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Saturday, October 5, 2019, 11 am-2 pm
For an appointment, call 646-664-9400
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Bronx, NY 10467
17th Floor
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718-330-1234
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Minimum requirements to apply:
1. You are 18 years of age or older
2. You have lived in the United States as a green card holder
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and living with the same U.S. citizen)
What to bring:
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4. Marital history (information about your past spouses)
5. If you have ever been arrested, cited or given a ticket, you must
bring your certifi cate of disposition/MTA letter for each incident
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For a detailed list of what to bring, call 646-664-9400.
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 2 18 7-OCTOBER 3, 2019 BTR
Lt. Governer Hochul, MacDonald, Senator Bailey and other attendees cut the ribbon to offi
cially open Webster Green. Schneps Media / Steven Goodstein
$30 million affordable
housing project opens
on Webster Avenue
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
A recent ribbon-cutting celebrated
the offi cial opening of an affordable
housing development on Webster Avenue.
On Thursday, September 19, Lieutenant
Governor Kathy Hochul joined
The Doe Fund to celebrate the offi cial
opening of Webster Green, an affordable
housing development at 3100 Webster
Avenue.
Webster Green, located just off East
204th Street, provides eight fl oors of
residential space offering a total of 82
rental units.
State fi nancing for Webster Green
included federal Low-Income Housing
Tax Credits that were syndicated by
Raymond James Tax Credit Funds, Inc.
and generated $12.8 million in equity
and $4.5 million in subsidy from NYS
Homes and Community Renewal.
The NYS Offi ce of Temporary and
Disability Assistance provided $6.5 million
through the Homeless Housing and
Assistance Program. The NYS Energy
Research and Development Authority
provided $98,400.
Additional fi nancing of $4.6 million
was provided by city the NYC Human
Resources Administration is providing
referrals for the 81 supportive apartments.
The developer is The Doe Fund
in partnership with Robert Sanborn
Development.
City funding was not allocated toward
this project, but The Doe Fund did
use the city’s Mandatory Inclusionary
Housing Program to up-zone the site.
The MIH, which was enacted in 2016,
allows the developer to build fl oor area
above the zoning’s limitations in exchange
for building affordable, subsidized
housing.
The building’s design, by lead architect
Fernando Villa of MAP Architects,
incorporated many high-quality
features into the 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom
apartments for low-income families by
adding elements and considerations to
optimize the health and well being of
the tenants.
Building features include dedicated
space to offer supportive services and
case management provided by The Doe
Fund for the residents.
Tenant amenities include a rear garden,
a computer room, laundry facilities,
bike room and a tenant lounge, to
help support tenants to achieve and
maintain healthy lifestyles and self-suffi
ciency. There is also 24-hour security
and a live-in superintendent.
The Bedford Park community itself
would have access to the spacious community
room for events. The facility features
a range of art donated to The Doe
Fund. Complementing these elements
is high-effi ciency Gold LEED certifi cation.
The developer of the project is affordable
housing builder Robert Sanborn
Development.
“With this development, (81) families
have been provided with a sense
of security and a piece of mind,” said
Hochul, stating that Governor Cuomo
has allocated a total of $137 million
toward housing, in the Bronx alone,
since 2011.
Hochul was proud to announce that
this is her seventh ribbon cutting in the
Bronx this year.
George MacDonald, president and
founder of The Doe Fund, who was
accompanied at the ribbon-cutting
ceremony by his wife, Harriet, said,
“Providing homes for families and individuals
has been a mission of The Doe
Fund for over 30 years.”
“I would like to thank The Doe Fund
and all parties involved in this project,
for making this place look like a home -
like a place someone would want to live
in,” said Senator Jamaal Bailey. “I am
proud to say that this place is a part of
my district.”
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