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    City Planning Approves New Affordable Housing on NYCHA-Leased Land in Mott Haven

    City Planning Commission  •  Affordable Housing  •  Mott Haven, Bronx

    Rendering of Betances VI. Image Credit: NYC CPC

    The building will feature supportive housing with in-building staff to provide services. On January 30, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to approve an application for the development of a 15 story mixed-use building in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. The building will have approximately 100 residential units and will be located at 472-474 Willis Avenue between East 146th and East 147th Streets. The development site will be leased to the development team by NYCHA. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, betances VI, Mott Haven, NYCHA, supportive housing
    Date: 02/12/2019
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    City Planning Approves Application for Supportive and Affordable Housing in East New York

    City Planning Commission  •  Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn

    Rendering of 461 Alabama Avenue. Image Credit: NYC CPC

    The new building will have 43 apartments for formerly homeless individuals. On January 9, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve an application for the development of a seven-story residential building at 461 Alabama Avenue in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. The City Planning Commission held a public hearing for the application on December 5, 2018. The applicant team consisted of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, CB Emmanuel Realty LLC, Services for the Underserved and Newman Design. (more…)

    Tags : 461 Alabama Avenue, affordable housing, City Planning Commission, East New York, supportive housing, supportive services
    Date: 02/04/2019
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    Comptroller’s Report Shows Scope of City’s Affordable Housing Crisis

    Comptroller's Office  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image credit: pxhere.com.

    The report closes in on housing needs for low- and extremely low-income households and proposes four initiatives on how to provide affordable housing for these households. On November 28, 2018, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released its NYC for All: The Housing We Need report showing the scope of the City’s affordable housing crisis. According to the report, the city’s population grew nearly half a million between 2009 and 2017 and city employment increased by over 800,000 jobs. While the city has experienced population and job growth, the growth of residential units has failed to keep the pace with a net increase of only 100,000 residential units for the 500,000 people. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, crowded housing, extremely low income, housing crisis, low income, middle class, overcrowding, rent burden
    Date: 01/04/2019
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    City to Acquire and Convert Nearly 500 Cluster Units into Affordable Housing

    Mayor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    The new affordable housing is part of the de Blasio Administration’s efforts to end cluster site program. On December 4, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the progress made by the City for the acquisition and conversion of nearly 500 cluster units across 17 buildings into permanently affordable housing. The City’s plan is part of the administration’s initiative to address the homelessness crisis in New York City and is projected to provide housing for over 1,000 New Yorkers. (more…)

    Tags : acquisition, affordable housing, cluster site program, cluster units, conversion, homelessness, HPD, mayor
    Date: 12/26/2018
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    Construction Begins for Nearly 1,000-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Coney Island

    Housing Preservation & Development  •  Affordable Housing  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn

    Rendering of development. Image credit: HPD/Handel Architects LLP.

    The mixed-use development will include affordable units, deployable food barriers, and retail frontage. On November 1, 2018, New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that the start of construction of a block-sized development on Surf Avenue in Coney Island that will provide below-market-rate housing, retail, and office space to the community. The mixed-use development is projected to cost $253.9 million and will offer 446 affordable units, ranging from studios to two-bedrooms, to formerly homeless and low-income locals. The complex will have two other structures that will add approximately 500 more units of affordable housing, totaling nearly 1,000 units. The development is being led by HPD along with the Housing Development Corporation, BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, affordable housing buildings, Coney Island, Handel Architects LLP, HPD
    Date: 11/14/2018
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