West Brighton

Past Project posted January 4, 2010

Preserving Affordable Housing on Staten Island

The Markham Gardens Tenant Association – representing the tenants in a 360-unit public housing development in West Brighton, on the north shore of Staten Island – approached the Pratt Center for assistance in the winter of 2004. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) had announced plans to demolish the low-rise, garden-style buildings and replace them with 270 units of affordable rental and homeownership housing that would be developed and operated by a private owner.