The Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation (AFHDC), in partnership with Douglaston Development, is developing Rialto West: a mixed-income, mixed-use affordable housing development located in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.
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The eight-story building will include 158 permanently affordable housing units serving formerly unhoused and low- to middle-income households. Building amenities will include on-site laundry, bicycle storage and a fitness room. The ground floor will include an approximately 5,500 square foot affordable rehearsal and co-working space for artists, operated by the non-profit IndieSpace.
Directly adjacent to the new building will be Lorraine Hansberry Plaza, a public open space designed and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
We are grateful to our incredible partners at NYC Housing Preservation & Development, NYC Housing Development Corporation, NYC Department of Environmental Protection and NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Construction is underway and completion is anticipated in late 2026.
“Thanks to years of thoughtful planning from the City, Community Board 4, and strong support from City Council Member Erik Bottcher, former Speaker Corey Johnson and other elected officials, this project will create much-needed affordable housing to serve a wide range of income levels plus the adjacent public park named after the pioneering playwright and activist, Lorraine Hansberry,” said Daniel Arnow, Executive Director of the Actors Fund Housing Development Corporation, a subsidiary of the Entertainment Community Fund. “We’re also excited to partner with IndieSpace as the Community Facility tenant who provides critical affordable workspace for artists and the creative community. With our deep roots in the neighborhood, we’re thrilled to collaborate with Douglaston Development on Rialto West and deliver this long-term community asset to Hell’s Kitchen.”