SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The first phase of the East Adams Neighborhood Transformation Plan is underway, representing the first step in a comprehensive reinvestment strategy led by the Syracuse Housing Authority.
East Adams Phase I is a $102 million affordable and mixed-income housing development that will create 132 modern, energy-efficient homes in the city of Syracuse, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
East Adams Phase I replaces the “outdated” McKinney Manor public-housing complex and “represents a major step toward reconnecting the neighborhood as the State advances the plan to remove the city’s elevated Interstate 81 [I-81].”
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Crews will build the development on the former McKinney Manor site, an aging public-housing complex with more than $17 million in deferred maintenance. Following demolition, the complex will be rebuilt with six new residential buildings, including two mid-rise apartment buildings and four townhome buildings.
The completed project will include 117 apartments affordable to households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. It will also include 63 units supported by Section 8 project-based vouchers administered by the Syracuse Housing Authority.
All residents who temporarily relocate during construction will have a guaranteed right to return in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Uniform Relocation Act.
State financing for East Adams phase I includes state and federal low income housing tax credits that will generate $42 million in equity and $45 million in subsidies from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. Empire State Development is providing an $8 million subsidy loan. Syracuse Housing Authority and City of Syracuse are allocating $2.1 million of their HUD CNI grant award to phase 1, along with an additional $500,000 in City bond funds. Onondaga County provided $400,000 in predevelopment funds for the design of the public infrastructure.
“As someone who grew up in public housing, I know what a stable and affordable home can mean for a family,” William Simmons, executive director of the Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA), said in the state’s announcement. “For more than a decade, SHA has worked alongside our residents to make sure this project moved forward, but their patience and commitment are what truly made it possible. The belief they have shown in the future of this neighborhood is the reason we are standing here today. Phase 1 is more than new construction. It reflects our promise that the families who built this community will be the ones who benefit from its growth. Bringing more affordable housing to Syracuse is essential for the city’s future, and I am proud that we are taking this step together.”
The East Adams Neighborhood Transformation Plan is an 11-phase project spanning 118 acres across 27 blocks and will ultimately build or preserve about 1,500 high-quality homes at multiple Syracuse Housing Authority properties.
The redevelopment “aligns” with the state’s effort to remove the I-81 viaduct and replace it with a surface boulevard, “reconnecting the East Adams neighborhood to downtown Syracuse for the first time in decades,” Hochul’s office noted.
