Edwin’s Place HDFC

Edwin's Place HDFC

A Mix of Affordable Rental Housing for Low-Income Working Families and Permanent Supportive Rental Housing for Formerly Homeless and Low-Income Single Adults, Families, and Veterans

Opened in 2021, Edwin’s Place provides 126 independent living apartments for formerly homeless and low-income single adults, working families, and veterans through a mix of affordable and supportive rental housing units paired with wrap-around social services and programs.

The Goal of Edwin’s Place

The goal of Edwin’s Place is to meet the immediate and long term housing needs of low-income working families and single adults from the underserved neighborhood of Brownsville/East New York, as well as the housing needs of special needs homeless families and single adult New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS, mental health disorders, and chronic histories of substance abuse who seek affordable, permanent supportive housing with onsite daily supportive services. The target population includes formerly homeless Veterans.

Edwin’s Place Mission Statement

To provide access to clean, safe, permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless single adults regardless of their race, socio-economic status, or sexual orientation.
To provide clean, safe, affordable rental housing to single adults and families.
To ensure that each special-need tenant remains connected to treatment and obtains the best possible health outcomes, as needed.
To provide direct and indirect services in a supportive environment.
To empower our tenants physically, emotionally, and socially.

Additionally, Edwin’s Place seeks to facilitate independence, dignity, and well-being through a complement of safe, affordable housing and day-to-day services provided to the tenants of the supportive housing units.

Unit Breakdown

Seventy-eight (78) independent living units are set aside for low income working single adults and families.

Forty-eight (48) independent living units are set aside for special needs and/or formerly homeless single adults and families.

The following chart illustrates the unit distribution:

Unit Type	Supportive	Affordable	Supers Unit	Total
Studio	55	1		56
1 Bedroom	1	33	1	35
2 Bedroom	15	11		26
3 Bedroom	7	2		9
	78	47	1	126

Project Architect: Robert AM Stern Architects LLP
Project Legal Consultants: Brooklyn Legal Services, Corp A.
Year Construction Completed: 2021
Property management services is provided by our partner, Breaking Ground.

Operating and Social Service Subsidies:

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
Individual & Anonymous donations
Anonymous donations

Number of Full-time Social Service Jobs Created: 15 positions.