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UPACA (SITE 6)

1940 LEXINGTON AVENUE, Manhattan, 10035
Manhattan, block 1768, lot 12
More information about this property at ZOLA
Public Housing Restructuring
  • RAD/PACT - Converted to Section 8 Under Private Management

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What do we know about what NYCHA is doing or proposing here?

NYCHA has designated RAD/PACT development partners for a set of Harlem campuses that includes this one: 

Jackie Robinson Houses: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/1017770005/

131 Saint Nicholas Ave: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/1019220041/

Taft Rehabs: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/5228/

Corsi Houses: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/1016880045/

Morris Park Senior Citizens Home: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/1017490010/

UPACA 5: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/1017690005/

UPACA 6: https://nycharealtalk.org/lots/1017680012/

 

NYCHA’s PACT Projects Tracker lists this campus as Under Construction: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/PACT_Dataset.pdf

 

HUD's Data (downloaded October 23, 2024 from https://www.radresource.net/pha_data.cfm) has the current status as “CHAP Awarded.” HUD calls this set of developments "U.P.A.C.A. URA (Site 5)." 

 

This campus is listed under “Developments Under Consideration by HUD for Future Section 8 Conversions” in NYCHA’s draft FY25 Annual Plan: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/FY_2025_Draft_Annual_Plan_English_REVISED.pdf

 

Here is the website the developers created: https://harlempact.com/ 

  1. # of Current Units 136
  2. Total Number of Units 150
  3. Number of Rental Rooms 476
  4. Population - Section 8 Transition 0
  5. Population - Public Housing 162
  6. Total Population 162
  7. # of Families On Fixed Income 124
  8. % of Families on Fixed Income 91%
  9. # of Residential Buildings 1
  10. # of Non-Residential Buildings 0
  11. # of Stories 12
  12. Total Area (Sq Ft) 45,362.0
  13. Bldg/Land Coverage 22.77
  14. Density (Population/Acre) 156.0
  15. Development Cost $10,240,710.0
  16. Cost Per Rental Room (As Built) $19,506.0
  17. Avg. Monthly Gross Rent $373.0
  18. Senior Development EXCLUSIVELY
  19. Electricity Paid By Residents yes
  20. RAD/PACT Status Under Construction
  21. RAD/PACT Conversion Date Dec. 28, 2021
  22. RAD/PACT Developers Ascendant Neighborhood Development (non-profit); McCormack Baron Salazar; Vaya Development (MWBE)
  23. RAD/PACT General Contractor L+M Builders Group
  24. RAD/PACT Property Manager C+C Apartment Management LLC
  25. RAD/PACT Social Service Provider LSA Family Health Service (non-profit); Asian Americans for Equality (non-profit)

Who decides what happens to this property?

Official Owner

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) (public)
Contact: The NYCHA Board: https://nycharealtalk.org/resources/public-review-processes/review-nycha-board/

Urban Renewal

A portion of this property is part of the urban renewal plan Upper Park Avenue.

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City Council District 9 represented by Yusef Salaam
Community District Manhattan 11 ( mn11@cb.nyc.gov / 212-831-8929 ), district manager: Angel D. Mescain
Congressional District 13 represented by Adriano Espaillat
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