2024-05-02T22:24:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150311292/118-million-mixed-use-affordable-housing-complex-breaks-ground-in-brooklyn Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-05-26T18:22:00-04:00 >2022-05-27T13:34:22-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2da7741e1e31e4181a0597b0902960dd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Developers and city officials recently joined to celebrate the start of construction on a dual-building affordable housing complex in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The development site is located on Newport Street between Thatford and Rockaway Avenues and will debut as Bridge Rockaway.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Total construction costs for the complex are estimated at $118 million. The development team includes contracting firm Mega Development, non-profit industrial developer Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, and The Bridge, a non-profit organization that provides rehabilitative services throughout <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12384/new-york-city" target="_blank">New York City</a>. The project includes 174 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/110562/affordable-housing" target="_blank">affordable</a> apartments, with 87 units reserved for seniors and veterans experiencing <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/314845/homelessness" target="_blank">homelessness</a>. There will be 39,000 square feet of ground-floor manufacturing space, which will be available for lease to light manufacturers. This space will be separately owned and operated by Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center, and it is reportedly expected to create up to 35 jobs.&nbsp;</p> <p>Bridge Rockaway will consist of two residential towers, topping out at six and seven stories and separated by an 11,000-square-foot garden. Residential amenities will include a ground-floor community facility space, a continuously-staffed lobby reception area, and a communit...</p>