https://www.youtube.com/live/J-1NvB-hapg "This video features *Mayor Mamdani* and city officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the **Kasanova Residences** in *Hunts Point, Bronx* (0:13-0:24). The project is described as a **100% affordable housing development** that aims to transform the neighborhood, which was historically impacted by the *Spafford Juvenile Detention Center* (1:37-1:46).
**Project Highlights:**
* **Units:** The building will contain **96 affordable homes** (3:16-3:18).
* **Supportive Housing:** **58 apartments** are designated for New Yorkers with histories of homelessness and serious health conditions, providing access to onsite services like case management, financial literacy, and work training via the *Doe Fund* (3:21-3:46).
* **Affordability:** The remaining **38 units** are rent-stabilized for working New Yorkers (3:47-3:50).
* **Amenities:** Residents will benefit from free broadband, a fitness center, laundry, and community spaces (3:54-4:01).
**Community Impact:**
* This initiative is part of a broader city effort to address housing inequities and end disinvestment in the Bronx (4:02-4:24).
* The development is situated near the *Peninsula* project, which will include additional housing and the city's first **city-run grocery store** (4:25-4:50).
* Officials emphasized that this project represents a shift toward dignity and stability, moving beyond the trauma associated with the site's past (4:59-5:36)."