The affordable housing lottery has launched for Belmont Cove, an 11-story residential building at 656 East 176th Street in East Tremont, The Bronx. Designed by Danois Architects and developed by Mastermind, the structure yields 153 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 129 units for residents at 30 to 70 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $18,480 to $134,820.
Permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 1312 Chisholm Street in Crotona Park East, The Bronx. Located between Freeman Street and Jennings Street, the lot is near the Freeman Street subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. Joshua Weissman of JCal Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Work is continuing to progress on the South Battery Park City Resiliency Project (SBCRP), an integrated coastal flood risk management system at the southern tip of Battery Park City, Manhattan. Designed by architect and engineer AECOM and developed in a collaboration with the Battery Park City Authority, the $296 million project involves the creation of an elevated, landscaped waterfront esplanade spanning from the Museum of Jewish Heritage to Pier A Plaza, as well as the reconstruction of the Wagner Park Pavilion with a new design by Thomas Phifer and Partners. AECOM-Tishman is building the SBPCR, which is one component of the 3.5-mile-long Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) master plan, which is engineered to reduce the risk of flood damage from sea level rise and storm surges from events like Hurricane Sandy. Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority is the owner of the property, which is addressed on permits as 20 Battery Place.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 21-11 31st Avenue, a seven-story mixed-use building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by HPL Engineering, the structure yields 43 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 43 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $72,652 to $181,740.
