Gilbane Building Company broke ground this week on a 22-story affordable and supportive housing tower in the Bronx, with Strada Development Group as developer and the Center for Urban Community Services signed on to run the supportive services, according to citybiz.
Here's why that pairing matters to anyone chasing this work: CUCS doesn't build anything, it runs the social-services side of a supportive housing deal, which means this project almost certainly carries a city or state subsidy stack — the kind that comes with M/WBE participation requirements and prevailing wage obligations baked into the construction contract from day one.
The report doesn't give a unit count, total cost, or site address beyond "the Bronx," and it doesn't name a general contractor beyond Gilbane itself, which appears to be serving in that role. That's thinner than we'd like, but a 22-story tower breaking ground is still a 22-story tower breaking ground, and it's one more data point in a Bronx affordable pipeline that's been busy all year.
For subs: a Gilbane-led job this size will need a full buildout of trade subcontractors over the life of construction, and CUCS's involvement signals the owner will be tracking M/WBE and workforce commitments closely — worth asking about scope and goals before the trade package list firms up.
What to watch next: a DOB new-building permit at the specific address, which would confirm the site and give a hard square-footage and cost figure neither this report nor our own permit feed has yet.