OCEAN BAY

A hallmark of RDC’s partnership is Ocean Bay, a 24-building, 1,395 unit development in Far Rockaway, Queens. It was NYCHA’s first Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project, and the largest single-site RAD transaction in the country. Neglected due to federal divestment in public housing and devastated by Superstorm Sandy, Ocean Bay was in need of critical repairs from individual apartment units, common areas, and utility infrastructure. 

RDC worked closely with NYCHA to form strong relationships with tenants, hire local, minority, and women-owned businesses, and complete all in-apartment repairs extremely efficiently with most tenants remaining in their homes. We will celebrate the completion of the project, including additional resiliency and security measures, and common area improvements in Spring 2019.

BETANCES

After a resounding success at Ocean Bay, RDC was selected by NYCHA to rehabilitate 1,088 units across 40 buildings throughout their Betances development in the Bronx. RDC worked closely with the residents and NYCHA to make sure that each of the 40 buildings had all issues fully addressed despite the different construction types for each building. All units were completed within a year. By collaborating with the residents, RDC was able to breathe new life into the Betances cluster through beautified lobbies, completely transformed apartments, new parks and amenity spaces, and a new security system.