The city will turn an old government building into hundreds of new apartments along the Brooklyn waterfront, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
The mayor said the city will redevelop 390 Kent Ave. into 900 new units of housing, at least a quarter of which will be affordable. Under the development project, the city will also provide a new public open space on the waterfront.
The 72-year-old building, which requires extensive repairs, currently houses operations by the New York City Department of Transportation and the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
Since issuing Executive Order 43 in August 2024, which requires city agencies to review their portfolios and identify potential city-owned sites for housing, the city has advanced plans for 9,750 new homes across 11 properties through the City Housing Activation Task Force (CHAT), which brings together representatives from over 20 city agencies, select promising city-owned locations for housing, and help create homes on those sites.
“Where past administrations saw vacant lots and old office buildings, our administration saw housing," Adams said in a statement.
Other CHAT activated housing projects in Brooklyn include Coney Island West Parcel A, 395 Flatbush Avenue Ext. and New Utrecht Library.
In the coming months, the Adams administration will begin the public engagement process to redevelop the Kent Avenue property, the mayor said.
