The affordable housing lottery has launched for 12-22 Astoria Boulevard, a five-story mixed-use building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by Angelo Ng + Anthony Ng Architect and developed by Brett Harris of AKI Development, the structure yields 10 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $96,000 to $218,010.
Exterior work is progressing on 585 Union Street, a nine-story residential building in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Tavros Capital, Charney Companies, and Canyon Partners, the 95-foot-tall structure will span 167,000 square feet and yield 214 rental units in studio to three-bedroom layouts, with 25 percent designated as affordable housing, as well as 8,900 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The property is bound by Sackett Street to the north, Union Street to the south, and 3rd Avenue to the east.
The Yonkers IDA has issued preliminary approval for financial incentives for The Parker, a 16-story affordable housing project at 632-636 South Broadway in Yonkers. The $116.2 million project is part of a $174.5 million investment initiative that includes another affordable development, The Abbey on the Park, which will be located at 21-23 Park Avenue. Collectively, both projects are expected to create 410 construction jobs and add 242 new residential units to the local market.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Andrews Avenue South Senior Residence, a nine-story mixed-use building at 1746 Andrews Avenue in Morris Heights, The Bronx.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story community facility building at 88-49 163rd Street in Jamaica, Queens. Located between 89th Avenue and Hillside Avenue, the lot is near the Parsons Boulevard subway station, serviced by the E and F trains. Larry Grubler of Transitional Services for New York is listed under the Building 163 SC HDFC as the owner behind the applications.
