Coney Island Phase I courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for 400 Units at Coney Island Phase I in Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Coney Island Phase I, a residential building addressed as both 2926 West 19th Street and 2943 West 20th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Developed by BFC Partners, L+M Development Partners, and Taconic Investment Partners, the 521,000-square-foot structure consists of two 16-story towers above a seven-story podium. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 400 units for residents at 30 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $14,778 to $192,400.

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The Charlotte’s Façade Nears Completion at 25 Columbus Drive in Jersey City

Exterior work is nearing completion on The Charlotte, a 626-foot-tall mixed-use skyscraper at 25 Columbus Drive in Jersey City. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects and developed by Mack-Cali’s Roseland Residential Trust, the 57-story tower will yield 750 units with interiors designed by Fogarty Finger and a school in the podium designed by KSS Architects. Melillo + Bauer Associates is the landscape architect, DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the structural engineer, and AMA Consulting Engineers is the mechanical engineer for the project, which is bound by Christopher Columbus Drive to the north, Montgomery Street to the south, Washington Street to the east, and Warren Street to the west.

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View of La Central - Photo courtesy of Julienne Schaer

First Two Properties Debut at La Central Affordable Housing Complex in Melrose, The Bronx

This week, developers celebrated the completion of two new affordable housing properties within the sprawling La Central residential complex in Melrose, The Bronx. Located at 556 and 600 Bergen Avenue, buildings A and B comprise nearly 500 income-restricted units, a new YMCA, a production studio for BronxNet, a rooftop farm operated by GrowNYC, and a mix of retail businesses.

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