Constructed on a blighted parking lot in a transitional neighborhood in Rochester, NY, The Eastman Reserve seeks to help transform the community into a safe, sustainable residential area with connections to existing amenities and employment opportunities. The 187-unit mixed-income mixed-use complex is comprised of townhouses, single-family homes and multi-family apartments that target a range of households including homeless youth and domestic violence survivors. Supported by Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) funding, 69 apartments are affordable to households earning 50 percent or less of the Area Median Income (AMI), including 27 special-needs units: five targeting homeless young adults (18-25) and 22 are reserved for domestic violence survivors. Most of the other units are affordable with 66 at 50-60 percent AMI, 33 units at 60-90 percent AMI, and 19 units at 90-120 percent AMI. Residents have access to on-site supportive services such as counseling, legal, and healthcare services as well as a variety of modern amenities.
The Eastman Reserve won a 2020 Developments of Distinction Award for the Development that Best Preserves Metropolitan Community Impact and was a 2021 AHF Readers' Choice Awards - Family Category Finalist.
Sponsored by PathStone Development Corporation, NEF invested nearly $20 million of LIHTC equity into this development.
