Affordable senior housing development opens next New York Botanical Garden

Affordable senior housing development opens next New York Botanical Garden

City officials and members of the Bedford Park community gathered Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of a brand-new luxury apartment building offering affordable housing.
With the support of elected officials, the New York Botanical Gardens, Douglaston Development and other project partners, 188-units at 2850 Webster Ave. are now available to low-income earning seniors struggling to afford housing in New York City.
The building offers 100% of its units to seniors earning up to 50% of the area median income (AMI), $49,450 for a one-person household and $56,500 for a household of two.
It delivers on-site social services, a fitness center, ground floor retail space and a free membership to the New York Botanical Gardens.
"I've never been there, this will be my first time,” said resident Norman McMullen. "To have something where I can go somewhere else to see things and do something different, it's a big blessing.”