Casa Celina, a new affordable housing development in the Soundview section of The Bronx, has been finalized. The building is located at 1001 Thieriot Avenue, and will comprise 205 mixed-income, residential units for seniors and formerly homeless adults, as reported by YIMBY.

 

 

The Casa Celina development team includes Xenolith Partners, The Kretchmer Companies, and ELH Mgmt. LLC. City agencies involved in the project include New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA), the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

 

The breakdown of apartments will include 46 one-bedroom units and 158 studios, all reserved for individuals and families at 50 percent of the area median income. A total of 62 residential unit will be set aside for formerly homeless adults.

 

In a statement when the project broke ground in October 2021, NYCHA executive vice president of real estate development, Jonathan Gouveia, said of the development, “This project demonstrates NYCHA’s commitment to address the urgent need for affordable senior housing for NYC residents to age in place.” He added, “We are proud to work with all of the partners who have helped advance the quality and resiliency of affordable housing design while providing community programming and services to NYCHA residents and the surrounding neighborhood.”

 

As described by Magnusson Architecture and Planning, the building was designed to promote mental health and a sense of community. This includes oversized windows throughout for abundant natural light, resident lounges on each floor, and social spaces that help prevent a sense of isolation for residents living alone.

 

Amenity spaces will include a 1,725-square-foot senior community space, a fitness room, laundry facilities, and a landscaped roof terrace where yoga classes and gardening will be available.

 

Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) is a developer and service provider in relation to the project and, together with New York City Department for the Aging, will provide staffing for the senior community space.

 

Editor’s Note:  A previous version of this story indicated that the site was located at 1810 Watson Avenue, which was the information we had initially received about the development. Xenolith Partners later contacted us to let us know the correct address is actually 1001 Thieriot Avenue. We apologize for this error.