This week the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced $13.6 million in housing tax credits was awarded to seven developments. These projects will be responsible for creating and preserving 583 affordable units throughout the city.
Permits have been filed by TF Cornerstone for two adjacent towers in Long Island City, Queens. Applications detail a 39-story mixed-use building at 2-10 54th Avenue at the intersection of 54th Avenue and 2nd Street, and a 34-story mixed-use structure at 55-01 2nd Street located between the Newtown Creek and 54th Avenue. Both sites are within walking distance of the Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue subway station, serviced by the 7 train.
The affordable housing lottery is now open for Uptown 6, a collection of 32 renovated rental units in across several buildings including 118 West 139th Street, 123 West 112nd Street, 30 West 132nd Street, 281 West 118th Street, 120 West 139th Street, and 122 West 139th Street in Manhattan’s West Harlem neighborhood. Available on NYC Housing Connect are a mix of studios, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $48,480 to $120,080.
Permits have been filed for a 28-story mixed-use building at 620 West 153rd Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan. Located between Broadway and Riverside Drive, the through lot is also addressed as 619 West 152nd Street. Four blocks south is the West 157th Street subway station, serviced by the 1 train. Jay Group is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story affordable housing building at 306 Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Located between Belmont Avenue and Sutter Avenue, the interior lot is three blocks north of the Pennsylvania Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2, 3, and 4 trains. NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development is listed as the owner behind the applications.
