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    New East New York Development to Renovate Shelter and Create Affordable Housing

    East New York, Brooklyn  •  Mixed-Use Development

    Rendering of 515 Blake Avenue Project/Image Credit: HPD, HELP USA, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, and City Planning

    The new development proposes services for both residents and the greater East New York community. On October 16, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to approve a land use application to develop four mixed-use buildings in East New York, Brooklyn. The lot is bounded by Sutter Avenue to the north, Blake Avenue to the south, Snediker Avenue to the west, and Hinsdale Street to the east. To facilitate the new 387,100 square feet development, the applicants would demolish the existing three-story homeless shelter at 515 Blake Avenue. The project will redevelop the shelter and bring affordable housing, community facilities, and retail. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development, HELP USA, a national non-profit focused on providing shelters, Department of Homeless Services, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, and Curtis + Ginsberg Architects are the applicant team.

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    Tags : 515 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn, City Planning Commission, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, East New York, HELP USA, Housing Preservation and Development
    Date:09/25/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    HPD Announces Modular Affordable Housing in East New York

    Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn

    Rendering of modular construction at 581 Grant Avenue. Image Credit: Think! Architecture and Design/NYC HPD

    The program will create studio to four bedroom homes for low income and formerly homeless individuals. On March 4, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced plans to develop 167 affordable units on City-owned land in East New York. The program is being developed by a team led by Thorobird Companies along with nonprofit partner Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services (BACDYS) and will have a unique modular design to hold the mixed-use development on City-owned land on the Grant Avenue Municipal lot located at 581 Grant Avenue in East New York. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, East New York, modular construction
    Date:03/13/2019
    Category : Uncategorized
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    City Council Creating Pilot Program to Create Apartments in East New York

    Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn

    Council Member Brad Lander sponsored Int. 1004, which establishes a pilot program creating legal basement apartments in East New York. Image Credit: Official NYC Council Photo by John McCarten

    The program will bring currently illegal basement and cellar apartments up to code, and allow for additional basement and cellar apartments to be created. On February 13, 2019, the New York City Council passed legislation, titled Introduction 1004, establishing a pilot program which allows for the creation and alteration of habitable apartments in basements and cellars in one and two-family dwellings in East New York. The program seeks to address the lack of affordable housing within New York City. (read more…)

    Tags : basement apartments, City Council, department of buildings, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, East New York, housing, illegal apartments
    Date:02/28/2019
    Category : City Council
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    City Planning Approves Application for Supportive and Affordable Housing in East New York

    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. (read more…)

    Tags : 461 Alabama Avenue, affordable housing, City Planning Commission, East New York, supportive housing, supportive services
    Date:02/04/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    New Affordable Housing Development To Be Built Off-Site

    Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn

    City will use the modular construction method to reduce costs and construction time. On May 23, 2018, Housing Preservation & Development announced a Request for Proposals for the design, construction, and management of the new 100% affordable mixed-income and mixed-use development in East New York, Brooklyn. The City-owned project site is an L-shaped parcel of 49,397 square-feet along Eldert Lane between Pitkin and Glenmore Avenues. A portion of the site is also located along Grant Avenue adjacent to the Grant Avenue A-train subway station. (read more…)

    Tags : East New York, Housing New York 2.0, HPD, modular construction
    Date:05/29/2018
    Category : Housing Preservation & Development
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    City Council Hears Testimony on Mayor de Blasio’s East New York Rezoning Proposal

    Affordable Housing  •  East New York, Brooklyn
    Council Member Rafael Espinal questioning the panel of Mayoral Administration representatives. Image credit: CityLand

    Council Member Rafael Espinal questioning the panel of Mayoral Administration representatives. Image credit: CityLand

    Council Members expressed concern-ridden comments on the proposal’s plans for neighborhood job programs and the proposed housing’s lack of deep affordability levels.  On March 7, 2016, the New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises held a public hearing on the East New York Community Plan. If approved, the Plan would make East New York, and portions of Cypress Hills and Ocean Hill, located in Brooklyn, the first area to be rezoned under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan.

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    Tags : affordable housing, Carl Weisbrod, City Council, Commissioner Vicki Been, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Rafael Espinal, East New York, East New York Community Plan, East New York Rezoning, Housing New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
    Date:03/10/2016
    Category : City Council
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