Residents of a senior housing complex in Chelsea are receiving vacate orders as the New York City Housing Authority moves forward with its plan to replace and modernize a sprawling public apartment complex with both new public housing and market-rate units.
Before construction can begin at the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses, 114 households have to move from two existing buildings. More than two-thirds of those households come from a building known as the Chelsea Addition, which exclusively houses senior tenants.
Tenants are being offered units in other NYCHA-owned buildings on the complex that aren’t tailored specifically for those aged 62 and older. They have 90 days to leave their current apartments. Some said they feared leaving behind the community and safety of a building meant for older New Yorkers …