Affordable housing

Housing Lottery Launches for 539 Vanderbilt Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

The affordable housing lottery has launched for 539 Vanderbilt Avenue, a 29-story residential tower at 550 Clinton Avenue in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Hope Street Capital, the structure yields 284 apartments and about 60,000 square feet of retail space. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 80 units for residents at 70 to 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $48,206 to $215,150.

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Renderings of the new mixed-income property at Essex Plaza - Courtesy of Fairstead

Rendering Revealed for Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Development in Newark, New Jersey

Fairstead and LIHC Investment Group have announced plans for a six-story mixed-use development at 127 Orchard Street in Newark, New Jersey. Part of Essex Plaza, a 13-building residential complex, the new structure will replace a surface-level parking lot and yield 365,000 square feet with 241 units. Forty percent of these will be set aside as affordable units for households and individuals at 60 percent area median income (AMI). In practice, that equates an annual income of $64,400 for a four-person household.

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Affordable Housing Units Still Available at One Bell Slip in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

There are still over 30 units with one month free rent available in the affordable housing lottery for One Bell Slip, a 31-story residential building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group, the structure added 413 residences to the Greenpoint Landing complex. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 33 units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $81,258 to $187,330.

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