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    City Finances 30,000 Affordable Homes in 2020

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Renderings of the new co-op buildings that will be part of the Soundview campus, one of the many projects initiated by the City in 2020. Image Credit: NYCHA

    The newly financed homes keep New York City on track to meet its goal to provide 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. On February 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City financed the construction and preservation of 29,521 affordable homes in 2020. Fifty-seven percent of the affordable homes financed in 2020 will serve families of three that earn less than $52,000 per year. The city has financed over 177,000 homes through the Housing New York plan since 2014. The city has leveraged over $7.4 billion in city capital subsidy to drive a $39.4 billion investment for the five boroughs. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, housing for formerly homeless, Mitchell-Lama, senior housing, supportive housing, supportive services
    Date:02/25/2021
    Category : Mayor
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    HPD Selects Development Partners for Affordable Senior Housing in Astoria

    Affordable Housing  •  Astoria, Queens

    Rendering of future senior affordable housing development at 31-07 31st Street in Astoria. Image Credit: HPD

    The development is next to a subway station and local retail and grocery stores. On January 13, 2021, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the development team for an affordable senior housing development at 31-07 31st Street in Astoria, Queens. The development will be mixed-use, with 100 percent affordable housing for seniors, a community center and commercial space. The site is currently a city-owned parking lot for the Department of Transportation.  (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Astoria, senior housing
    Date:01/19/2021
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    City Council Hearing Reveals Inadequate COVID-19 Response from NYCHA

    NYCHA  •  Citywide

    Council Member Alicka Ampry-Samuel, Chair of the Committee on Public Housing, speaks at the NYCHA oversight hearing on June 29, 2020. Image Credit: New York City Council

    Residents voiced concerns about mold, ventilation and lack of signage. On June 29, 2020, the New York City Council’s Committee on Public Housing and the Committee on Housing and Buildings held a joint hearing to discuss the steps that the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are taking to protect residents from the spread of COVID-19. (read more…)

    Tags : air conditioning, coronavirus, COVID-19, NYCHA, rent hardship, Sanitation, senior housing, ventilation
    Date:07/15/2020
    Category : City Council
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    HPD Opens City’s First LGBT-Friendly Affordable Senior Housing

    Senior Housing  •  Fort Greene, Brooklyn

    Ribbon cutting to open Stonewall House, the City’s first LGBT-friendly senior affordable housing development. Image Credit: HPD

    The project is a part of NYCHA’s efforts to build 10,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade. On December 17, 2019, the Department of Housing, Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the opening of Stonewall House, a new LGBT-friendly affordable elder housing at 112 St. Edwards Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The project is the first elder housing in both the City and State to be designed as “LGBT-friendly.” (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, HPD, LGBT housing, NYCHA, senior housing
    Date:01/08/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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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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    Affordable and Environmentally Friendly Senior Housing Project Opens in Queens

    Senior Housing  •  Corona, Queens

    HANAC Corona Senior Residence at 54-17 101st Street, Queens. Image Credit: Alexander Severin/HANAC Inc.

    The development provides housing and supportive services to formerly homeless seniors. On May 29, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the grand opening of HANAC’s $36 million Corona Senior Residence at 54-17 101St Street in Corona, Queens. The newly constructed eight-story housing project is environmentally friendly and comes with 67 affordable studio and one-bedroom residences, 21 of which are for formerly homeless seniors. The building features an early childhood education center on the ground floor administered by the New York City School Construction Authority. The “Passive House” building was designed by Think! Architecture and Design in consultation with the Association for Energy Affordability. (read more…)

    Tags : “Passive House” standards, 54-17 101st Street, affordable housing, Corona, Energy efficient housing, Enterprise Green Community Standards, HANAC Housing, HANAC Inc., HPD's Senior Affordable Rental Apartments Program, Low-income senior housing, NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Standards, Queens, senior housing
    Date:06/11/2019
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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