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    NYCHA and HPD Announce Construction of Affordable Housing Co-Operative Development in the Bronx

    Affordable Homeownership  •  Soundview, Bronx

    Renderings of the new co-op buildings that will be part of the Soundview campus. Image Credit: NYCHA

    Seventy-two co-op units will be available for purchase. On October 2, 2020, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that Lemle & Wolff Companies and Avante Contracting Corp will develop a 100 percent affordable homeownership housing development at NYCHA’s Soundview campus in the Bronx. The buildings will be located across the street to the north of Soundview Park along Lacombe Avenue at the cross street of Lacombe and Rosedale Avenue. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable homeownership, HPD, NYCHA, soundview
    Date:10/08/2020
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    Parks Department and Elected Officials Celebrate Reopening of Parque de los Niños in the Bronx

    Park renovation  •  Soundview, Bronx

    Elected officials and local residents cut the ribbon on Parque de los Niños after a $4.35 million reconstruction project. Image Credit: NYC Parks/Daniel Avila

    Reconstruction project cost $4.35 million and features a new track and ballfields. On August 13, 2019, the Department of Parks and Recreation announced the reopening of Parque de los Ninos, located on the corner of Morrison Avenue and Watson Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, was joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Assembly Member Marcos A. Crespo, New York City Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr, members of Bronx Community Board 9 and local residents to celebrate the reopening of the playground. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of Parks and Recreation, park renovation, parque de los ninos, soundview, The Bronx
    Date:08/20/2019
    Category : Department of Parks and Recreation
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    NYCHA Begins Lead Paint Testing at Bronx River Houses Development.

    Lead Removal  •  Soundview, Bronx

    Image Credit: NYCHA.

    The lead paint testing initiative comes from the City’s plans to eliminate childhood lead exposure and improve quality of living in public housing. On March 15, 2019, the New York City Housing Authority announced that it will be accelerating its new lead-based paint testing plan at the Bronx River Houses located in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The Bronx River Houses is one of the first set of developments NYCHA will begin testing in April, along with Harlem River and Williamsburg Houses. The lead paint testing initiative is part of the City’s LeadFreeNYC plan, a plan to eliminate childhood lead exposure. For CityLand’s prior coverage of LeadFreeNYC, click here.

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    Tags : Bronx, Lead removal, New York City Housing Authority, soundview
    Date:03/26/2019
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    HPD Announces Partners for Two Senior Affordable Housing Projects in the Bronx and Brooklyn

    Senior housing  •  Soundview, Bronx and Bushwick, Brooklyn

    Casa Celina will offer 200 senior affordable units in the Soundview section of the Bronx. Image credit: NYC HPD

    There will be over 350 affordable units for seniors between the two projects. On March 11, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced the selection of partners for the development of two 100 percent senior affordable housing projects in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The projects are a part of HPD’s Senior First strategy, a three-prong strategy to ensure safe and affordable housing for seniors in New York City. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Bushwick, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, senior housing, soundview
    Date:03/18/2019
    Category : Uncategorized
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