The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1259 St. Marks Avenue, a four-story mixed-use building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Designed by Joseph M. Morace and developed by Joseph Mendeliwotz, the structure yields 21 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,772 to $140,000.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 2609 Marion Avenue in Fordham, The Bronx. Located between East 193rd Street and East 194th Street, the lot is near the Kingsbridge Road subway station, served by the B and D trains. Leapold Zicherman is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Construction is finished on Bruckner Heights, a two-building residential complex consisting of the seven-story 2070 Chatteron Avenue and nine-story 1017 Olmstead Avenue in Unionport, The Bronx. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by Azimuth Development Group, the conjoined structures yield a combined 330 rental units, with 274 units designated for affordable housing. The project also includes ground-floor commercial space. The property is bounded by Chatterton Avenue to the north, Bruckner Boulevard to the south, and Olmstead Avenue to the east.
The New York Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC), NYC Parks, and Prospect Park Alliance have broken ground on the $37.5 million restoration of the Vale, an 8-acre project in the northeast corner of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Funded by the Mayor’s Office, the work is the largest capital allocation in Prospect Park Alliance’s history, with the Alliance’s in-house architects and landscape architects leading the design for a renewed public space centered on nature, quiet reflection, and intergenerational play.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Bedford Beverly Phase 2, a four-building complex at 2201 Beverley Road and 2366 Bedford Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Designed by S. Wieder Architects and Durukan Design, and developed by Clipper Equity, the structures yield a total 653 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 196 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $103,303 to $227,500. New tenants have a two-month free rent off on one- and two-year lease terms.