Affordable housing

Reveal for 50 Nevins Street, SRO Redevelopment Coming to Downtown Brooklyn

11:00 am on June 15, 2017 By Nikolai Fedak

Downtown Brooklyn is a hotbed for major new developments, with sites like 9 DeKalb Avenue set to sprout supertall towers in the near future. But smaller opportunities for positive transformations still abound within the myriad of older structures that compose the bulk of the neighborhood’s urban fabric, and one such opportunity is located at 50 Nevins Street, which is set for a redevelopment and expansion by the Institute for Community Living.

Approval Granted For Six-Story, 77-Unit Residential Project At 1 Dekalb Avenue, White Plains

8:00 am on February 16, 2017 By Reid Wilson

The White Plains Common Council has approved the six-story, 77-unit residential building proposed at 1 Dekalb Avenue, located on the corner of Maple Avenue in downtown White Plains. The project’s apartments will be rentals, of which 22 percent, or 17 units, will rent at below-market rates to families making 80 percent of the Area Median Income, the Journal News reported. There will also be a 10,000-square-foot public green space and a two-story, 103-car underground parking garage.

Previous rendering of 440 Hamilton Avenue

Revealed: 245-Unit Residential Conversion of 12-Story Office Building at 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains

6:30 am on February 15, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Within the past few weeks, Long Island-based American Equity Partners filed applications and began the approval process to convert the 12-story, 350,000-square-foot office building at 440 Hamilton Avenue, located on the corner of North Broadway in downtown White Plains, into 245 residential units. A rendering of the project has also been revealed by the Westchester County Business Journal.

30-Story, 104-Unit Mixed-Use Tower Tops Out at 200 East 95th Street, Upper East Side

8:00 am on February 10, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Construction has topped out and façade installation is well underway on the 30-story, 104-unit mixed-use building under development at 200 East 95th Street, located on the corner of Third Avenue on the Upper East Side. Progress on the structure can be seen at Curbed NY’s photo tour. The latest building permits indicate the building, dubbed The Kent, encompasses 317,664 square feet and rises 392 feet to its pinnacle.

Two-Tower, 1,115-Unit Mixed-Use Project Pierces Skyline at 22-44 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City

8:00 am on February 8, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Construction is now 15 stories above street level on the taller tower of the two-building, 1,115-unit mixed-use project at 22-44 Jackson Avenue, located in the Court Square section of Long Island City. Foundation work is underway on the shorter tower. The structure can be seen thanks to aerial photos posted to the YIMBY Forums by Tectonic. The latest building permits indicate the entire complex will encompass 1,209,884 square feet.

City Selects Development Team to Build 655-Unit Mixed-Use Affordable Project at 1691 Madison Avenue, East Harlem

8:00 am on February 7, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration has selected Jonathan Rose Companies and L+M Development Partners to develop a multi-building, affordable mixed-use project at 1691 Madison Avenue, located on most of the block bound by Park and Madison avenues and East 111th and 112th streets in East Harlem.

The courtyard of 1520 and 1530 Story Avenue. rendering by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects

Construction Begins on 1520 and 1530 Story Avenue, 435 Units of Affordable Housing in Soundview

7:30 am on February 7, 2017 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

A year and a half ago, YIMBY wrote about a pair of affordable rental buildings headed for the rent-stabilized Lafayette Boynton complex in the Soundview section of the South Bronx. Now, Nelson Management Group and L+M Development are breaking ground on the two towers at 1520 and 1530 Story Avenue.

An overhead rendering of the plans to redevelop the Bedford Union Armory, courtesy BFC Partners

Potential HUD Cuts Under Trump Threaten Bedford Union Armory Affordable Housing

5:30 pm on February 3, 2017 By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Just over a year ago, city officials and Knicks player Carmelo Anthony stood in the cavernous Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights and announced plans to redevelop the historic structure into affordable housing, a recreation center, and condos. Last night, City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo revealed that the city wasn’t sure how much federal housing funding it would receive under the Trump administration, and that uncertainty was threatening negotiations over the city budget and affordable housing at the armory.

14-Story, 403-Unit Affordable Mixed-Use Project Filed at 250 Euclid Avenue, East New York

6:30 am on January 31, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Non-profit affordable housing developer Phipps Houses has filed applications for a 14-story, 403-unit mixed-use tower at 250 Euclid Avenue, a.k.a. 3301 Atlantic Avenue, in the Cypress Hills section of East New York. The project will encompass 415,476 square feet and rise 143 feet to its roof. There will be 20,977 square feet of ground-floor retail, followed by residential units across floors two through 14, The Real Deal first reported. The apartments should average 936 square feet apiece and will all be designated as affordable.

15-Story, 75-Unit Affordable Mixed-Use Building Proposed at 2395 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Harlem

8:00 am on January 27, 2017 By Reid Wilson

Bronx-based JCAL Development Group has filed applications for a 15-story, 75-unit mixed-use building at 2395 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, located between West 128th and 129th streets in Harlem. The project will encompass 95,200 square feet and rise 147 feet to its roof, according to the filings. There will be 8,625 square feet of retail space for a ground-floor grocery store, followed by 75 apartments across the second through 15th floors. All of the units, averaging 910 square feet apiece, will rent at below-market rates through the housing lottery.

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