A $23 million affordable housing development in the City of Poughkeepsie is completed.
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Crannell Square features 75 affordable apartments in an energy-efficient building, including 12 supportive homes and 26 with a preference for income-eligible artists. The building, constructed on the site of an underutilized parking lot, is designed to enhance the streetscape and increase pedestrian traffic downtown.
The development consists of a single four-story building in Poughkeepsie's Upper Mill Street Historic District. Crannell Square is designed to recreate the historic stoop design that is prominent in the surrounding neighborhood and encourage pedestrian traffic along Mill Street. The development includes a new pedestrian plaza with benches and landscaping at the northeast corner of the site that follows the original path of Crannell Street.
The 75 apartments include a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units affordable to households earning at or below 100 percent of the Area Median Income.
Five apartments are reserved for individuals with mental health needs and seven apartments are reserved for individuals with physical disabilities. These residents will have access to on-site supportive services provided by Hudson River Housing. There is one apartment for an on-site superintendent.
The building was designed to meet the standards of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's Low-Rise New Construction program and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. Energy efficient measures include high efficiency HVAC and domestic hot water systems, high performance spray foam insulation, and Energy STAR windows and appliances. The building is EPA Energy STAR Homes v3.1 Certified and EPA Indoor airPLUS certified.
Residential amenities include a community room, laundry facilities, pedestrian plaza, shared workspace, a tenant lounge, and interior and exterior bicycle storage.
Crannell Square is located within walking distance of Poughkeepsie's Metro-North and Amtrak Train Station, the Walkway Over the Hudson, the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, the Poughkeepsie Public Library, City Hall and Dutchess County Offices, and the historical Bardavon Opera House.
The project's developers are Kearney Realty and Development Group, Inc., and Hudson River Housing. ■