Community Access, a longtime New York nonprofit known for developing supportive housing, has put in paperwork for a 21-story, 350-unit residential tower at 743 East 12th Street in the East Village. If the project moves ahead, it would take over a site that is currently home to a vacant church, a shuttered school and a sizable parking lot.
What Was Filed
Plans submitted to the Department of Buildings outline a roughly 206-foot-tall, 21-story building with about 350 apartments and approximately 237,373 square feet of residential space. The application, filed in December 2025 under DOB job number M01153465, was detailed by PincusCo. Proposed on-site amenities include bike storage, several community rooms, laundry facilities and a property-management office. SLCE Architects is listed as the architect of record on the filing.
The Site and the Sale
The parcel at 743 East 12th Street was purchased from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 2024 for about $35 million. It is currently occupied by the vacant church, the adjacent closed school and the parking lot. Crain's New York Business first reported both the sale of the property and the new building plans.
Who Is Community Access
Community Access was founded in 1974 and operates supportive housing and social services across New York City. The organization manages more than 1,200 housing units in multiple boroughs, according to profiles such as Talent.com. Its model combines housing development and property management with on-site social supports for people with histories of homelessness and serious behavioral-health needs.
What Comes Next
The DOB application is still under review and has not yet been permitted, according to public records. PincusCo currently lists the job as unpermitted, and Crain's New York Business reported that Community Access has previously developed neighborhood housing projects and that the group’s real-estate director, Lorraine Coleman, did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
