In Brooklyn's East Flatbush neighborhood, a new affordable apartment building utilized a modular construction method, allowing for rapid assembly. This innovative approach involved lifting giant, pre-assembled units into place, substantially speeding up the typical construction time from 30 months to just 22 months for a 57-apartment project. The pre-completed units only required final touches on-site, leading to significant savings in interest payments, estimated at $100,000 monthly. This expedited completion is particularly beneficial for seniors needing affordable housing, although the subsequent housing lottery process added delays for resident move-ins.
The apartments were essentially 100% complete inside; the crew only had to weld the units together and connect wiring and plumbing from each apartment to the hallway.
A project of this size, with 57 apartments and four stories, could have taken 30 months to build, but instead, it took only 22 months.
Less construction time means fewer months of interest payments, which average around $100,000 a month for this project.
The modular construction technique allowed for significant time savings, ensuring that residents can move in faster, particularly seniors in need of affordable housing.
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