CARROLL GARDENS ASSOCIATION'S SERVICE AREA IS LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF RED HOOK, THE COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT, CARROLL GARDENS, GOWANUS, AND SUNSET PARK. WHILE WE SERVE THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN AND PORTIONS OF BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 6 AND COMMUNITY BOARD 7, OUR CATCHMENT AREA FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM FOCUSES MAINLY ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF RED HOOK, THE COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT, AND CARROLL GARDENS. AS A COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING DEVELOPER AND NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION COMPANY (NPC), CARROLL GARDENS ASSOCIATION HAS COMPLETED OVER 500 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF RED HOOK, THE COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT, CARROLL GARDENS, AND GOWANUS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS A NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ROOTED IN CREATING DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACES, BROADENING OWNERSHIP OF CAPITAL AND ASSET GENERATION, EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.