Aug. 6, 2025 By Ethan Marshall

Construction has wrapped up for Robert C. Wood Apartments, an 8-story affordable and supportive housing complex with 147 residences at 18-26 Redfern Ave. in Far Rockaway.

All 147 units will be permanently affordable. Additionally, the property also has a 100-bed women’s shelter, known as the Wanda Patterson Women’s Residence.

Of the 147 affordable units, 125 will be studios, 9 will be one-bedroom and 13 will be two-bedroom. Each of these residences are meant for those earning between 30% and 60% of the area median income. Eighty-eight of the 125 studios are supportive housing units meant for formerly homeless individuals. A housing lottery ran last year for 58 of the units while the building was still be constructed.

Amenities available in each unit inclu

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