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Housing Lottery Launches for Marion Creston Apartments in Bedford Park, The Bronx

The affordable housing lottery has launched for Marion Creston Apartments, two new residential buildings at 2997 Marion Avenue and 2861 Creston Avenue in Bedford Park, The Bronx. Palette Architecture designed the seven-story structure at 2861 Creston Avenue and David Cunningham Architecture is responsible for 2997 Marion Avenue, and both are developed by John V. Waters of NFW Group. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 25 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $18,515 to $122,000.

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Housing Lottery Launches for 317 Franklin Avenue in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 317 Franklin Avenue, a five-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by Amr Ouda of Jay Architect & Engineering and developed by Waterfront Property Management, the structure yields ten residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are five units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $104,880 to $198,250.

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Silverstein Properties and Parx Casino Reveal The Avenir at 514 Eleventh Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

A new set of renderings has been revealed for The Avenir, Silverstein Properties and Parx Casino’s bid for a 1.8-million-square-foot hotel, gaming, entertainment, and residential complex at 514 Eleventh Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. Designed by Steelman Partners and CetraRuddy, the 46-story two-tower complex will yield 1,000 guests rooms, more than 100 affordable housing units reserved for New Yorkers, 12 full-service restaurants, an elevated 1,000-seat performance hall, and an eight-story, 600,000-square-foot podium. The project aims to create 4,000 union construction jobs, over 5,500 permanent union jobs, and billions of dollars in economic development for the state and city. The property, owned by Silverstein since 1984 and alternatively addressed as 520 West 41st Street, spans a full block between West 40th and West 41st Streets and Eleventh and Galvin Avenues, just north of the Jacob K. Javits Center. The plot has sat vacant for the last eight years, and the development team expects the project to be shovel ready upon approval.

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