Sentences with phrase «building of affordable apartments»

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The substantial rehabilitation of the building will result in 52 apartments, including 43 affordable and nine market - rate units for seniors and physically - handicapped persons.

He then congratulated himself for having even provided for affordable two - bedroom apartments to be built, all for the benefit of the families of Brooklyn.

Commissioner of New York State Homes and Community Renewal RuthAnne Visnauskas said, «Stadium Estates Phase II will continue to reinvigorate the JOSANA neighborhood in downtown Rochester by replacing vacant lots with quality affordable apartments in attractive buildings.

The new Affordable New York Housing Program lets developers of rental apartment buildings off the hook for property taxes for 35 years.

Between this impassioned and detailed description of all the affordable two - bedroom apartments Corey Johnson fought to build, and his discussion of the project on his website, who can deny that Corey Johnson and GFI are a force for good?

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.

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.

On Friday, Adam's office recommended the city deny the Rabsky Group's plan to build the colossal eight - building complex, saying the developer shouldn't be allowed to go forward unless they build 24 more affordable apartments, chip in funds to fix the Flushing Avenue G train stop, commit to working with the Department of Transportation on street improvements and define in writing how many bedrooms will be in the apartments they build, among other recommendations released in a letter on Friday.

The pool of affordable housing in Syracuse is growing with the development of four multi-family apartment buildings along the James Street corridor.

When it is complete, these two new buildings will stand alongside eight others — incorporating a new school, open space, retail and job opportunities, and a total of 1,300 new affordable apartments.

Tuesday's groundbreaking marked the start of construction on three multifamily rental buildings with 138 affordable apartments in the Bronx called The Grand.

HCR Assistant Commissioner Dan Buyer joined city officials, Neighbors of Watertown, and community leaders recently to celebrate the transformation of the severely deteriorated Franklin Building in downtown Watertown into a state - of - the - art mixed use building with 16 affordable apartments and commercial retaiBuilding in downtown Watertown into a state - of - the - art mixed use building with 16 affordable apartments and commercial retaibuilding with 16 affordable apartments and commercial retail space.

«We will ensure that a significant portion of the apartments built in this area are truly affordable for our working families,» he said.

The following month, Phipps Houses, one of the city's premiere affordable housing developers, withdrew its rezoning application to build a 209 - unit apartment building in Sunnyside, Queens, retreating after it became clear that local Council member Jimmy Van Bramer could not be convinced to support the project.

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.

Less drastic, but more surprising, are conditions in an apartment building on E. 162 St. that led to a tenant protest against one of the city's biggest developers and managers of affordable housing.

Current plans for the 138,00 - square - foot building on Bedford Avenue and Union Street would allow developers at BFC Partners to build a recreation facility inside the armory; market - rate and affordable rental apartments on top of the existing structure; and a row of private condominiums BFC would own and, presumably, sell.

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.

A mixed - income rental building, 810 River Avenue will provide 134 apartments, including thirty - one generously sized three - bedrooms that are affordable to New Yorkers at a range of incomes, from very low - income households to middle - income households.

Silver has also been a longtime advocate for affordable housing, negotiating rent protections for 3,500 residents of Battery Park City's Gateway Plaza as the building's owner has tried several times to turn the apartments market - rate, residents said.

Through this spirit of collaboration, we're converting an historic building into new affordable housing, ensuring the creation of good, high quality and affordable apartments for Buffalo families.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), and Southern Tier Environments for Living (STEL) joined local partners to dedicate Evergreen Lofts, an under - utilized industrial building in Buffalo that now has 56 energy - efficient affordable apartments in an LGBTQ - friendly setting and supportive housing for formerly homeless persons with chronic medical conditions.

MICHAEL WHITE PHOTO Shirley Covedale at the First Baptist Church of Riverhead property, where she's long pushed to get an apartment complex and community center built to provide affordable housing and other services, such as 24 - hour child care, to East End residents.

The city is accelerating its plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing and boosting the end goal by 100,000 apartments, de Blasio announced.

These are just a few of the state - of - the - art features showcased at the most recent addition to the collection of affordable and environmentally - friendly apartment buildings in the Bronx: The Eltona 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.

He also recommended that the building have more permanent affordable housing — beyond the 166 units of affordable apartments included in the current plan — and suggested some units be set aside for formerly homeless families.

The developers are planning a 23 - story, mixed - use building that will set aside 30 percent of its 355 units as affordable apartments.

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...

Pass an ordinance prohibiting the reduction of apartment units in a building and the demolition of units in a building, or only allow it if the units are replaced by affordable apartments that are offered to the displaced tenants.

The building's nine upper floors will contain a mix of affordable and market - rate apartments, ranging in rent from about $ 500 to $ 2,000 per month, said HDC president Marc Jahr.

Housing activists say the hotels — where tourists rent rooms in buildings with permanent tenants — are eating into the city's stock of affordable housing because landlords are converting apartments into hotel rooms.

The owners of two distressed condominium buildings are negotiating with the city on a deal that would put vacant apartments on the market as affordable housing, the New York Post reported.

Above all, the mayor has failed to use his bully pulpit to push for repeal of Vacancy Deregulation and other loopholes in the rent laws that have cost the city far more affordable apartments than he can ever build.

The developers wanted Silver — who wielded immense power in the lower house of the State Legislature — to extend a law giving tax breaks to developers of apartment buildings that include affordable units alongside luxury units.

The developer — which hired lobbyist James Capalino to engage with City Hall aides — plans to demolish two buildings on the site and either build a luxury condo building or a series of apartment towers that would include affordable housing.

The city is accelerating its plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing and boosting the end goal by 100,000 apartments, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday.

The developer is in contract to buy the property and build housing and retail on it, including 165 apartments, 41 of which would be affordable.

At a City Council oversight hearing held a year ago, administration officials announced that more than 100 affordable apartments for seniors and a health care facility would be built at 30 Pike St., in part to make up for the loss of Rivington House.

The Candlelight Holiday Apartments is a small low rise family oriented holiday apartment building offering clean, comfortable and affordable holiday accommodation, located in a quiet residential area on the river side of Surfers Paradise.

Amid prestigious apartment buildings and museums and art galleries, CasaSur is aimed at those seeking the cachet and convenience of a Recoleta address at an affordable price.

Coauthored by the California Housing Partnership, Center for Sustainable Energy, and Clean Energy Group, the report says solar + storage systems could nearly eliminate electric bills for owners of affordable apartment buildings in California.

The international Passive House Standard makes extremely comfortable, durable, healthy and affordable buildings in a growing array of shapes and uses: apartments, schools, even a dental clinic.

Sam Glover: Actually, I just learned about an interesting consequence that I hadn't even thought about before, which was, we had an apartment building in the cities here that got completely flipped from affordable housing to expensive housing, and so everybody had to move and it was hundreds of people.

New York City affordable housing partner Aaron Yowell counseled Park Management Inc. in its $ 53 million acquisition of a seven - floor apartment building in the Bronx serving lower - income renters.

«There is an acute shortage of housing for rent [at an affordable price] and the expensive apartments are empty, so maybe it will not be necessary to build a lot of new housing for high - salaried Amazon employees.»

Construction of Penelope 60 Apartments, a three - story, 50 - unit affordable apartment building for low - income seniors is under way in Mishawaka, Ind..

Red Star Apartments, which will offer affordable one - and two - bedroom apartment homes to income - eligible seniors, is being built on the former site of the Red Star yeast factory.

In many cities and towns across the country, if developers want to build new apartments, they will have to make at least a few of those apartments affordable to low - and moderate - income families.

In February, a nonprofit called Mercy Housing Lakefront opened 181 units of affordable rental apartments in a building that once housed Sears's catalog printing plant.