Presented by New York University
The Kira is a new $80 million affordable housing residential development project completed in 2022 consisting of 21 stories and offers 139 affordable units. It is located in the Jamaica, Queens. The Kira is one block from Rufus King Park and sits one block from the E, J, and Z trains at the Jamaica Center-Parsons station.
The 139-unit affordable and supportive housing development was developed by New Destiny Housing, BFC Partners, and SMJ Development and designed by GF55 Partners. Out of 139 units, 69 units are reserved for low-income households, and the other 69 are occupied by survivors of domestic violence who need homes and supportive services for them and their children.
Developer partners with the help from the New York State subsidiaries successfully broke ground in 2019. After two years, amid the global pandemic Covid-19, the Kira team acquired the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy.