MANOR BORN: Morris Manor, a new low-income housing complex in Brooklyn, combines amenities found in luxury buildings with support services for formerly homeless tenants.

Low-Income Housing With High Hopes

December 23, 2008
Barry Paddock, Jennifer Saavedra

Brooklyn —

With it’s stately exterior, well-lit hallways and backyard sculpture garden, Morris Manor easily could be mistaken for a new luxury condominium. But the 46-unit apartment building in Flatbush represents the latest strides in low-income housing.

Operated by CAMBA and designed by Harden + Van Arnam Architects, the goal of Morris Manor is to combine comfortable surrounding and social services for its formerly homeless tenants.