# NEW YORK | Affordable Housing Projects **URL:** \ **Category:** General Development\ **Created:** [December 8, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-affordable-housing-projects/23271 "2023-12-08T20:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NeverForgiveAction](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/neverforgiveaction/32/181835_2.png) [@NeverForgiveAction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NeverForgiveAction)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-affordable-housing-projects/23271/21 "2026-05-23T13:53:18Z")
Should be like three 30 story towers. What a squandered site. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-affordable-housing-projects/23271/22 "2026-05-24T13:17:51Z")
Seems like everybody learned the lessons about affordable towers. ---
**Author:** ![NeverForgiveAction](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/neverforgiveaction/32/181835_2.png) [@NeverForgiveAction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NeverForgiveAction)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-affordable-housing-projects/23271/23 "2026-05-24T13:59:52Z")
Please elaborate. ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-affordable-housing-projects/23271/24 "2026-05-24T23:14:55Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/0/c01dd527224ec91dd23cc045ba5501679850592c.jpeg "KMOX News Report, Pruitt Igoe 1968") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-cfjqh1sSY) ---
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Pruitt Igoe didn’t fail bc it was highrise housing. The premise makes no sense. Cities like Vienna and Berlin are half Pruitt Igoes and no issues. NYCHA is the best public housing in the U.S. and mostly Pruitt Igoe. The worst U.S. public housing, in places like Detroit, DC, Atlanta, were overwhelmingly lowrise, garden-style apartments. ---
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Cabrini Green. Comparing EU to USA doesn’t work in this situation. ---
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Clarkson Estates at 329 Clarkson Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn ![708557713181956819703657913522489096963162982n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/8/e8b5e9d241f6f88774f56883ff97677bb12b73b0.jpeg) ![708168625181956819973657913497862709525797192n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/5/5586f6fba01d9ab4eb42895828201a384fbe13c6.jpeg) ![707980902181956819883657913229081183643760102n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/7/47efbb2614138368b197d2aec6e8be2810f09bbb.jpeg) ![707447059181956819793657911188370835621110185n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/b/ebbd3151e114814ffa456e4e7f88e2501a59cbf6.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/skyalign/](https://www.instagram.com/skyalign/) ---
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> **[890 Erskine Street — Bernheimer Architecture](https://www.bernheimerarchitecture.com/projects-archive/springcreek)** > > Brooklyn, NY [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/487e077e-f61a-481b-b9bb-62dc5c03977e/01+-+Real+Life.jpg) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/487e077e-f61a-481b-b9bb-62dc5c03977e/01+-+Real+Life.jpg) [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/c1fb5333-2e29-4fbd-8b27-59b0796d2c6c/10+-+Real+Life.jpg) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/c1fb5333-2e29-4fbd-8b27-59b0796d2c6c/10+-+Real+Life.jpg) ![erskine](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/9/d9ca82d36f13079c554158e1ecd175a8d9fb0dcb.jpeg) [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/1d1b9cef-02a9-4480-a2bf-a0e7b189efb2/05+-+Real+Life.jpg) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/1d1b9cef-02a9-4480-a2bf-a0e7b189efb2/05+-+Real+Life.jpg) [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/9748aee8-393c-4daf-b135-8a34e379198d/04+-Real+Life.jpg?format=2500w) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/9748aee8-393c-4daf-b135-8a34e379198d/04+-Real+Life.jpg?format=2500w) ![erskine2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/5/d58852494625358b02fc5d72fc4b95b6cb34d54e.jpeg) ![erskine3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/0/f055e24a32ab51ffd4c3d4a54ea041e1359d871f.jpeg) ![erskine4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/3/036b259f82b06a5aad116397aae023c54e13add4.jpeg) [![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/8ca6159e-9e64-4910-8245-69fcca6e653b/06+-+Real+Life.jpg?format=1500w) ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c82a50994d71a4ee01b714b/8ca6159e-9e64-4910-8245-69fcca6e653b/06+-+Real+Life.jpg?format=1500w) ---
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> **[St. Anselm's Apartments — ESKW/Architects](https://www.eskwarchitects.com/residential/st-anselms-apartments)** ![SA-036](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/8/28787f935d3e1c8c8cafbda2ca19267d8e3394f7.jpeg) ![SA-001](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3af0ebe3a295c7f48279dcd70e54e3ec8dc96f04.jpeg) ![SA-009](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/d/2db4716d9af6b3231616da828271e2c1b9704b9e.jpeg) ![SA-010](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/5/e5c537ad28005784cd92aaec153177092a057e74.jpeg) ![SA-013](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/c/bcba4e27c6b6d79a330f54c4a997c91a204df6a8.jpeg) ![SA-008](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/5/15c0d3954715c1d6cd956a889547c7ab7251efe1.jpeg) ![SA-003](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/e/6eb3bf8a6eeff4430b7b2c338b8bc8c36fae4236.jpeg) ![SA-025](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/4/44c9cf85233cbac1ba7007f2ce31ac8d4c39da98.jpeg) ![SA-019](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/b/1b75d0ec3300883f13c751b17a694f13cd2fdb64.jpeg) ---
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> **[Alafia](https://www.dattner.com/projects/view/alafia/)** > > Part of New York State’s Vital Brooklyn initiative, Alafia is a new wellness-oriented resilient development offering over 2,400 units of affordable housing. ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/7/b73b136f42f2f91593bf0775785fbe5a2f66bf44.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/a/3a56a037a5944072d9e23a052a639ce8933871e9.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/a/6a394477665b697ca0cacd26df2edc15746e9d26.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-7](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/3/137f47cb87f4305cb312aa9fcde768346cec0126.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-6](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/2/023a686a00840306f9c187041f8cdd481d1d1e03.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-5](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/c/eccfd6cded6cc88ccf7bd378a75ab8a9a8f3a74a.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/4/c4ee20c778701eade0c383c8df0e2adf09b60648.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/7/77c5a12454e8c364d1d18c8aaad5c9bd3c495431.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C1-C2-12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/e/de22840f7ecc5d59837166f100405541c19eb092.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C3-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/1/810b5e1ddbf2091e4db8d161c04cd8428e7127d7.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C3-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/1/c1ea3ac24a38ff82c78a8874ca69cda24f8031cc.jpeg) ![599053956_18535980988006996_220595896326405082_n](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/5/952378832e639815cdaab9106e8dc58d3d32e941.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C3-4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/b/9b38cf3c972577af0fc2d40c8a9a3173388bf6a2.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-C3-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/4/946d95da41313b8ae2d67fecc5f31ca7be8d456a.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-IJ-maintenance-hub-6.1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/a/baf897ae154528281d76aff5affb587f551a24ed.jpeg) ![dattner-architects-nyc-alafia-building-IJ-maintenance-hub-8-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/b/2beef34f5862ce80cd0f6aac33ccf3ac867fdc0c.jpeg) ---
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About as charming as Rikers Island. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-affordable-housing-projects/23271.md?page=1)