FAC's Supportive Housing Project Getting Very Close
Judging from its exterior, the finish line looks to be in sight for 575 5th Avenue, the Fifth Avenue Committee’s supportive housing project on the corner of 16th Street. A sign has gone up on the ground-floor space marketing it for retail use, and all the windows have been put in since we last took…
Judging from its exterior, the finish line looks to be in sight for 575 5th Avenue, the Fifth Avenue Committee’s supportive housing project on the corner of 16th Street. A sign has gone up on the ground-floor space marketing it for retail use, and all the windows have been put in since we last took a gander at in November. This is part of the development’s mission statement: “575 Fifth Avenue will create affordable, supportive housing for formerly homeless and low-income single adults in South Park Slope. Future tenants will include individuals who are consumers of mental health services, senior citizens, and youth aging out of foster care. It will create 49 studio efficiency units, 3000 square feet of space for supportive services, activities, and recreation, 1500 square feet of retail space, and a beautiful garden.”
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true. they should be forced to have to find roommates on craigslist like the rest of us!!! no. seriously, i dont think it’s a sad thing, and i dont think they would find it sad.. i guess?
*rob*
the idea of young adults aging out of foster care without ever having found an adoptive family and then going to live in this building with the elderly and formerly homeless seems so sad to me.
FAC does a really nice job with their buildings – and actually includes local residents in design discussions (they did some shifts on the building orientation in response to local concerns). If only other developers were as conscientious…..
Yes, IMBY. It holds up even better on close inspection. The corner section is done in nice-loking multi-hued red squares, which are echoed in other places. Also, nice the way the building drops down in height on the side street, and adheres mroe or less to the facade line on both street fronts.
Dare I say whimsical?
i wonder if i qualify for “youth aging out of foster care”?
*rob*
An admirable and necessary mission, and a decent building. I too, hope more projects like this are created.
They did a great job with this. Looks great, and something this city needs more of.
Looks better than most of the other crap built out there.
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low-income SINGLE adults
YAY!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY this demographic actually gets help!
*rob*