Our Properties

The Sugar Hill Project

The Sugar Hill Project opened in 2015 and leveraged the success of our integrated model pairing permanent housing with early education and educational advocacy, and access to the arts. The 191,000sf mixed-use building designed by a globally renowned architect is prominently located in Upper Manhattan’s Sugar Hill historic district on 155th Street, the crossroads of the traditionally African American neighborhood of Harlem and the immigrant, largely Latino communities of Washington Heights.

Dorothy Day Apartments

Opened in February 2003, this ground breaking initiative of permanent supportive housing for children and families in the greatest need provides 70 units of affordable housing serving approximately 200 people, an early childhood education center, on-site employment opportunities for tenants, and the Rio II gallery. BHC also maintains offices on the 7th Floor.

The Rio

New York City’s first housing project to integrate supportive housing for children, the Rio has 75 studio apartments and 7 family units. In addition to the residential units, the project is home to the first of the Rio Galleries. The Rio I Gallery, located on the top floor, has provided local artists an exhibition space for nearly 30 years.

The Delta

The Delta, located in Harlem’s historic Sugar Hill neighborhood, contains 34 studio apartments and has been operated by BHC for since 1989. A former hotel, BHC has preserved the Delta’s original mosaic tile spiral stairwell and wood accents.

The Edgecombe

(a/k/a The Benziger-Abraham House)

Containing 21 housing units, the Edgecombe was constructed in 1890-91 when this section of Harlem still resembled a country village. The house was the residence of Agnes Benziger and her husband Nicholas, a successful publisher, manufacturer and importer of religious books and articles. Designed by the prominent German architect William Schuckel, the mansion features a flared mansard roof pierced by numerous gabled dormers and a richly colored iron-spot brick façade. The building remained in the Benziger family until 1920 when it became part of a medical institution. In 1989, the property was acquired by BHC, with support from the City of New York and the Abraham family, to provide permanent housing for homeless adults.