Young adults leaving foster care without permanent housing were the intended residents of a proposed 52-unit building in East Harlem. The Edwin Gould Residence proposal combined homes with space for social services and programs.
The Gramercy Park Block Association’s July 2002 archive entry credits the Block Association with organizing a partnership among the Edwin Gould Foundation for Children, Edwin Gould Academy and Housing & Services, Inc.
The project flyer names Edwin Gould Academy as sponsor, Housing & Services as developer and property manager, and Thanhauser Esterson Kapell Architects as architect. The accompanying rendering depicts the proposal.
The proposal illustrates how local relationships could be directed toward a housing need elsewhere in the city.
The archive labels this a project proposal, and the flyer discusses a July 2002 funding application. Neither document establishes that the building was constructed or opened.
The source records the proposal and the Block Association’s role in convening partners, not a completed residence.