Institute for Community Living

Rendering of 542 Dean Street

HPD Selects Project Team for Low-Income Housing Development at 542 Dean Street in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has selected a trio of companies to convert an existing parking lot into a low income housing property for seniors and the formerly homeless. Located at 542 Dean Street in Prospect Heights, transformation of the city-owned lot will be led by Jobe Development Corp., Mega Group Development, and the Institute for Community Living, a non-profit agency based in New York.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 50 Nevins Street in Downtown Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 50 Nevins Street, a ten-story mixed-use building in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by the Institute for Community Living, the structure yields 129 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 50 units for residents at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $35,418 to $88,800.

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Nevins Street Apartments Nears Completion at 50 Nevins Street in Downtown Brooklyn

Construction is finishing up on The Nevins Street Apartments, a residential building at 50 Nevins Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Institute for Community Living (ICL), the project involved the gut renovation of a 95-year-old eight-story building and the construction of a ten-story volume along Schermerhorn Street that extends over the northeast corner of the original structure’s roof. The 114,000-square-foot property will yield 129 affordable apartments as well as mental health support services for low-income residents. Mega Contracting Group LLC is the general contractor and King Contracting Group built the masonry walls for the addition, which is located at the corner of Nevins and Schermerhorn Streets.

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161 Emerson Place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Permits Filed for 161 Emerson Place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Permits have been filed for an 11-story residential building at 161 Emerson Place in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Willoughby Avenue and Emerson Place, the lot is two blocks north of the Classon Avenue subway station, serviced by the G train. Institute for Community Living, a non-profit that assists people living with mental illness, substance use, and developmental disabilities, is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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