Work has officially begun on a new affordable housing complex in the Town of East Hampton.

The $24 million state funded development will be built in Amagansett.

It will be a 37-home community called Gansett Meadow and will sit on Montauk Highway.

The development will offer mixed-income rentals.

"Gansett Meadow residents will also have access to public transportation,” says Ruthanne Visnauska, of New York State Homes and Community Renewal. "And that's really a fundamental part of projects like these."

Officials say the homes will be designated for the families in the local workforce.