Two buildings in Manhattan are now official historic landmarks following designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Commissioners unanimously voted to designate The Educational Building at 70 Fifth Avenue in Greenwich Village and the Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz at 715 West 179th Street in Washington Heights.
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.
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.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 2494 Amsterdam Avenue, a four-story residential building in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The 51,610-square-foot development was designed by Eyal Levitt Architect and yields 15 units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $27,600 to $64,440.
Today’s housing lottery round-up features seven buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and The Bronx with affordable units on Housing Connect with deadlines closing within the next seven days. Unfortunately, an update to the Housing Connect website this week has apparently left the system rather glitchy, as it now lists incorrect numbers of units remaining, and the photos and renderings have similarly become defunct, all in the midst of New York City’s worst housing crisis since the 1930s.