The Jersey City Housing Authority is preparing to launch the nation’s first municipal vertical farming program in an effort to provide free, nutritious food to vulnerable communities. The Vertical Farming Program will consist of ten vertical farms throughout Jersey City.
Permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building at 671 Hart Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Hart Street, the corner lot is one block north of the Central Avenue subway station, serviced by the M train. Louis Yeung under the 169 Central LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Harry T. Nance Apartments, a ten-story mixed-use building at 1860 Eastern Parkway in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The 73,012-square-foot, 67-unit development is designed by Heritage Architecture and developed by RiseBoro Community Partnership. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 55 units for residents at 30 to 60 percent of the area median income, ranging in eligible income from $18,515 to $84,600.
Renderings from Focal Point Architects & Associates reveal a new ten-story residential building at 31-23 Linden Place in Flushing, Queens. The structure will comprise 17,000 square feet and replace a pair of two-family homes.
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 20 East 110th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan. Located at the intersection of East 110th Street and Madison Avenue, the corner lot is two blocks west of the 110th Street subway station, serviced by the 6 train and two blocks east of the 110 Street station at Central Park North, serviced by the 2 and 3 trains. A&R Properties under the 1650 Madison Holdings LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
