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Building Stronger
Brooklyn Communities
Explore how Cypress Hills is creating, preserving, and strengthening affordable housing while supporting neighborhood growth, infrastructure investment, and community-led planning across Brooklyn.
Building Community Through Housing, Planning & Long-Term Investment
CHLDC's Community Development team works to preserve affordable housing, strengthen neighborhood infrastructure, and create long-term investment opportunities throughout East New York and Cypress Hills. From new construction projects and property rehabilitation to sustainability initiatives and resident-led planning efforts, our work is rooted in building stable, healthy communities where Brooklyn families can thrive for generations.
OUR IMPACT:
140
Units In Predevelopment
115
Units Under Construction
30
Units Receiving Energy Efficiency Upgrades
686
Total Units in Portfolio
OUR PORTFOLIO
Investing in Neighborhood Futures
Explore CHLDC's growing portfolio of affordable housing developments, rehabilitation projects, and community-centered properties across East New York and Brooklyn. Our work helps preserve housing, strengthen neighborhoods, and create long-term investment in the communities we serve.
CURRENT PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
Cypress Hills TPT
Currently, we are rehabbing five buildings for the Cypress Hills TPT Project: 2381 Dean St., 1828 Eastern Pkwy, 211 Hull St., 47 Hill St., and 246 Lincoln Ave.
Sutter Place New Construction Development
In December 2025, we secured construction financing for 69 new units and a new facility for the Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation.
Linden Gardens
This project, currently in predevelopment, will include 12 new buildings with 37 affordable coop units on a community land trust.
Justice for Jewel Streets Coalition​
CHLDC is a founding member of the Justice for the Jewel Streets Coalition, which has been fighting alongside local residents for sewer infrastructure and resiliency measures in this flood-prone community. In October 2025, the City announced the Jewel Streets Neighborhood Plan, which includes many of our coalition's demands.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Supporting Long-Term Housing Stability
CHLDC hires third party property management companies to manage our portfolio and CHLDC staff provides oversight of property management to ensure optimal service and performance to tenants residing in our buildings.
Shinda Management
30 buildings and
254 housing units
Hotline: (585) 332-4871
Concord Management
2 buildings and
114 housing units
Hotline: (1800) 395-9984
Prestige Management
1 building and
43 housing units
Linden Gardens
12 building and
37 housing units
PROGRAMS
Supporting Safer, Healthier & More Sustainable Homes
Through our Small Homes Preservation initiatives, CHLDC helps homeowners improve the safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency of their homes while supporting long-term housing stability throughout East New York and surrounding neighborhoods.
ENERGYFIT
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EnergyFit is a free program that helps small homeowners seal and weatherize their homes, install energy efficiency measures, upgrade fossil fuel appliances to electric, and make critical repairs and improvements valued between $25,000 and $30,000. So they can cut down on energy use, breathe cleaner air, and keep their home comfortable all year round.
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ACCESS TO HOME
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Accessibility improvements and health and safety renovations that help residents remain safely in their homes.
BASEMENT APARTMENT CONVERSION PILOT PROGRAM (BACPP)
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CHLDC’s Basement Apartment Conversion Pilot Program is no longer active. However, the pilot played a critical role in identifying the major regulatory and financial barriers facing homeowners seeking to legalize basement apartments, and helped shape recent basement apartment policy reforms in New York City and State.
For those interested in learning more about the pilot’s findings, lessons learned, and recommendations for creating pathways to basement apartment legalizations citywide, we encourage you to review the final report produced by Citizens Housing and Planning Council.
Investing in the Future of East New York
As our housing portfolio continues to grow, Cypress Hills remains focused on preserving affordability, strengthening sustainability efforts, and expanding development opportunities that directly benefit local residents and families.
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