In order to preserve the affordability controls, the HUD project-based Section 8 HAP contract that was in place for Bentley Woods was transferred to Whitney Crescent and extended for 20 years. Qualified residents previously residing at Bentley Woods all had the opportunity to relocate to the new housing.
Spread through eight new buildings, the units are spacious homes, with dishwashers, in-unit washers and dryers, on-site parking, a community center/clubhouse, and a “tot lot” for residents’ children. The town-over-flat homes at Whitney Crescent are designed to give families a sense of private space akin to homeownership with private outdoor entrances and patios for each unit. The site was designed in coordination with the Borough to improve public safety and security through enhanced site lighting and defensible space principles. The new units are energy-efficient to help reduce resident’s utility costs, and the community building is served by a 20 kW solar photovoltaic clean-energy system. Whitney Crescent helps the Borough satisfy its affordable housing requirements and expand housing opportunities to offer new housing for low and moderate-income families.

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