5 years post-Sandy, NYCHA begins massive resiliency project at Red Hook Houses
Project kicks off with $63 million roof repair project
From left to right: City Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye, U.S. Rep. Nydia VelVelázquez,quez, Red Hook West Resident Association President Lillian Marshall, Red Hook East Resident Association President Frances Brown and state Assemblymember Felix Ortiz. Shown: A rendering of a new flood-proof utility pod planned for the Red Hook Houses. Photos and renderings courtesy of NYCHA
It’s been five years since Superstorm Sandy ravaged the city, and on Tuesday, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) broke ground on a $63 million project to replace all 28 roofs at Red Hook Houses.
The roof repairs are just the beginning of an almost $550 million investment in Red Hook Houses to harden the housing project against future catastrophes, part of NYCHA’s Sandy Recovery to Resiliency program. The program will repair and replace important infrastructure, flood-proof the structures and install standby backup power generators, among other repairs.
As this summer’s hurricanes pile up in the Atlantic Ocean to the south, eyes are on projects like this, which aim to transform vulnerable locations into resilient sites.
