State and local officials joined members of The Doe Fund for the official ribbon cutting of its recently completed, $30 million supportive housing project at 3100 Webster Ave., at the corner of East 204th Street in Norwood, adding to the number of new buildings popping up in the Norwood section.

Construction on Webster Green began in 2016 and is part of a $20 billion, five-year plan of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration, which will expand and preserve more than 100,000 units of affordable housing, with 6,000 additional units providing supportive services for families at risk of homelessness or adults with disabilities.

Before the traditional ribbon cutting held on Sept. 19, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, said of the new building, “Webster Green offers a health-oriented and energy-efficient home for 82 individuals and families, with half of the residents provided with case management and supportive services.”

Cuomo released a statement that read in part, “Webster Green will provide vulnerable Bronx residents with a safe place to call home, while offering the support and community services that they need to thrive.”

Officials say the eight-story building consists of one- and two-bedroom apartments, with half of the apartments going to households earning at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income and adults with disabilities. The building includes a garden, computer room, and tenant lounge.

Because Webster Green is largely supportive housing it is exempt from the city’s requirement of building a storefront as per the guidelines laid out in the 2011 rezoning of Webster Avenue.

Sen. Jamaal Bailey, who represents Norwood, said before the ribbon cutting, “Housing is a human right, and the housing crisis has been affecting all areas of the state, especially the Bronx.”

George McDonald, founder and president of The Doe Fund, added, “Over the last few years we have increased our housing portfolio to meet these needs with developments like Webster Green. Today The Doe Fund has over one million square feet of housing and we thank our state, city and private sector partners for supporting us in creating safe, affordable housing.”

Officials may get blowback from long-time residents of the area as numerous officials, including Cuomo contend that the new building is in Bedford Park, but many residents will argue that Webster Avenue and East 204th Street is Norwood.

The ribbon cutting was held now, even though residents began moving in back in March or April. On April 26, the body of Webster Green resident Yester Canalas, 37, was found hanging from a fence in nearby French Charley Park. His death was deemed a suicide. For nearly a month police were looking for a 12 year-old runaway from the building, who eventually returned home.

This is the third building to have opened in the last few months. In April, the Stagg Group opened Norwood Gardens just down the block from Webster Greene. Running parallel to Webster Avenue, Dunn Development opened Parkside Terrace, an 80-unit, mixed-income residential building with supportive services for the disabled early this year.