Sunset Park Library and Apartments Ribbon Cutting

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso joined with the Brooklyn Public Library and several past and current local elected officials in the grand reopening of the Sunset Park branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The new building that houses the library also contains 49 units of affordable housing.
The project was made possible thanks to the innovative partnership of Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and Fifth Avenue Committee (FAC), along with the support of NYS and NYC.
The historic project, which is the first of its kind in New York City, establishes a new development model under which the creation of 100% permanently affordable housing is paired with new and expanded public library facilities.
The new library, located on 4th ave. and 51st street in Sunset Park and spans the first three levels of the eight-story building, totaling nearly 21,000 square feet- almost twice the size of its predecessor.
The new library features the largest dedicated space for teens of any library in the borough, as well as the first dedicated community program room in any BPL branch, which will be available for scheduled community functions outside of library hours.
Sunset Park Library has long been one of Brooklyn's busiest branches, with attendance and circulation that consistently rank near the top of Brooklyn Public Library's 60 branches.
APARTMENTS:
Spanning floors two through eight, Sunset Park Apartments is a 100% affordable development providing 49 units of permanently affordable housing spread across more than 500,000 square feet of residential space.
Half the apartments are studios and one-bedroom units. Half are two- and three-bedroom units (for families).
Units are for low- and moderate-income residents who earn between 30% and 80% AMI. Eight units receive Section 8 subsidies. Nine of the units are set aside for formerly homeless households.
The Sunset Park Apartments are the first new affordable housing for families in Sunset Park in 20 years.
The project is part of an innovative partnership between FAC and BPL, along with the State and the City of New York.
Total development costs for the residential portion of the building were $36.7 million.
Funders for the project include New York State Homes & Community Renewal (NYSHCR) through the National Equity Fund, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), and The Bank of New York Mellon. In addition, the project received funding through the NYC Council and the Brooklyn Borough President, and permanent funding from the New York City Employees’ Retirement System arranged by the Community Preservation Corporation, the NYS Homes and Community Renewal Community Investment Fund (CIF).