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612,000 SF
Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP
Marcus Garvey Apartments is a 625-unit Mitchell Lama property, spread across nine city blocks, in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. It was built in the early 1970s and received major attention at the time for its innovative urban planning approach to low-rise, high-density affordable housing. Elements of the design included duplex apartments with private backyards or terraces, mews and street units, and most apartments have private front doors that open onto a stoop or mews. Since L+M Development Partners acquired the property in December 2014, the complex underwent a complete renovation inclusive of façade panels and apartment renovations with new kitchens and bathrooms and updated energy efficient lighting.
L+M partnered with Bright Power for the financing and installation of a large solar panel array on the roofs of most of the buildings. The $190 million total development cost was financed mostly by Citibank and HFA tax-exempt debt through a back-to-back construction loan structure and tax-exempt equity from Wells Fargo. Given its location in Brownsville, Marcus Garvey is a key aspect of the Mayor’s Housing Plan and the L+M development team is working with the City to improve not only the Marcus Garvey complex but the surrounding area as well. The property was awarded the Building Brooklyn Award for Affordable Housing Preservation and the Affordable Housing Magazine Award of Excellence.
Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brooklyn awarded the 2017 ESNA Innovation Award for Distributed Storage.
The 2017 Building Brooklyn Award for Historic Preservation is presented to Marcus Garvey Apartments.
Marcus Garvey Apartments
in Brooklyn, NY 11212
The three buildings will develop 348 new affordable housing units and approximately 13,400 SF of commercial and community facility space.
Read MoreThe three buildings will develop 348 new affordable housing units and approximately 13,400 SF of commercial and community facility space.
Read MoreL+M executives share how their work is grounded in social responsibility.
Read MoreResidents at Marcus Garvey Apartments graduate from a 16-week program that teaches them new skills in carpentry, framing and electrical work.
Read MoreGraduates of the sixteen-week program learning construction trades and building a community clubhouse will receive free job placement assistance and help entering apprenticeship programs.
Read MoreThe state-of-the-art microgrid at Marcus Garvey Apartments may be an indicator of where the electricity market is going.
Read MoreThe new cafe provides local residents with fresh produce grown directly on the farm run by Project EATS.
Read MoreThe energy efficient microgrid system is the first of its kind for a multifamily residential development in New York City.
Read MoreHoused in a former parking lot within L+M’s Marcus Garvey Apartments complex, the farm grows organic produce and provides nutrition-based programming and jobs for the local community.
Read MoreL+M Development Partners is a double bottom line company, where its success is measured not only in financial returns but also by the positive impact it makes. Watch the video to learn more.
WatchA first-of-its-kind microgrid at the Marcus Garvey Apartment complex combines two of New York City's energy initiatives: increased use of renewable energy and improved energy consumption and efficiency.
Read MoreIn addition to preserving long-term affordability, the L+M team installed one of the largest solar power arrays at an affordable housing development in New York State.
Read MoreFirst lithium battery used under NYC's new fire saftey code installed at Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brooklyn.
Read MoreCon Ed is investing in non-wires alternatives to meet energy needs -- including a new microgrid project going up in a low-income housing complex.
Read MoreDemand Energy will be implementing a lithium-ion charged multi-resource microgrid at the 625-unit Marcus Garvey Apartments in Brooklyn.
Read MoreBrownsville Community Justice Center opens their clubhouse to the neighborhoods and residents of Marcus Garvey Apartments.
WatchPlan for "Clubhouse" Made from Redesigned Shipping Containers was Developed by BCJC Youth Participants and Residents of Marcus Garvey Apartments.
Read MoreA youth and community clubhouse made from re-designed shipping containers takes over a vacant lot on Chester Street and Dumont Avenue in Brownsville.
Read MoreProject EATS, along with dedicated farm volunteers and workers, will host the first ever Brownsville Harvest Festival at the new urban farm across from Marcus Garvey Village apartments.
Read MoreL+M Buys Brownsville Portfolio for Nearly $100M.
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