LGBT-Friendly Affordable Senior Housing Lottery Launches May 29

FORT GREENE – The application process will launch next week for 108 units at an LGBT-friendly affordable senior residence at 112 St. Edwards Street (at Myrtle Avenue) in Fort Greene, 6sqft first reported.

The largest LGBT-welcoming senior housing development in the U.S., Ingersoll Senior Residences was developed by BFC Partners while a 6,800-square-foot ground-floor senior community center will be operated by SAGE (Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders).

Part of the city’s plan to lease NYCHA property to private developers in order to build affordable housing, the senior residential project was built on an unused 9,000-square-foot lot on NYCHA’s Ingersoll Houses campus.

Designed by Marvel Architects, the 124,000-square-foot Ingersoll Senior Residences feature 145 affordable apartments spanning 17 stories.

There are 40 studio apartments available in which a single applicant would pay 30% of his/her annual income (with a maximum income of $37,350).

There are 68 one-bedroom units available in which a single applicant or a couple (at least one household member must be 62 or older) would pay 30% of their annual household income (with a maximum income of $42,700 for two).

Amenities at the building include laundry facilities, a lounge, outdoor terraces, and an on-site residence manager. The LGBT-friendly environment will also include a senior center and “cyber center” run by SAGE which will offer “culturally competent services and community-building activities.”

Preference for 54 of the available units will go to current public housing residents, NYCHA applicants, and NYCHA Section 8 wait-list applicants.

The official application process for Ingersoll Senior Residences will launch Wednesday, May 29 at 11am. Applications will be accepted online only.

Go to sagenyc.org to learn more. Lottery winners are expected to move in Fall 2019.