All images of Beverly's Place via OCV Architects
In the case of some affordable housing developments, the status is depressingly clear just by looking at the buildings. However, OCV Architects took a livelier, more refreshing approach to Beverly’s Place, a 72-unit, six-story development completed in October 2019. Its massing and roofline offer a playful break from traditional housing blocks, and a soaring canopy welcomes residents while providing shelter from the elements. A glass curtain wall fills the hallways, offices, and apartments with incredible natural light. Its style is underscored by such sustainable elements as solar panels and a rainwater detention system.
Apartment interiors
Community Counseling & Mediation (CCM) is at the helm of the project, which will include on-site offices for its staff and support services. Beverly’s Place strives for a mix of residents from low-income individuals and families to special needs individuals and families to people with mobility, hearing, and visual impairments. To that end, an affordable housing lottery has just begun.
Households earning $33,000 to $66,500 per year are eligible to apply for 29 studio through three-bedroom apartments where the monthly rent will be 30% of the residents’ annual income. Applicants residing in Brooklyn Community Board 5 will be given first priority. Please note that CityRealty is not affiliated with this lottery. Questions and application requests should be directed to ccapartmentapp@ccmnyc.org.
Lottery criteria via Community Counseling & Mediation
Elevator lobby
In addition to floor-to-ceiling windows, the apartments come outfitted with high-end, contemporary finishes and appliances. Residential amenities will include an outdoor rear yard with playground, a roof-level terrace with community garden, a yoga studio with outdoor terrace, a massage therapy room, a community/TV room, a lobby lounge, a laundry room, and storage.
Beverly’s Place rose on the former site of a single-story warehouse one block from the Livonia Avenue L train and two blocks from the 2/3/4 stop at Junius Street. It is also close to local schools, parks, supermarkets, shops, and religious institutions.
Grounds and entrance
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