DGA’s Role: General Contractor 
Completion: 2024

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Bryant School Apartments, the adaptive reuse of a former public school into 39 affordable homes for working families in the city of Hornell. The existing two-story, 50,000 SF building was renovated, and a new 8,500 SF addition was constructed at the south end of the building. DGA preserved the school’s original hallway tile, elevators, entrance sign, playground, mature trees, vaulted ceilings, and fenced-in greenspace. Modern amenities and features were added including a fitness center, community room with kitchen, and laundry hookups on each floor.

 

All 39 apartments are affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income and residents will have free high-speed broadband internet.

 

State financing for the $14.3 million development includes $7.7 million in Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, $2 million in State Low Income Housing Tax Credits and $3.5 million in subsidy from HCR. NYSERDA awarded $39,000 under the New Construction – Housing Program. The city of Hornell IDA awarded the project a PILOT agreement.

 

Bryant School Apartments adheres to the latest Enterprise Green Communities requirements and was awarded funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s New Construction Housing Program to achieve a high level of sustainability and carbon reduction. All apartments have ENERGY STAR rated appliances, equipment and lighting, low-VOC building materials, and integrated pest management.