On May 20, 2024, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will begin accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, which is the first time the waitlist has been open to new applications for almost 15 years. The voucher program is federally funded and administered by NYCHA for rental subsidies for low-come families to rent private housing. Households with a voucher can search for housing within a … <Read More>
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City Council Approves Multiple Land Use Applications for Almost 1,000 New Apartments
On March 19, 2024, the City Council voted to approve multiple land use applications in Yorkville, Manhattan, and Brownsville and Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
Council Votes to Approve Timbale Terrace Project in East Harlem
On March 7, 2024, the City Council voted to approve the Timbale Terrace project in East Harlem. The 19-story mixed-use building, located at 101 East 118th Street, will have 340 affordable units and feature a performance arts center.
HPD Announces New Apartment and Theater in Mott Haven as Part of “24 in 24” Initiative
On February 16, 2024, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that the city-owned parking lot at 351 Powers Avenue in the Bronx will be converted into “Powerhouse Apartments” and accompanied by a community theater. The apartments will be deeply affordable, and the theater will be housed in an electric powered building in Mott Haven. Lemle & Wolff Development Co., HELP Development Corp., and True Development New York, LLC will … <Read More>
CPC Votes to Approve 46-Story Mid-Block Yorkville Building
On February 7, 2024, the City Planning Commission voted to approve an application for a 46-story mixed-use building at 231 East 94th Street in Yorkville. The building would be located mid-block on the north side of East 94th Street between Second and Third Avenues.
City Planning Approves Timbale Terrace Application in East Harlem
On January 3, 2024, the City Planning Commission voted to approve the Timbale Terrace project, a mixed-use 100 percent affordable building at 101 East 118th Street in East Harlem. The building will replace a parking lot for the New York Police Department’s 25th Precinct.