El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 is a community-driven project which has transformed an abandoned public school building in East Harlem into an arts facility with 89 units of affordable live/work housing for artists and their families and 10,000 square feet of complementary space for arts organizations.
PS109 is an amazing building. Designed by Charles B.J. Snyder and completed in 1898, this structure is five stories tall with a steeply pitched roof. Exterior details include several copper-clad cupolas and a wealth of decorative terra cotta. After the building was boarded up in 1995, much of the terra cotta was removed; it has been restored as part of the project.
PS109 contains 89 units of affordable live/work housing for artists and their families with 3,000 square feet available for a resident gallery in addition to 10,000 square feet of non-residential space for arts and cultural organizations on the ground floor and lower level.
$52 million
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"It’s such a productive place; everyone around you is an artist. I feel like I can spread my wings now. I literally won the lottery! It puts me in the optimal environment for doing the things I love." Resident Artist Greg Accetta
The artists who have moved in to PS109 include actors, painters, writers, dancers, and more. You can learn more about some of the resident artists of PS109 below.
El Barrio's Artspace PS109 has 89 units - 50 studios, 18 one-bedrooms and 21 two-bedrooms. Applications are no longer being accepted for El Barrio's Artspace PS109 affordable live/work units and the property is fully leased.
If you are a commercial tenant interested in leasing commercial space in PS109, email Naomi Marx at naomi.marx@artspace.org.
Applications are no longer being accepted for El Barrio's Artspace PS109 affordable live/work units and the property is fully leased.
If you have questions about residential leasing please contact NYC Housing Connect at: NYCHOUSINGCONNECT@hpd.nyc.gov or 212-863-7990.
If you are a commercial tenant interested in leasing commercial space in PS109, email jennifer.marmol@artspace.org.
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