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    Council Subcommittee Approves Hotel Building Conversion in DUMBO

    Affordable Housing  •  DUMBO, Brooklyn

    90 Sands Street Building/Image Credit: Breaking Ground/CPC

    The building conversion will bring 508 supportive and affordable residential units to DUMBO. On March 13, 2020, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises approved an application to facilitate the conversion of a 29-story former hotel building at 90 Sands Street. The building would be converted into a mixed-use residential use and community facility building with a future possibility for commercial use. To facilitate the conversion, the applicant, Breaking Ground, is proposing to rezone Brooklyn Block 87, which comprises of 90 Sands Street and 175 Pearl Street, from a manufacturing zoning district to a special mixed-use district that allows residential use and to designate the block as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area. Brooklyn Block 87 is bounded by High Street to the north, Sands Street to the south, Jay Street to the east, and Pearl Street to the west. For CityLand’s prior coverage on the application, click here.

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    Tags : 90 Sands Street, Breaking Ground, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Council Member Steven Levin, Downtown Brooklyn, dumbo
    Date:03/24/2020
    Category : City Council
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    City Planning Approves Application to Convert Former Hotel Building to Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  DUMBO, Brooklyn

    90 Sands Street Building/Image Credit: Breaking Ground/CPC

    The conversion of the former Watchtower hotel will bring 508 residential units to DUMBO, Brooklyn. On February 19, 2020, the City Planning Commission approved an application to rezone a block in DUMBO, Brooklyn from a light manufacturing district to a mixed-use residential and commercial district. The block is bounded by High Street to the north, Sands Street to the south, Jay Street to the east, and Pearl Street to the west. The rezoning would facilitate the conversion of a 29-story former hotel building at 90 Sands Street to a mixed-use residential, commercial, and community facility building. The applicant does not have plans to demolish the existing building or make changes to the building’s height or bulk. The applicant only plans to convert the existing hotel rooms into apartment units. After conversion, the building will have a total of 415 studios and 93 one-bedroom units.

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    Tags : 90 Sands Street, Breaking Ground, Brooklyn, City Planning Commission, Downtown Brooklyn, dumbo
    Date:02/05/2020
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    HPD, Elected Officials, Project Partners Break Ground on New Supportive Senior Housing in Mott Haven

    Senior Housing  •  Mott Haven, Bronx

    Agency officials, elected officials and project partners break ground on a new 152 unit senior housing development in Mott Haven. Image Credit: HPD/Joseph Lara

    The project will bring 152 units of affordable and supportive housing to the South Bronx. On September 10, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance/Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (OTDA/HHAC), elected officials and project partners broke ground on “Betances Residence,” a new senior housing project. The project is located at 443 East 142nd Street between Willis and Brook Avenues in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Breaking Ground, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., council member diana ayala, HDC, HPD, Passive House standards, senior housing, supportive housing
    Date:10/08/2019
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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