Dorris Ruffin, who lives in the Chelsea Addition of a New York City Housing Authority development for senior citizens at 436 West 27 Drive, calls the apartment “home.” But recently, she heard a knock on the door from people who wanted to relocate her.

The City has agreed to let Related, a developer, tear down that and more than 20 neighboring buildings in the Fulton & Elliott Chelsea Houses, and relocate residents. It would essentially privatize the housing development, rather than depending on the city to maintain and manage.

The project includes rebuilding all 2,056 existing units and creating up to 3,454 new mixed-income units and new community facilities and public spaces.

The City says most tenants can remain in their apartments until new structures are built, and relocations are t

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