Built on the site of a former underused parking lot and trash compactor, the East Harlem Center for Living and Learning is part of an initiative begun by the city of New York and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to integrate new development within underused space on authority campuses.
Because the property was purchased from NYCHA and received public funding, project success depended on support from a number of public agencies. More than 80 organizations worked together to make the East Harlem Center for Living and Learning possible.
