743 East 12th Street

  • New Construction
  • Rental
  • Mixed Use
  • Senior/Supportive
  • Lower East Side, Manhattan
  • 570 units
  • Phase 1, 350 units. 2027 Construction Start

A community-based, nonprofit and MWBE-led joint venture of Community Access, Spatial Equity Co., Cooper Square Committee, and Duvernay + Brooks is developing a two-phase, new construction, 570-unit supportive and affordable housing development on the former St. Emeric site in Manhattan’s East Village. The site spans frontage on East 12th Street and East 13th Street, between Avenue C and Avenue D.

Phase I – A 21-story building with 350 residential units, of which 176 units (50%) are designated as supportive housing. The remaining units are reserved for low-income individuals and families earning 30% AMI to 80% AMI. 4,500 SF of supportive services space (offices, counseling rooms, group rooms) and 24/7 front desk security

Phase II – A 21-story building with 220 units (35% supportive housing). The remaining units will be affordable to households at 40%–80% AMI. 5,000 SF community facility.

Both phases will function operationally as one campus with shared amenities and services. Both phases have been designed to meet or exceed all requirements of the 2025 New York State Energy Code and Accessibility Code requirements and will meet the requirements for Enterprise Green Communities (EGC) Energy Star MFNC ERI certifications, providing all-electric, high-performance heating/cooling/ domestic hot water equipment with electric air-source heat pumps. The building envelope will meet HCR requirements to exceed the energy code by 15%. All lighting will be Energy Star Certified LED. Solar arrays and green roofs will be incorporated where feasible.

The site is located partially within FEMA Flood Zone X, and all critical mechanical systems will be raised above the Base Flood Elevation to meet the 2080 flood plain design requirements. The project has been approved for a Track 4 Brownfields remediation.

Phase I is scheduled to close in Q1 2027 with HFA tax-exempt bond financing, HCR SHOP funds, HPD SHLP funds, 4% LIHTC and Brownfields tax credits. The second phase will be a 220-unit all-affordable development with 35% supportive housing.