BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A new affordable apartment building with $907-a-month studios and units designated for mental health patients is planned for the parking lot of Woodhull Medical Center.
Located on the corner of Throop and Park avenues, the six-story Woodhull Community Residence would include 53 apartments for clients referred by the hospital’s psychiatry department as well as 36 affordable units for low-income community residents.
Supportive housing group Comunilife is partnering with the medical center for the project at 185 Throop Ave.
The building will include landscaping, on-site laundry, bike storage, a 24-hour doorman and security, as well as on-site social services available for clients.
A community room will also be open for neighborhood use, according to Dr. Rosa M. Gil, Comunilife’s president and CEO.
The non-profit creates low-income housing units and supportive housing throughout the city, providing homes for those living with HIV/AIDS, mental illness, substance abuse, or individuals who are chronically homeless.
For the Woodhull location, organizers will assess whether discharged patients can live independently and provide case managers and resources at the apartment building. Services and a portion of clients' rent will be funded through the state's Office of Mental Health, Gil said.
Clients will continue to receive care at the hospital and other tenants will be able to access the various programs provided at the residence.
The affordable units open to local residents will give 50 percent preference to community members with no lottery system, Gil added.
Proposals for the new building received approval from the local community board Monday. A timeline for construction is still in the works, according to planners.
