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The two-story community center anchors the bottom floor of Dattner Architects 14-story, affordable mixed-use residential building—Chestnut Commons. Developed and operated by locally-based organizations with strong community ties, Chestnut Commons strengthens the neighborhood with the inclusion of economic development and educational opportunities, arts programming, and job training services.

The two-story community center anchors the bottom floor of Dattner Architects 14-story, affordable mixed-use residential building—Chestnut Commons. Developed and operated by locally-based organizations with strong community ties, Chestnut Commons strengthens the neighborhood with the inclusion of economic development and educational opportunities, arts programming, and job training services.

Cypress Hills Local Development Corp.

The community center will serve as the main office space for Cypress Hills Local Development Corp. (CHLDC) which also operates the center and develops the programming. The community center includes a large, flexible lobby space, a Brooklyn Federal Credit Union branch, a café, and a commercial kitchen used both for job training and as an incubator to provide access to local culinary-based businesses in need of commercial cooking space.

The community center will serve as the main office space for Cypress Hills Local Development Corp. (CHLDC) which also operates the center and develops the programming. The community center includes a large, flexible lobby space, a Brooklyn Federal Credit Union branch, a café, and a commercial kitchen used both for job training and as an incubator to provide access to local culinary-based businesses in need of commercial cooking space.

Community Resources

The center sublets for local businesses including a multipurpose room for youth classes and parenting classes, Housing Plus offices, computer lab, Kingsborough Community College offices and classrooms, multipurpose / recreation facility with locker rooms, and construction job training classroom and offices.

The center sublets for local businesses including a multipurpose room for youth classes and parenting classes, Housing Plus offices, computer lab, Kingsborough Community College offices and classrooms, multipurpose / recreation facility with locker rooms, and construction job training classroom and offices.

Location
Brooklyn, NY
Completion
2021
Area
35,000 sf
Clients
MHANY Management
Urban Builders Collaborative
Cypress Hills Local Development Corp
Recognition
SARA National—Multi-Family Residential: Affordable Housing, Low Income Housing, Market Rate Housing
SARA National—Excellence Award
Metropolis—Planet Positive Award, Multifamily/Mixed-Use
NYSAFAH—Downstate Project of the Year
PHIUS—High-Rise Multifamily
PHIUS—Mixed-use Recognition
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Location
Brooklyn, NY
Completion
2021
Area
35,000 sf
Clients
MHANY Management
Urban Builders Collaborative
Cypress Hills Local Development Corp
Recognition
SARA National—Multi-Family Residential: Affordable Housing, Low Income Housing, Market Rate Housing
SARA National—Excellence Award
Metropolis—Planet Positive Award, Multifamily/Mixed-Use
NYSAFAH—Downstate Project of the Year
PHIUS—High-Rise Multifamily
PHIUS—Mixed-use Recognition
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