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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

African American Planning Commission, Inc. (AAPCI)  participates in the development of affordable and supportive housing in different capacities. AAPCI takes on the role of sole developer or develops strategic partnerships with for-profit developers, serving as non-profit sponsor or co-developer, depending on the needs and structure of the project.

AAPCI works with municipal agencies, city and state housing development and finance agencies, community stakeholders, private funders and investors, private developers and industry professionals to develop and bring hundreds of units of mixed-income housing developments to market. 

We use a variety of innovative public and private financing tools, and have a track record of working with prominent and M/WBE architects, developers and/or contractors, respectively, throughout New York City.

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African American Planning Commission has developed 3 buildings with over 398 units of permanent, supportive, and affordable housing, representing over $255 million in real estate investments to-date; with more to come.  African American Planning Commission, developed, owns, and/or co-owns the following properties. 

SERENITY HOUSE

Brooklyn    

Opened: 2003

40 units

30,583 sq. ft.

Cost: $5.5 million

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EDWIN’S PLACE

Brooklyn: Brownsville  

 Opened: 2021

125 units

115,500 sq. ft.

Cost: $75 million

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GLENMORE MANOR

Glenmore2

Brooklyn: Brownsville  

Projected Opening: 2026

233 units

263,941 sq. ft.

Cost: $175.8 million

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ARCHITECTS

Whitley Design Architects, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Think! Architecture & Design

INVESTORS

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Sterling National Bank, Wells Fargo

PARTNERS

Joy Construction Corporation, Mega Contracting Group, Lemle & Wolff Companies

FUNDERS

NYS Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC), NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA), NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), NYS Housing Finance Agency (HFA), NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), Federal Home Loan Bank of New York – Affordable Housing Program (AHP), National Grid, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)

Community Impact Over This Year (CY24)

233
New units of affordable housing under construction

2,856
Clients served across our programs

195
Days average length of shelter stay

41
Formerly homeless clients move into permanent housing, on average, monthly

237
Families with children moved from physically abusive relationships into transitional domestic violence shelters