Affordable housing

Rendering of Hoboken Connect. Courtesy of LCOR

Hoboken Connect Mixed-Use Development Takes Shape in Hoboken, New Jersey

8:00 am on June 17, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

On Monday, leaders celebrated the opening of the Hudson Place public plaza in Hoboken, the first completed phase in the mixed-use Hoboken Connect master plan. Developed by LCOR, the complex will also include a 27-story residential building dubbed Charlie, as well as a new office tower and renovations to the historic Lackawanna Ferry Terminal that will convert its second story into an events venue. The development site is located east of Hudson Street and south of Observer Highway.

Housing Lottery Launches for 87-67 170th Street in Jamaica, Queens

7:00 am on June 17, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 87-67 170th Street, an eight-story residential building in Jamaica, Queens. Designed by Angelo Ng & Anthony Ng Architect and developed by Mirza Rahman under the Kingston Property LLC, the structure yields 18 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are eight units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $75,703 to $168,320.

New York City, circa June 2026. Photo by Michael Young.

Ongoing Office-To-Residential Conversions to Bring Nearly 3,000 New Units to Manhattan

8:00 am on June 15, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

YIMBY checked in on the progress of eleven office-to-residential conversions underway in Manhattan. The projects, located in the Financial District, Tribeca, NoHo, Midtown, and Hell’s Kitchen, will repurpose the underutilized properties into nearly 3,000 new housing units.

Fischer Senior Apartments Opens At 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx

7:30 am on June 15, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

Fischer Senior Apartments, a nine-story residential building, has opened at 97 West 169th Street in Highbridge, The Bronx. Designed by Shakespeare Gordon Vlado Architects and developed by West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH), the structure yields 105 units. Twenty-five apartments are dedicated to affordable housing and 59 are reserved for formerly homeless adults. The property is located between Nelson and Shakespeare Avenues.

RFP Opens For Redevelopment Of 1743 86th Street In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

7:00 am on June 15, 2026 By Max Gillespie

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) have released a Request for Proposals for a mixed-use redevelopment at 1743 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The project will replace the existing New Utrecht Library with a new public library and more than 200 units of 100 percent affordable housing on the library site and an adjacent city-owned parking lot. The property is located between 18th Avenue and Bay 16th Street.

Freedom Village Completes Construction at 270 East 2nd Street in Manhattan’s East Village

7:30 am on June 13, 2026 By Max Gillespie

Freedom Village, a new $54 million affordable housing development at 270 East 2nd Street in the Alphabet City section of Manhattan’s East Village, has officially opened. Designed by JCJ Architecture and developed by Barrier Free Living, the 13-story building contains 74 apartments for survivors of domestic violence and older adults who have experienced homelessness. The project replaces a former school building that had served as transitional housing for roughly three decades and marks a return to the site where Barrier Free Living was founded in 1981.

Housing Lottery Launches for 282 4th Avenue in Gowanus, Brooklyn

6:30 am on June 13, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 282 4th Avenue, a 14-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Developed by Bruklyn Builders and designed by ND Architecture and Input Creative Studio, the structure yields 48 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 13 units for residents at 40 to 110 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $41,658 to $201,520.

50-58 Cliff Street. Rendering courtesy of Dattner Architects.

New Renderings Revealed for 50-58 Cliff Street in Financial District, Manhattan

8:00 am on June 12, 2026 By Michael Young and Matt Pruznick

New renderings have been revealed for 50-58 Cliff Street, a forthcoming 24-story all-affordable residential tower in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Trinity Church and Settlement Housing Fund, the structure is slated to yield 120 below-market-rate rental units, with 18 dedicated to formerly homeless individuals. The nearly $70 million project would also include ground-floor social services. The 6,000-square-foot property is located near the corner of Cliff and Fulton Streets.

ANCP Morningside. Image: SLM Architecture P.C.

ANCP Morningside Completes Construction In Morningside Heights, Manhattan

7:30 am on June 12, 2026 By Max Gillespie and Matt Pruznick

Construction is complete on ANCP Morningside, a conversion of three five-story buildings into affordable shared-equity cooperatives in Morningside Heights, Manhattan. Designed by SLM Architecture P.C. and developed by Genesis Companies and Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County, the project involved the renovation of the formerly city-owned properties into permanently affordable housing yielding 36 units. Work was financed through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Affordable Neighborhood Cooperative Program (ANCP). The properties are located between Manhattan Avenue, 115th Street, and 116th Street.

Housing Lottery Launches for 1211 Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

7:00 am on June 12, 2026 By Vanessa Londono

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1211 Fulton Street, a nine-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Naresh Mahangu of NY Building Associates and developed by Vision Development, the structure yields 31 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 12 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $136,252 to $238,160.

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