Articles by Vanessa Londono

61 Schaefer Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. All images courtesy of NY Housing Connect

Housing Lottery Launches for 61 Schaefer Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 61 Schaefer Street, a four-story residential building in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The 7,343-square-foot masonry development was designed by ARC Architecture + Design Studio and yields eight units. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $76,286 to $139,620.

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2570-2576 Young Avenue in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx via Google Maps

Permits Filed for 2570-2576 Young Avenue in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for four three-story residential buildings at 2570-2576 Young Avenue in Pelham Gardens, The Bronx. Located between Allerton Avenue and Mace Avenue, the adjacent lots are within walking distance of the Pelham Parkway subway station, serviced by the 5 train. Saman Rabbanifar under the Young Avenue Development LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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247 Cherry Street and 252 South Street, image from JDS

NIMBY Lawsuits Fail Against Two Bridges Supertalls, On Manhattan’s Lower East Side

This week the New York State Court of Appeals shut down a lawsuit opposing the development of four new skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood, as reported in The Broadsheet. This legal move upheld the August ruling by Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court in favor of a group of developers, including JDS Development Group, CIM Group, L+M Development Partners, and Starrett Corporation, to build four more towers along the Two Bridges waterfront on the Lower East Side. The site is bound by Cherry Street to the north, South Street to the south, mid-block between Pike Slip and Rutgers Street to the west, and mid-block between Clinton and Montgomery Streets to the east.

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