Apartment Buildings | Senior Center

Selfhelp’s first apartment building, built in 1964 in Flushing, Queens, was one of the first projects awarded funds under the New York State Mitchell-Lama Program. Today, Selfhelp owns and operates six award-winning apartment buildings housing over 1,000 residents. There are three campus settings: the Flushing West Campus with two apartment buildings and the Weinberg Campus in Flushing with three apartment buildings anchored by the Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center; and the Bayside Campus with one apartment building anchored by the Clearview Senior Center (including the SHARP Program).

Many of our residents are older immigrants from a wide range of backgrounds: Asian, Russian, Hispanic, and European. Buildings have varying home care, recreational, social service and rent subsidy programs.

Although conveniently located near Selfhelp activity centers for seniors and houses of worship, the buildings themselves also host an assortment of activities and social gatherings. In addition, each building has its own social service staff to provide counseling and practical help with some of the basic issues of aging. Social stimulation, therapeutic support groups, and home care arrangements are all within the scope of our housing services.

Complementing the professional staff are senior volunteers who run classes, fundraise to expand programming, and organize their own security and check-in patrols. Active tenant councils help determine policies and programming priorities.

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