At the beginning of August, the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency voted to approve financial incentives for a pair of affordable senior housing projects around the city. Together, the projects represent a $22.4 million investment and will support over 170 apartments for low-income seniors.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Enclave at The Cathedral, a 15-story mixed-use building at 400 West 113th Street in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by The Brodsky Organization, the structure yields 430 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect is a waiting list for four vacant units for residents at 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $30,789 to $91,500.
Exterior work is nearing completion on Tower 77, a two-tower residential development at 77 Commercial Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by CetraRuddy and developed by Clipper Equity, the architecturally identical 30- and 40-story towers will collectively yield 811,000 square feet and 520 rental units, with 200 designated for affordable housing. The 331- and 429-foot-tall reinforced concrete superstructures both sit atop a seven-story podium that will contain 25,000 square feet of retail space and a 300-vehicle below-grade parking garage. Ray Builders is the general contractor and Hatfield Group is the façade consultant for the property, which is located next to the Greenpoint Landing master plan near the intersection of Commercial and Box Streets.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Eliza, a 14-story mixed-use building at 4790 Broadway in Inwood, Manhattan. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by the Community League of the Heights in a joint venture with Children’s Village, Ranger Properties, Alembic Community Development, and Housing Workshop, the structure yields 174 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 138 units for residents at 30 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $16,183 to $105,060.
Construction is nearing the finish line on 88 East 127th Street, a 19-story residential building in East Harlem, Manhattan. Designed by GF55 Architects and developed and built by Artimus Construction, the 214-foot-tall structure will span 174,951 square feet and yield 160 rental units, with 40 reserved for affordable housing, as well as 15,657 square feet of commercial space. The project stands on a formerly vacant plot bound by Park Avenue, and East 126th and East 127th Streets.
