly accessible quad.