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    Ribbon Cut on New Affordable Housing Development in Jamaica

    Affordable Housing  •  Jamaica, Queens

    The Northeastern Tower Annex. Image Credit: HPD

    The building provides much needed affordable housing for seniors. On July 21, 2021, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), other City and elected officials, community leaders and others participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Northeastern Towers Annex at 161-11 132nd Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Northeastern Towers Annex is a 159 affordable-unit development for seniors.  (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, senior housing
    Date:07/28/2021
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    City Finalizes Two Deals to Bring Almost 400 Affordable Senior Housing Units to the Bronx and Brooklyn

    Affordable Housing  •  Soundview, Bronx and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

    Rendering of the Atrium, one of the two new senior affordable housing developments recently secured by NYCHA, HPD and HDC. Image Credit: HDP

    Both buildings offer a variety of enrichment opportunities and support for seniors. On July 2, 2021, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) finalized two deals to secure 393 new affordable senior housing units to the Soundview neighborhood in the Bronx and the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, senior housing
    Date:07/14/2021
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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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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