Kingsley House is a 164-unit affordable, Mitchell-Lama housing development for seniors in Westchester County, NY. On August 18, 2022, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), MDG, Smith & Henzy Advisory Group, Inc., and partners, celebrated the completed project which will preserve affordability for residents while modernizing and improving the development.
Located at 41 Barker Avenue in White Plains, the development serves seniors earning up to 50% of area median income. The 12-story building consists of 33 studios, 115 one-bedrooms, 15 two-bedrooms, and one superintendent unit.
Kingsley House was originally constructed in 1968 under the New York State Mitchell-Lama Program, which provides housing to middle-income residents across the state. HCR works with owners as they near the end of their 20-year affordability requirements to provide low-cost financing tools that help maintain and improve the developments, while also extending their affordability.
Through these refinancing efforts, all apartments will receive improvements including new cabinets, sinks, backsplash tile, interior doors and hardware, flooring, updated bathrooms with medicine cabinets, toilets, faucet aerators, and shower heads, as well as Energy Star-rated appliances and high-efficiency heating and cooling systems.
Common area amenities include a communal outdoor patio, library, community room with kitchen area, laundry room, mail room, and ample parking in the adjacent multilevel garage. Shared space upgrades will include new flooring, porcelain tile for the lobby, new finishes in the library and community room, updated LED lighting, new mailboxes, security cameras, elevator modernization, balcony and façade repairs, a new roof, and a wheelchair-accessible entryway. The scope of work also includes various green building requirements to improve efficiency, including installation of new energy efficient windows and balcony doors.
Kingsley House also includes one commercial space occupied by Diamond Chiropractic & Wellness.