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    Rezoning to Bring 330 Affordable Units to Unionport Area of Bronx

    City Planning Commission  •  Rezoning  •  Unionport, Bronx

    Illustrative rendering of the proposed development at 2069 Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx. Image Credit: Aufgang Architects/CPC.

    The new development will bring an affordable ownership building and a larger rental building, both financed under HPD programs. On March 13, 2019, the City Planning Commission approved an application for a rezoning in the Unionport neighborhood of the Bronx. The rezoning will facilitate a 100 percent affordable development comprised of two new buildings, containing approximately 330 units, at 2069 Bruckner Boulevard. The application was presented to City Planning by Frank St. Jacques of Akerman, LLP and Guido Subotovsky of Azimuth Development Group LLC at a public hearing held on February 27, 2019. (more…)

    Tags : 2069 Bruckner Boulevard, Bruckner Boulevard Rezoning, City Planning Commission, HPD Mix and Match Program, HPD Open Door Program, MIH, ULURP, Unionport rezoning
    Date: 03/29/2019
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    NYCHA Begins Lead Paint Testing at Bronx River Houses Development.

    New York City Housing Authority  •  Lead Removal  •  Soundview, Bronx

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The lead paint testing initiative comes from the City’s plans to eliminate childhood lead exposure and improve quality of living in public housing. On March 15, 2019, the New York City Housing Authority announced that it will be accelerating its new lead-based paint testing plan at the Bronx River Houses located in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The Bronx River Houses is one of the first set of developments NYCHA will begin testing in April, along with Harlem River and Williamsburg Houses. The lead paint testing initiative is part of the City’s LeadFreeNYC plan, a plan to eliminate childhood lead exposure. For CityLand’s prior coverage of LeadFreeNYC, click here.

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    Tags : Bronx, Lead removal, New York City Housing Authority, soundview
    Date: 03/26/2019
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    Bronx Borough President Issues Proposal to Preserve Preferential Rent Housing

    Borough President  •  Preferential Rent  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Google Images.

    Borough President Diaz proposes new policy to prevent homelessness and displacement of tenants of preferential rent units. On December 13, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. issued a report titled “The Preferential Rent Crisis in New York City.” The report examines the scope of the preferential rent issue in all five boroughs and the risk tenants of preferential rent apartments face should landlords increase their rents to the legal registered rent for those units. The report argues that it would cost the City billions of dollars to respond to such an occurrence, as over 145,000 families could end up homeless if all preferential rents were increased at once. To prevent such drastic spending by the City, the Borough President Diaz recommends a solution that will help preferential rent tenants remain in their homes, while making it worthwhile for landlords to continue charging preferential rents. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, affordable housing crisis, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., preferential rent, Preferential Rent Crisis in NYC, property tax incentive
    Date: 01/17/2019
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    Construction Begins at The Doe Fund’s New Bronx Affordable and Supportive Housing Development

    Housing Preservation & Development  •  Affordable Housing  •  Bedford Park/Special Grand Concourse District, Bronx

    The Doe Fund breaks ground on affordable housing development at 3188 Villa Avenue in the Bronx. Image credit: The Doe Fund.

    The development will provide onsite supportive services for residents. On December 7, 2018, The Doe Fund broke ground at 3188 Villa Avenue, located in the Bedford Park/Special Grand Concourse District of the Bronx to begin construction of a 68-unit affordable and supportive housing development. The Doe Fund is partnering with Chase Community Development Banking to finance the construction, as well as the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, NYCHA, the Corporation for Supportive Housing, and the Human Resources Administration. (more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, construction, housing development, Ready, supportive housing, supportive services, The Doe Fund, Willing & Able
    Date: 01/02/2019
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    New Precinct Station House With Community Space For South Bronx

    Mayor, NYPD  •  Construction  •  South Bronx

    Rendering of new 40th Precinct Station House. Image credit: Mayor’s Office.

    New NYPD facility hopes to bring the community and the police department together. On July 10, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the start of construction for the new state-of-the-art facility for the 40th Precinct Station House. The new precinct will be located at 567 East 149th Street, at the corner of St. Anne’s Avenue in the South Bronx. The project will cost $68 million and is projected to be completed in spring 2021. The 40th Precinct Station House was designed by a firm in the Department of Design and Construction’s Design and Construction Excellence program. (more…)

    Tags : community space, mayor, NYPD, precinct, Precinct Station, south bronx
    Date: 07/24/2018
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