The affordable housing lottery has launched for 664-672 Beck Street, a five-story residential building built in 1925 in Longwood, The Bronx. Owned by Mhany Management, the structure was recently renovated and yields 42 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are four newly constructed units for residents at 40 to 77 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $162,008.
Permits have been filed for a seven-story mixed-use building at 895 Reverend James A. Polite Avenue in Longwood, The Bronx. Located at the intersection of East 163rd Street, Westchester Avenue, and Reverend James A. Polite Avenue, the lot is near the Intervale Avenue subway station, served by the 2 and 5 trains. Menacham Harfenes of MJH Construction Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.
NYC Parks has completed a $2.8 million reconstruction of Dawson Playground in Longwood, The Bronx. The capital improvement project was funded through the Mayor’s Community Parks Initiative, modernizing the playground with new recreational amenities, accessibility upgrades, landscaping, and infrastructure improvements designed to better serve local families and the surrounding community.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1060 Prospect Avenue, a seven-story residential building in Longwood, The Bronx. Developed by Full Life Gospel Assembly Inc. which partnered with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the structure yields 92 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are six units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $81,669 to $146,560.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has unveiled four new historic district markers commemorating the Longwood Historic District and Longwood Historic District Extension in Longwood, The Bronx. The markers recognize the architectural and historical significance of the neighborhood, which was designated by the LPC in 1980, with the extension added in 1983.
