NBA Vet Taj Gibson's New Firm Will Bring More Housing To Fort Greene

BROOKLYN, NY — NBA veteran Taj Gibson has launched a community-driven development firm in an effort to bring affordable housing to his neighborhood of Fort Greene.

Gibson partnered with lifelong friends Tameek Floyd and Malik Brown to start GFB Development.

For its first project, they will team up with Alloy Development to bring affordable housing to 240 Nassau Street, which is the former location of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Clubhouse

“Growing up in NYCHA was a blessing and a curse – it made me who I am today, but I’ve also seen how limited resources and poor housing conditions can take a toll on families. We want to do our part in changing that cycle,” Taj Gibson, said in a statement. “This project will rethink and reopen a vital neighborhood resource informed directly by the needs of this community. Because when residents are involved in planning for the future of their neighborhood, it makes for better outcomes for everyone."

The two firms will continue hosting regular meetings and gathering input from nearby NYCHA communities of Farragut, Ingersoll, and Walt Whitman, and eventually pursue a rezoning of the site to bring a community center and housing to the neighborhood, including a significant number of affordable apartments, according to a press release.

“We are focused on working in the communities we live in because it's what we know and it's where we want to make a difference,” Floyd said.

Brown said in a statement: “I have an opportunity to represent people like me who still live in NYCHA and deserve better. This project is all about investing in the spaces and housing that will strengthen ties between Ingersoll, Farragut, and Walt Whitman for decades to come.”