Sustainable, supportive, and affordable housing with extensive community programming and parking
CHV was awarded the Clarkson Estates development site in Flatbush through the State’s Vital Brooklyn initiative. Vital Brooklyn offers a holistic approach to uplifting underserved neighborhoods in Central Brooklyn and focuses on key areas of improvement such as affordable housing, community-based healthcare, and economic empowerment. The property was formerly a one-story parking garage adjacent to SUNY Downstate Medical Center and is currently under construction. The $238 million public-private investment will create 328 sustainable, permanently affordable, and supportive homes for youth aging out of foster care, low-income and formerly unhoused populations, and formerly incarcerated individuals. Clarkson Estates will have over 30,000 square feet of community facility space and nearly 15,000 square feet of parking.
In addition to CAMBA’s onsite supportive services, the Community HUB, named for Dr. Roy A. Hastick Sr., will offer an extensive network of benefits open to the surrounding community. The HUB will be home to an economic development and workforce training center, a health screening center, adult education and financial literacy services, a small business incubator, a violence prevention and mediation center, a youth education and development center, a food pantry, a café, a childcare facility, and a full-court basketball gym for the community.
A Passive House and transit-oriented development, Clarkson Estates won funding from HCR’s Clean Energy Initiative for a reduced ecological footprint. The development will have a transformative impact on Flatbush, its residents, and the larger community.
