Renderings have been revealed for 373 Herzl Street, a six-story residential building in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by INPUT and developed by Bayview Developers, the project will rise from an interior lot between Livonia and Riverdale Avenues. A unit count has yet to be revealed.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Gail P. Duke Senior Residence, a 12-story mixed-use building at 350 Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and developed by Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Development Corporation, the structure yields 142 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 47 units for residents at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $3,806 to $72,900.
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has finalized the transfer of development rights for Lebechi East, a planned 11-story affordable housing development at 1546 East New York Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The project will be built on the site of a long-abandoned NYPD station house and marks NYCHA’s first use of the federal Transfer of Assistance tool under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. Work is being led by Xenolith Partners LLC and Family Services Network of New York, Inc., with support from various city and state housing agencies. The property is located near the corner of Rockaway Avenue.
Construction has broken ground on the Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments, a nine-story residential building at 366 Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Designed by Aufgang Architects and developed by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development, and Artspace Projects, Inc., the $254 million development will bring 283 affordable rental apartments to households earning between 30 and 70 percent of the area median income. Units will range from studios to three-bedrooms, with a portion reserved for formerly homeless individuals. The property is located between Pitkin and East New York Avenues.
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.
