{"id":40618,"date":"2026-06-06T16:53:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=40618"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:53:31","slug":"governor-hochul-announces-completion-of-a-28-million-affordable-and-supportive-housing-development-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/40618","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hochul announces completion of a $28 million affordable and supportive housing development in the city"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Apartments at Mill & Main, a $28 million affordable and supportive housing development in the city of Watertown, Jefferson County, has been completed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new four-story building features 63 affordable apartments, including 31 supportive homes for those in need of services, including individuals struggling with homelessness.<\/p>\n

Under Governor Hochul\u2019s leadership, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has created or preserved more than 2,300 affordable homes in the North Country, including more than 800 in Jefferson County. Apartments at Mill & Main continues this effort and is part of Governor Hochul\u2019s $25 billion five-year Housing Plan which is on track to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo make New York more affordable, we need to attack the housing crisis from every angle and create strong, livable communities that provide individuals and families the stability they need to thrive,\u201d\u00a0Governor Hochul said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat means investing in projects like Mill & Main that support residents and strengthen our economy by turning unused buildings into a modern asset for the surrounding neighborhood. This is a win for the development\u2019s residents and for the entire city of Watertown.\u201d<\/p>\n

Located at 160 Main Avenue, Apartments at Mill & Main redevelops a blighted property in downtown Watertown that had been vacant since 2010 and contained a mix of deteriorated residential and commercial structures.<\/p>\n

This development on the north bank of the Black River builds on an effort to revitalize Watertown\u2019s downtown on the river\u2019s south bank facilitated by the city\u2019s 2017 State Downtown Revitalization Initiative award.<\/p>\n

Apartments are affordable to households earning up to 60 percent of the Area Median Income.<\/p>\n

There are 31 supportive units supported through an Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) award through the New York State Office of Mental Health and provide homes for vulnerable individuals including those struggling with homelessness.<\/p>\n

Supportive services are provided on-site by THRIVE Wellness and Recovery Inc. and include case management, wellness programming and housing stability services designed to help residents maintain long-term independent living. Mill & Main Apartments is the first ESSHI-supported development to be completed in Jefferson County.<\/p>\n

The building features a community room with kitchen, as well as landscaped outdoor recreation and seating areas. It includes fully accessible and adaptable apartments. Seven apartments are fully accessible and adapted for residents with mobility impairments, while three apartments are equipped for residents with hearing or vision impairments.<\/p>\n

Apartments at Mill & Main is fully electric and designed to high sustainability standards through participation in the LEED for Homes Gold and LEED Zero Energy programs. The project utilizes geothermal heat pumps and rooftop solar generation to offset electricity usage. Additional sustainable features include Energy Star appliances and LED lighting.<\/p>\n

The project is supported by HCR\u2019s Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, which generated $13.2 million in equity and $11.4 million in subsidy.<\/p>\n

It benefits from more than $340,000 in Clean Energy Initiative funding, a partnership between HCR and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The New York State Office of Mental Health will provide operating funding through ESSHI in the amount of $773,242 annually. The development also includes eight Project-Based Vouchers to support households with the lowest incomes.<\/p>\n

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NEWYORK: Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Apartments at Mill & Main, a $28 million affordable and supportive housing development in the city of Watertown, Jefferson County, has been completed. The new four-story building features 63 affordable apartments, including 31 supportive homes for those in need of services, including individuals struggling with homelessness. Under Governor Hochul\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1469,31,1378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york","category-news","category-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40619,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40618\/revisions\/40619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}