Serving more than 8,000 residents each year, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation was formed in 1984 by a group of local community members and small business owners. To date, the organization has renovated a 52,000 square foot, former industrial facility into a 400-seat community-founded alternative public school, developed 400 units of affordable housing, built 2 school-based community centers, and reduced the commercial vacancy rate by two-thirds.
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