05/05/2026
A brand new senior housing building just opened in Far Rockaway, Queens and it's running on solar. ☀️💡
Grace's Place is home to 82 affordable apartments built specifically for low-income and formerly homeless seniors, 62 and older, who deserve a safe, stable place to land. Thirty percent of those units are dedicated to formerly homeless seniors, and through the 15/15 supportive housing initiative, residents have direct access to case management, benefits counseling, and health resources right on-site.
The 18 kW rooftop canopy system, 42 panels strong, utilizes every workable inch of roof space to keep essential building systems running reliably for the people who call this place home, and on fixed incomes, that kind of stability isn't a small thing. As our Senior Project Architect Cait Eggers put it, "Solar is more than an environmental choice; it is a foundational investment in the long-term resiliency of our urban infrastructure."
On May 7th, elected officials, community leaders, and development partners are gathering for the ribbon cutting, which feels right for a building designed so that longtime Far Rockaway residents aren't displaced by growth but empowered to age in place within their own community, with the LIRR a short walk away and a solar system built to last.
This is the kind of work we show up for every day, one borough at a time.
Click the link to see what solar could do for your building: https://vist.ly/534nz
