Housing Preservation and Development

Rendering of Casa Celinas - Magnusson Architecture + Planning

City Agencies Secure Financing to Complete ‘Casa Celina’ Affordable Housing Project in Soundview, The Bronx

New York City Public Housing Authority (NYCHA), the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and the NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have finalized a major construction financing package to complete a 205-unit affordable housing development in The Bronx. Located in the borough’s Soundview neighborhood, the building will debut as Casa Celina, named after Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s mother Celina Baez.

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Rendering of The Atrium at Sumner - Studio Libeskind; Sumner Senior Partners LLC

Construction Begins at ‘Atrium at Sumner’ Affordable Housing Project in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Atrium at Sumner is one of several new affordable housing projects to break ground in the outer boroughs this summer as part of a public-private collaboration between city agencies and for-profit developers. The forthcoming property is located on Marcus Garvey Boulevard between Park Avenue and Myrtle Avenue on NYCHA‘s Sumner Houses campus in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

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Rendering of Timbale Terrace, a new affordable housing property and future home of the Afro-Latin Music and Arts (ALMA) Center

HPD Reveals Plans for New Afro-Latin Music and Arts Center and Nearly 600 Affordable Homes in East Harlem

The New York City Department of Housing Development and Preservation (HPD) has revealed two large-scale mixed-use properties in East Harlem that will create a new Afro-Latin Music and Arts (ALMA) Center and 600 affordable housing units. The ALMA Center will be operated by the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance and the housing units will serve low-income families and the formerly homeless.

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Rendering of 2856 Webster Avenue - Douglaston Development

12,000-Square-Foot Supermarket Revealed for New Affordable Housing Complex in Bedford Park, The Bronx

The next phase of development at 2856 Webster Avenue, a new affordable housing complex in Bedford Park, The Bronx will introduce a sprawling new grocery store operated by Cherry Valley Marketplace. The retailer has committed to operate under guidelines established New York City’s Food Retail Expansion to Support Heath (FRESH) program, which promotes the establishment and retention of grocery stores that dedicate required selling space to perishable food items within underserved communities.

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Rendering of 425 Grand Concourse - Courtesy of Dattner Architects

425 Grand Concourse Will Debut as the Country’s Largest Passive House High-Rise, in Mott Haven, The Bronx

The Bronx will soon be home to the country’s largest Passive House high-rise development. Located at 425 Grand Concourse in Mott Haven, the 26-story building will create 277 units of affordable housing, a neighborhood supermarket, a community health center, a cultural center, and a 30,000-square-foot educational facility for CUNY’s Hostos Community College.

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