Earthwork is getting underway at 120 Liberty Avenue, the site of a four-story affordable housing development in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Urban Quotient and developed by Alembic Community Development, the $36.8 million project will yield 13 units with two studios, seven one-bedrooms, three two-bedrooms, and one three-bedroom. All residences will be reserved for individuals and families earning less than 80 percent of area median income. The formerly vacant property is located at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Sackman Street.
Recent photographs show the once overgrown trees and shrubs cleared behind the wraparound fencing, and excavators and piling machines beginning to transform the land.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The main rendering depicts the northeastern corner of the four-story building, featuring a beige brick façade, a grid of rectangular windows with some blue accenting panels, and blue canopy over the corner entrance along Liberty Avenue. Raised garden beds will sit beneath each of the ground-floor windows, and new tree-lined sidewalks will surround the property.
120 Liberty Avenue is being built by the developer alongside two other nearby affordable housing projects at 609-615 Osborn Street, a four-story, 12-unit structure; and 47 New Lots Avenue, a six-story, 17-unit mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space. Financing for all three projects came from Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity from National Equity Fund, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) Neighborhood Construction Program (NCP) subsidy, and a Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) Freddie Mac permanent loan.
Construction is also being carried out in accordance with Enterprise Green Community standards.
Residential amenities will include a shared laundry room, bike storage, and outdoor space in the rear yard. The nearest subways from the property are the A, C, J, and L trains at the Broadway Junction station.
120 Liberty Avenue’s anticipated completion date is estimated for the end of 2025, as noted on Alembic’s website.
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That’s a lot of money for 12 units. Are we sure that figure doesn’t include the other buildings?
more truly affordable housing being built in the high crime undesirable neighborhoods, segregation NYC style