Breaking Ground is contracted by the City of New York to conduct street outreach [10] in all of Brooklyn and Queens and nearly one third of Manhattan.

We plan to do the same.... At the real end of the day the only thing that's going to matter is the people who have been thus far completely unwilling to accept the offers of shelter, etc.

[14]The Street to Home initiative is a partnership of Breaking Ground and the Times Square Alliance, and the strategy reduced homelessness by 87% over two years.

It incorporates strategic targeting of individuals and intensive followup modeled on the successful approach used in the United Kingdom's Rough Sleepers Initiative.

A simple tracking tool enables workers to differentiate between those who are consistently in the targeted area – called "anchors" – and those who are transients.

Because most people who have lived on the streets for a long time are suffering from multiple disabilities and are usually eligible for some form of housing subsidy, Breaking Ground trains service providers in how to assess for eligibility for housing, services, and benefits, and provides tips on expediting this process.

Street to Home assesses each individual's eligibility for subsidized housing and income benefits and walks each person through the process of obtaining permanent housing- registering for disability or income support benefits, completing medical and psychiatric tests, and finding an apartment that fits the person's needs.

[15] While on vacation in Ireland, Breaking Ground founder Rosanne Haggerty looked into how that country addresses the housing needs of its poorest residents.

She found in the city of Belfast, the Foyer Program, a model long used in France, Ireland, and England to help young people without family and at risk of homelessness make the transition to adulthood.

[17] HomeLink, Re-Entry Housing Initiative, Vulnerability Index, Hospital to Home, and Innovations Team[18] As of 2019[update] Breaking Ground has 24 buildings with 4,103 units.

Its ceilings were caving in, its halls were dark and dangerous, and its tenants were drug addicts, homeless families and elderly people with no place else to go.

Haggerty and other housing activists applied for every grant, tax credit and low-interest loan available, won the support of corporate and community leaders and sold Mayor David Dinkins on their vision.

For decades the Prince George Hotel, with its burnished wood, lavishly detailed ceilings and classical columns welcomed visitors to Edith Wharton's New York.

At the same time, the Prince George has been restored to its former glory in what now has become one of Manhattan's official historic districts, Madison Square North, with particular attention to its once-again elegant ballroom, a grand gathering place.

Breaking Ground renovated the property at 410 Asylum, known as The Capitol Building, and created 70 mixed-income apartments there, along with space for street-level retail businesses.

[24] The rehabilitation of the Hollander Foundation Center incorporates sustainable design elements that enhance energy efficiency and reduce the building's carbon footprint.

[27] Renovation of a vacant hospital building on the Montrose campus began November 27, the result of a partnership between the VA and Breaking Ground.

Others came from shelters and streets in New York City and Westchester County as well as veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who were facing imminent homelessness.

During their nine- to 12-month stays, veterans also received support to find employment, manage their physical and mental health conditions, reconnect with family, and later move into their own apartment.

Units are for households earning under 60% of the area's median income, and half are reserved for the homeless or people with special needs.

Schermerhorn House is surrounded by luxury condominiums and townhouses, so developers Breaking Ground and The Actors Fund knew good design was vital to winning local support.

But the glass wall isn't just for looks: Due to site restrictions, part of the project had to be built atop a subway tunnel, a complex engineering challenge.

Instead of making the north wall out of heavy masonry, the architects used textured glass, which is lighter and allowed for less costly support trusses.