City Hosts Groundbreaking for Affordable Housing Project

The construction phase of a 78-unit affordable housing project in the City of Dunkirk has officially begun. Governor Kathy Hochul joined project developers, stakeholders, and local officials in putting shovels in the ground for the Homesteads at Dunkirk Landing project on Thursday. Hochul thanked elected officials from Dunkirk for helping make the city a Pro-Housing Community, which is part of the state's plan to create or preserve affordable homes...

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The project will consist of two apartment houses -- one with 48 units in the 200 block of Washington Avenue, and the other with 30 units next to Save-a-Lot on East 4th Street. 16 of those apartments will be reserved for eligible veterans with disabilities who have experienced homelessness.

Thursday's ceremony was the second of two in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area featuring Governor Hochul. Earlier in the day, she participated in a beam-signing ceremony at the future Northern Chautauqua Hospital in Fredonia.

Photos by Greg Larson