NYCHA’s Capital Projects Roundup: Winter 2026 

A newly converted senior center space for a local nonprofit organization in Manhattan was among various projects completed by NYCHA’s Asset and Capital Management division (A&CM) during the 2025-26 winter season. 

Other recently completed capital projects included the installation of new closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in Manhattan, comprehensive heating system improvements in Brooklyn, and brickwork and façade restoration in Brooklyn. 

A&CM oversees a multi-billion-dollar capital projects portfolio funded with federal, State, and City investments. The division works to preserve and modernize public housing for NYCHA residents through professional design and construction services that are carried out efficiently and with the highest degree of safety and quality. 

Thanks to a $1.3 million City-funded project, a formerly vacant office/laundry room on the ground floor of a building at Manhattan’s Seward Park Extension was converted into a senior center facility for the Vision Urbana social services organization. The remodeled facility provides a more expansive programming space for Vision Urbana, which has operated a large pantry for the community out of the development for many years.  

As part of the makeover, the center received two multipurpose rooms for activities, a full kitchen with high-end appliances, ADA-compliant bathrooms, a reception area and conference area, new office space for Vision Urbana staff, and improved storage for the pantry. In addition, crews renovated the adjacent CCTV room and upgraded the air conditioning system. 

The newly remodeled facility at Seward Park Extension serves the local nonprofit Vision Urbana.

Earlier this winter, A&CM installed new security cameras at Manhattan’s Bracetti Plaza, where more than 220 residents live. Along with the CCTV cameras, the $1.1 million State and federally funded project included a new Security Operation Center, enhanced connections to the existing IT infrastructure, and related work.   

CCTV security cameras were installed at selected areas across the Bracetti Plaza development.

In the midst of one of the city’s snowiest winters in recent years, two recently completed projects brought comprehensive heating and hot water system upgrades to Cooper Park and Roosevelt I and II Houses in Brooklyn. At Cooper Park, where more than 1,400 residents live, one of the boiler rooms received new boilers and equipment in addition to various structural improvements. Tank rooms across the development also received new hot water heaters and equipment, as well as structural repairs, as part of the $29.3 million State and federally funded project.  

At Roosevelt I and II Houses – home to more than 2,270 residents combined – a $32.7 million State and federally funded project included the installation of four new boilers, while existing steam hot water heaters were replaced with new gas hot water heaters.     

Heating system improvements included new boilers at Cooper Park Houses (left) and new gas hot water heaters at Roosevelt I and II Houses.

Also this winter, A&CM marked the completion of wide-ranging exterior brickwork and façade upgrades at Ingersoll Houses, Whitman Houses, and Lafayette Gardens in Brooklyn. The $37 million federally funded project at Ingersoll Houses – home to nearly 3,600 residents – featured façade and roof restoration at 12 buildings, including brick replacement and new roof railings.  

Fifteen buildings received similar restoration repairs through a $13.9 million federally funded project at Whitman Houses, where more than 3,300 residents live. Project work involved brickwork restoration, installation of new roof railings, and replacement of windows. At Lafayette Gardens – home to over 2,000 residents – crews completed exterior brick replacement, window sill restoration, and concrete repairs as part of a $10.5 million State and federally funded project. 

Exterior façade and brickwork upgrades at (from left) Ingersoll Houses, Whitman Houses, and Lafayette Gardens in Brooklyn.