The affordable housing lottery has launched for 2-24 26th Avenue, a six-story residential building in Astoria, Queens. Designed by FNA Engineering and developed by Yitzchok Katz of Developing NY State, the structure yields 137 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 42 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $105,223 to $198,250.
New renderings have been revealed for 89 Dekalb Avenue, a 30-story mixed-use building under construction in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Perkins Eastman and developed by RXR, the 348-foot-tall structure will span 289,000 square feet and yield 324 rental apartments with 98 rent-stabilized units, as well as 55,000 square feet of academic space for Long Island University, a cellar level, a 30-foot-long rear yard, two loading berths, nearly 15,000 square feet of amenities, and an enclosed parking garage for up to 198 vehicles with electric charging stations. Whitehall Interiors is the interior designer, RXR LIU PII Developer TRS LLC is listed as the owner and LRC Construction is the general contractor for the property, which is located on an interior lot by the corner of Dekalb Avenue and Ashland Place.
Clipper Equity and local non-profit organization Bridging Access to Care have announced the opening of a new community service center at 3301 Foster Avenue in Flatbush Gardens, a sprawling campus in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. The new service site plans to offer tailored supportive services to the predominantly low-income families that currently live on the campus, which houses nearly 2,500 apartments.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for The Bronx Vibe, a 12-story mixed-use building at 299 East 161st Street in Concourse Village, The Bronx. Designed by IMC Architecture and developed by Integra Development Group, the structure yields 154 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 47 units for residents at 80 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $62,983 to $198,250.
L+M Development Partners and Osborne Association have finalized a $126 million agreement to advance the Marcus Garvey Extension Phase 2 in Brownsville, Brooklyn. This phase of the project will introduce 178 affordable housing units, with 88 specifically designed as supportive housing for individuals transitioning from incarceration, under the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative. Osborne Association will facilitate on-site supportive services.
