An AIDS vaccine research lab anchors a bioscience hub in the repurposed Brooklyn Army Terminal. Catalytic multi-use development generates thousands of jobs, provides affordable housing, and brings fresh food and retail opportunities to an underserved neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. Warehouse space on a Lower East Side pier becomes a new athletic facility and public waterfront esplanade. Essex Crossing includes 1,000 residential for-sale and rental units, a 15,000 sq. ft. public park, a 10,000 sq. ft. rooftop urban farm and 1.9 million sq. ft. of residential, commercial, and community space. A $51.5 million one-of-a-kind community facility is now home to early childhood education programs, youth development and education programs, mental health counseling, art education programs for young artists and seniors, recreation and wellness programs, adult education programs, and senior programs.