90 Sands Exterior - Photography by Wes Tarca

90 Sands Street Affordable Housing Tower Opens in DUMBO, Brooklyn

Work is complete on 90 Sands Street, a 30-story residential tower in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed by Breaking Ground, the project involved the redevelopment of the former Jehovah’s Witness Hotel and yields 491 units with a portion devoted to deeply affordable housing and supportive housing for the formerly homeless, as well as a 28,000-square-foot community facility and commercial space spanning the first and second floors and a public plaza at the corner of Sands and Jay Streets.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 2850 Webster Avenue Senior Apartments in Jerome Park, The Bronx

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 2850 Webster Avenue Senior Apartments, a 12-story mixed-use building in Jerome Park, The Bronx. 2856 Webster Avenue and sister development 410 Bedford Park Boulevard are located on an acre-plus piece of land owned by The New York Botanical Garden situated on the southeast corner of Webster Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, located in Bronx Community District 7. Designed by Stephen B. Jacobs Group and developed by Douglaston Development, the structure yields 189 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 130 units for residents at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $0 to $60,050.

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Excavation Begins for 1 St. Mark’s Place in East Village, Manhattan

Excavation has begun at 1 St. Mark’s Place, the site of a nine-story commercial building in the East Village. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Real Estate Equities Corporation, the structure will yield 53,000 square feet of office space and approximately 7,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The Rinaldi Group of New York is the general contractor, SDG Engineering PC is the structural engineer, and ICOR Associates is the MEPS engineer for the property, which is alternately addressed as both 3 St. Mark’s Place and 23-25 Third Avenue and is located at the corner of St. Mark’s Place and Third Avenue.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 180 Throop Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 180 Throop Avenue, a six-story mixed-use building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Beam Architects and developed by Leo Kaufman, the structure yields 36,925 square feet of residential space for 32 units and 7,606 square feet for commercial space. Available on NYC Housing Connect are ten units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $111,429 to $187,330. A one-month rent concession will be offered at lease signing.

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