Morris Manor

Address: 1247 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn NY 11226
Developer: CAMBA Housing Ventures, Inc.
Architect: Harden Van Arnam Architects PLLC
Contractor: Artec Construction & Development Corp.
Social Service Provider: CAMBA, Inc.
Capital Financing: HPD Supportive Housing Loan Program, NYS Homeless Housing Assistance Program (HHAP) and Low Income Housing Tax Credit Equity. Pre-development financing was provided by Corporation for Supportive Housing.
Syndication: Enterprise Community Investment
Construction Start Date: July 2006
Occupancy Date: November 2008
Number of Units: 45 Studio Apartments, One 1-bedroom for live-in superintendent
Building Size: 25,212 square feet
Development Cost: $8.4 million

Project Description:
Morris Manor is an $8.4 million, 46 unit supportive and affordable housing development in the vibrant neighborhood of Flatbush. Morris Manor began construction on a long-vacant City-owned lot in summer 2006 and opened on October 1, 2008; lease-up was completed by the end of November 2008. This beautiful building provides tenants a decent, safe and permanent home complete with community rooms for tenant and community use and a landscaped back patio and garden. Of the 46 units, 27 tenants are formerly homeless individuals with a disability, 18 tenants are low-income individuals who earn no more than 60% of the Area Median Income; a one bedroom unit is occupied by the building's superintendent.

Morris Manor has established a high standard for affordable housing in Brooklyn and for the future buildings that CAMBA/CAMBA Housing Ventures will develop. With Harden Van Arnam Architect's commitment to thoughtful, contextual design and high-quality finishes, the building demonstrates that public and private investment can and will occur successfully in Flatbush.

Morris Manor won for Best Affordable Design as part of the 2009 Building Brooklyn Awards, held by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

Social Services: CAMBA provides case management and programming on-site, such as nutrition counseling, yoga, financial management and holiday and social gatherings; 24-hour building security is also provided
 Property Management:  Dougert Management Corp.

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