Watkins Glen, NY March 10, 2016 New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) joined Two Plus Four Construction, SEPP Management Group, and partners to announce the opening of Watkins Glen School Apartments, a new 51 -
apartment affordable development for seniors created through the redevelopment of the former Watkins Glen Middle School.
Financed with State and New York City resources, developed by HELP USA, SAGE, $ 41.4 Million, 84 -
Apartment Affordable Development Features LGBT Support Services for Tenants; 26 Units Reserved for Homeless Seniors
Not exact matches
Since 2011, in The Bronx HCR has financed 13,794
apartments in
affordable multifamily
developments — including 790 supportive units — with more than $ 982 million in HCR resources which have leveraged more than $ 3 billion in other private and public sources.
The report compares several projects by the de Blasio administration to the Aspen, an early Bloomberg - era
development and venture between Ms. Glen and L&M that included half market - rate
apartments, and half that were
affordable units at either 50 or 130 percent of the city's so - called area median income (currently about $ 86,000 for a family of three).
Empire State
Development President, CEO & Commissioner Howard Zemsky said, «The Better Buffalo Fund was created to support vibrant, mixed - use communities like the Niagara Gateway
Apartments, which brings a vacant building back to life to provide
affordable housing on Buffalo's West Side.»
At 6 p.m., NYC Councilwoman Laurie A. Cumbo is joined by city Housing Preservation and
Development Commissioner Maria Torres - Springer to announce a plan to create nearly 600
affordable apartments at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Apartment Complex, 545 Prospect Place, Brooklyn.
Last week, the group Sustainable Saratoga introduced a zoning amendment that would require new
apartment developments to dedicate at least 20 percent of housing stock to «
affordable» units.
Along with Phase I — which was recently completed — Phase II is part of the three - phase revitalization of a 61 - year old public housing
development that will produce a total of 180
affordable, energy - efficient
apartments.
Webster Green
Apartments is a forward - looking state - of - the - art sustainable
development that expands
affordable housing opportunities for the Bronx and will help more than 80 New Yorkers find a safe haven they can call home.»
Albany, New York, May 24, 2016 — New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) joined Living Resources, Regan
Development, The Community Preservation Corporation, elected officials, and partners to announce the opening of Lion Heart Residences in Cohoes, a new $ 16.4 million 72 - unit development that offers affordable homes for working families, as well as apartments with support services for people with developmental di
Development, The Community Preservation Corporation, elected officials, and partners to announce the opening of Lion Heart Residences in Cohoes, a new $ 16.4 million 72 - unit
development that offers affordable homes for working families, as well as apartments with support services for people with developmental di
development that offers
affordable homes for working families, as well as
apartments with support services for people with developmental disabilities.
While members of the not - for - profit have been regular critics of Paladino and his role on the Buffalo Public School Board, Washington said this particular protest concerned Ellicott
Development's role in the «gentrification» of Buffalo by building luxury
apartments with public funds that could be used for
affordable housing.
The de Blasio administration is set to announce BFC Partners, Dunn
Development and the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing as the private developers that will construct nearly 500
affordable and senior
apartments on three properties leased from the New York City Housing Authority.
City neighborhood and
development commissioner Paul Driscoll doesn't think there are any other housing projects like it in the city: a mix of market rate
apartments with
affordable apartments in one building.
The pool of
affordable housing in Syracuse is growing with the
development of four multi-family
apartment buildings along the James Street corridor.
With the support of the
Development Authority of the North Country, Beaver Meadow
Apartments will help our efforts to provide
affordable housing and create jobs here in the Watertown area.»
This funding will provide 94 low income families in Upper Manhattan the opportunity to purchase newly renovated
affordable apartments through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development's Affordable Neighborhood Cooperativ
affordable apartments through the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and
Development's
Affordable Neighborhood Cooperativ
Affordable Neighborhood Cooperative Program.
QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about an agreement reached this week with the Queens
Development Group on Phase 1 of Willets Point; the agreement includes the construction of 1,100
affordable apartments (including 221 for low - income seniors) and a brand new 450 - seat public elementary school: «The City -LSB-...]
The state - of - the art modern upgrades and repairs to the100 - unit Mitchell - Lama
development will keep the
apartments affordable for another 40 years.
May 5, 2016 - New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner James S. Rubin today announced the start of construction for the Joseph L. Allen
Apartments, a new $ 17.9 million New York State funded 51 - unit
affordable and supportive housing
development in Schenectady's Hamilton Hill neighborhood.
When it's finished, the
development will include 1000
apartments, half of them
affordable for low - and middle - income residents, including seniors.
One of the largest operators of
affordable multi-family housing in Upper Manhattan and the boroughs is suing the city's Department of Housing Preservation and
Development for at least $ 4 million for lost income tied to deferred rent increases in subsidized housing vouchers at three
apartment complexes in East Harlem.
The developer also reached a 40 - year agreement with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and
Development to keep the units
affordable and pledged to upgrade building security, lighting and
apartment interiors.
Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said Thursday he will propose legislation this year to encourage
affordable housing
development by allowing
apartments in commercial properties.
The number of
apartments allowed to be built on a one - acre property doubled from 6 per acre to 12 per acre — with a 24 unit cap on each
development — last year when the Town Board approved Mr. Russell's proposed code change aimed at encouraging
affordable housing.
«This new
development, 810 River Avenue
Apartments, will provide high quality,
affordable housing opportunities to New Yorkers most in need of them, within easy reach of neighborhood shopping options, mass transit, Gateway Mall and the borough's civic center,» said HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns.
«Every New Yorker needs and deserves a safe and
affordable place to call home, and Lamphear Court
Apartments is the latest
development to make that a reality.
The Lamphear Court
Apartments affordable housing
development is part of Governor Cuomo's unprecedented commitment to
affordable housing and community renewal, which includes $ 20 billion for comprehensive statewide housing and homelessness action plans.
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today announced $ 2.4 million in awards to build or rehabilitate two
affordable housing
developments with 48
apartments in Central New York that complements Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Initiative and the region's «Central NY Rising» comprehensive blueprint to generate economic growth and community
development.
30
Apartments of
Affordable Housing for Low - Income Families, Mixed - Use
Development Features Buffalo Black Achievers Museum
He also added a dig of his own at the de Blasio administration's already - underway effort to construct new
affordable housing at the
development, a crucial part of the mayor's ambitious plan to create or preserve 200,000 below - market rate
apartments.
To preserve our
affordable housing, the Department of Housing Preservation and
Development will lead extensive outreach to owners of rent - regulated
apartment buildings to persuade them to take advantage of loans and tax incentives that extend affordability and finance essential repairs.
City subsidies will also be deployed wherever possible to finance new
developments in which all
apartments are
affordable.
The $ 3.338 million allows local
development organizations to rehabilitate units while maintaining low rents for longtime locals — many of whom make between $ 25,000 to $ 45,000 a year, according to Ismene Speliotis, executive director of the Mutual Housing Association of New York, which owns and manages 526
affordable apartment in neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Bushwick, Brownsville and East New York.
A special legislative committee of the Buffalo Common Council will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on a proposed law requiring that new
apartment developments set aside a certain percentage of their units as
affordable.
An aide to Council Speaker Christine Quinn is living large after helping push through the
development of a Hell's Kitchen luxury building — then landing a coveted
affordable apartment there...
L+M
Development Partners and the CIM Group want to put up 62 ad 69 story towers at 260 South St. Meanwhile, the Starrett Group is planning a 62 - story building at 259 Clinton St. Taken together, they would add 2,700 rental
apartments in the area, 25 % designated as
affordable.
The projects include JDS
Development Group's 1,000 - foot tower at 247 Cherry St.; 62 ad 69 story towers from L+M
Development Partners and the CIM Group at 260 South St.; and a 62 - story building by the Starrett Group at 259 Clinton St.. The rental buildings would add about 2,700
apartments to the area — 75 % market rate / 25 %
affordable.
The new projects in the Two Bridges area include JDS
Development Group's 1,000 - foot tower at 247 Cherry St.; 62 ad 69 story towers from L+M
Development Partners and the CIM Group at 260 South St.; and a 62 - story building by the Starrett Group at 259 Clinton St.. The rental buildings would add about 2,700
apartments to the area — 75 % market rate / 25 %
affordable.
Some planners support the idea as a solution to New York's affordability crisis, as the move could enable the city to zone certain areas for extremely dense residential
developments with tens of thousands of
affordable apartments.
Department of Housing Preservation &
Development officials argued that the new,
affordable apartments would have a 50 percent preference for those living within the community district.
After the tech hub is erected, one theory goes, more residential and commercial
development — such as luxury and market - rate
apartment buildings, chain stores, and hotels — would change the community character, make the surrounding areas less
affordable to small businesses and unrecognizable to long - time residents.
Ms. Olatoye's proposed program would use open space at the
developments to construct 13,500 below - market - rate
apartments — contributing to the mayor's ambitious
affordable housing agenda — and 3,500 units for more upscale tenants.
If the 2,250
affordable units are not completed by the deadline, the developers will have to pay a penalty of $ 2,000 per month per
apartment without a temporary or permanent certificate of occupancy, according to the joint venture's agreement with Empire State
Development.
FRM was among the first companies to manage privately owned
apartment developments under the National Housing Act of 1961 and pioneered the concept of providing resident services programs at its
affordable properties in 1975.
Over the past eleven years, neighbors living in the Green
Development Zone have worked with PUSH Buffalo to buy 120 properties, renovate and rent out dozens of
affordable apartments, and weatherize hundreds of homes.
For - profit developers have also used tax - exempt bond loans and 4 percent LIHTCs to create buildings that mix new
affordable housing with luxury
apartments, especially in high - rise
developments like New York City.
The 84,000 - square - foot
development will house 34 second stage shelter
apartments, 51
affordable housing
apartments, nine market condos and eight retail spaces.
Walters has several South Jersey communities under construction, including luxury single - family, multi-family
developments, and
affordable apartment projects.
«The
apartments are easier politically than having a developer come in with plans for an
affordable housing
development.
«Today's
affordable housing is comprised of new and upgraded garden
apartments and high - rises; amenity - laden
developments that look nothing like «projects» of the past,» he says.