Governor Kathy Hochul announced completion of Golden Hill Apartments, a 164-unit affordable housing development in the city of Kingston. The $87 million project, bolstered by a $10 million award from the inaugural round of Governor Hochul’s Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund, is built on a 20-acre site that was formerly the Ulster County Jail. The all-electric development is a multi-generational community that serves a broad range of New Yorkers, including families, seniors, and households in need of support services. In the past five years, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has created or preserved more than 1,100 affordable homes throughout Ulster County. Golden Hill Apartments continues this effort and complements Governor Hochul’s $25 billion five-year Housing Plan which is on track to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes statewide.
All apartments at Golden Hill are affordable to households earning up to 80 percent of the Area Median Income. The development features two mid-rise apartment buildings, four townhomes, and a central community building. It has a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Nearly half of the apartments are reserved for senior households aged 62 and older. Forty-eight apartments are set aside for households eligible for onsite support services, including families struggling with homelessness.
Pennrose and Family of Woodstock are co-developers of the project. Family of Woodstock also provides the onsite support services such as case management and care coordination services, crisis intervention, and financial counseling. The development also includes units that are accessible and equipped for people with mobility impairments, as well as hearing and visual impairments.
