City Moves Forward With Critical Senior Housing Plan on Lower East Side

The city’s plan is geared at addressing a shortage of senior housing and skilled nursing beds on the Lower East Side due in part to the 2015 closure of the Rivington House. /Image Courtesy: Property Shark

NEW YORK CITY—The de Blasio administration reports that the city will be moving forward with a mixed-income project on the Lower East Side that will include 88 units of senior affordable housing in response to the Rivington House closure several years ago.

The initiative, announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio, also calls for the funding of 60 skilled nursing beds at the NYC Health + Hospital/Gouverneur. The plan by the city to help address a shortage of skilled nursing home beds on the Lower East Side comes after the New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced recently a settlement with the Allure Group in connection with closure of two nursing home facilities, including the Rivington House, without sufficient community notice.