Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Innovative Urban Village Affordable Housing Development

Groundbreaking ceremony held for Innovative Urban Village affordable housing development

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul joined city officials and community leaders for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Innovative Urban Village, a massive development that will provide 2,000 affordable housing units in East New York. The development will transform the Christian Cultural Center's ten-and-a-half-acre campus into rent-stabilizing housing units that are 100 percent affordable, including 200 residences for seniors and 94 uni…

Affordable Housing Grows in Brooklyn

(Brooklyn, NY)  —  New York is building what’s being called an Innovative Urban Village.  It’s in Brooklyn and Governor Kathy Hochul was there Tuesday (July 15, 2025)  to help break ground on Phase One of this affordable housing project. This first phase will include 400 affordable housing units to be built in the East New York section with many going to families that previously were homeless. The concept is to make the complex all inclusive wit…

First Phase of Major Brooklyn Affordable Housing Development Breaks Ground

Phase 1A of the Innovative Urban Village housing development on the Christian Cultural Center's campus in East New York will create 385 affordable and supportive homes.