Wakefield affordable housing complex opens, offers hope and homes to formerly homeless New Yorkers

A new building at 4427 White Plains Rd. in the Wakefield neighborhood officially opened on Sept. 19, providing 59 brand-new apartments to New Yorkers exiting city shelters.
The opening represents the mayor’s effort to place formerly homeless New Yorkers into permanent housing. The administration said that in the 2024 fiscal year, it helped a record number of households—over 18,500—move out from shelters into voucher-subsidized permanent homes, a 24% increase over the previous y