Rheingold Senior Residences Breaks Ground

Ground has broken on the new Rheingold Senior Residences at 15 Monteith Street in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. When completed, Rheingold Senior Residences will provide 94 studio and one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors. Developed by Southside United HDFC–Los Sures and Churches United for Fair Housing and designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning, the $67 million project will follow Passive House standards and will include a solar panel on the roof and an electric-powered central heating and cooling system. Amenities will include communal lounge spaces on every floor, an accessible rooftop with raised gardening beds, and a landscaped rear yard. More details and project renderings are available at New York YIMBY‘s website and on BrooklynPaper.com.