The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1646 Amsterdam Avenue, a five-story mixed-use building in Harlem, Manhattan. Built in 1920, the 8,520-square-foot development yields eight residential units and one commercial tenant. Available on NYC Housing Connect are four units for residents at 120 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $82,800 to $177,600.
Demolition permits have been filed for 509 West 167th Street in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The site is currently occupied by a three-story, 23-foot-tall residential building with two units. Tony Ordas under the 509 West 167th Street LLC is listed as the owner of the property.
Renovation permits have been filed for a six-story residential building at 211-213 East 73rd Street on the Upper East Side. Located between Second and Third Avenues, the interior lot is one block from the 72nd Street subway station, serviced by the Q train. Benny Caiolo of Bettina Equities Company is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Today’s housing lottery round-up features six buildings in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan with available affordable units on Housing Connect with deadlines closing within the next seven days.
Affordable housing development Mannie Wilson Towers in Manhattan’s Harlem neighborhood just received $18.2 million for capital improvements and system upgrades from Merchants Capital New York, a mortgage banking company. Located at 565 Manhattan Avenue, the structure originally debuted in 1892 as Sydenham Hospital which closed in 1980. Owned by West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc., Mannie Wilson Towers currently provides restricted-income housing to senior residents.
