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# Famed Architect Daniel Libeskind’s First NYC Building Will Be An Affordable Senior Residence In Bed-Stuy
- URL: https://bklyner.com/famed-architect-daniel-libeskinds-first-nyc-building-will-be-an-affordable-senior-residence-in-bed-stuy/
- Published: 2018-04-17T17:28:04.000Z
- Updated: 2018-04-17T17:28:04.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Announcements, Bed Stuy, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, Real Estate, Daniel Libeskind, Housing New York 2.0, Marcus Garvey Boulevard, NYCHA, Studio Libeskind, Sumner Houses, Sumner Houses Senior Building, #wp

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – Renowned architect [Daniel Libeskind](https://libeskind.com/people/daniel-libeskind/?ref=bklyner.com) recently released renderings of his firm’s first building in New York City—the Sumner Houses Senior Building in Bed-Stuy.

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Studio Libeskind is working on this project as part of NYC’s [**Housing New York 2.0**](http://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/about/housing-new-york-2-0.page?ref=bklyner.com) “Seniors First” program, [The Architect’s Newspaper](https://archpaper.com/2018/04/exclusive-look-studio-libeskind-senior-housing-in-brooklyn/?ref=bklyner.com) reports. The program is an expansion of Mayor de Blasio’s [**Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan**](http://www.nyc.gov/html/housing/assets/downloads/pdf/housing%5Fplan.pdf?ref=bklyner.com) intended to accelerate the creation and preservation of 200,000 affordable homes by 2022 (two years earlier than originally planned) and reach a new goal of 300,000 affordable homes by 2026\. The updated program includes a three-part strategy to preserve more senior housing, make homes more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities, and develop new housing for seniors on [NYC Housing Authority](http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/index.page?ref=bklyner.com) (NYCHA) land.

Libeskind’s Sumner Houses Senior Building will be erected on a western parcel of NYCHA’s Sumner Houses development, according to The Architect’s Newspaper. The building will stand 10 stories tall, offer 197 permanently affordable units, a central public courtyard, and more than 10,000 square feet of community space on the ground-level overlooking Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

The white, geometric, modernist building is scheduled to be completed in 2020.