Affordable Housing

The Children’s Village built and continues to operate The D’Assern Housing complex in Dobbs Ferry, which has 112 affordable housing units located just off The Children’s Village residential campus. The units are part of a Mitchell-Lama rental housing project built in the early1970s. The apartments range from studios to three-bedroom units in 14 two-story garden-style buildings on a 7 acre site. Children living in the apartments attend the Dobbs Ferry Public schools, and The Children’s Village’s school district, Greenburgh 11, pays full tuition for each child who lives in these apartments, which ranges from $500,000 to close to $1 million annually.

Thanks to a $4.9 million financing by the New York State Housing Finance Agency and the New York State Housing Corp, the complex was renovated in 2010. Renovations included replacement of roofs, installation of new windows, new sidewalks and driveways, new boilers, new kitchen and bath fixtures, and electrical wiring.

Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who supported this award, stated: “This is a community investment with immeasurable benefits and signals a strong commitment from all of us working together for affordable housing. The key to maintaining the economic well-being of our communities is providing affordable housing for working families, and I am pleased that the New York State Housing Finance Agency and New York State Affordable Housing Corporation has awarded this significant grant to Children’s Village in support of a much needed renovation project.”