Checking in on the Atlantic YWCA Revamp
It’s been more than a year since the New York City Housing Development Corp. authorized funding for a massive overhaul of the YWCA on Atlantic Avenue between Nevins and 3rd Avenue, and the renovation is in full swing. The entire building is being revamped and, when complete, will contain 84 new studio rental apartments on…
It’s been more than a year since the New York City Housing Development Corp. authorized funding for a massive overhaul of the YWCA on Atlantic Avenue between Nevins and 3rd Avenue, and the renovation is in full swing. The entire building is being revamped and, when complete, will contain 84 new studio rental apartments on the lower floors. The timeline for the project was two years, according to a representative for HDC, which puts the expected completion date at late this year or early next year. The studios will range from 250 to 300 square feet and marketing for the units will begin six months before the project is complete. The apartments will all go to low-income women through a lottery. The upper levels of the building will continue to have SRO units, and those rooms are also being renovated. GMAP
Is there any info on when and where applications will be made available?
For neighboring residents this has been a nightmare. There is constant work at night (with no permits), and most of the night work seems to be for asbestos abatement. I am all for affordable housing, but not if it means two years of lost sleep.
It is funny that this post arrived today, b/c I was about to post in the Forum asking people how to stop the illegal after hours construction. I finally gave 311 a call three nights ago, but the after hours work continues…
I just checked the DOB website and it looks like other people have finally had enough.
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/ComplaintsByAddressServlet?requestid=1&allbin=3000753
Denton, Of course men qualify. But ask yourself how many facilities exist that actually FAVOR women. Lots of places are men-only, but it’s not called to anyone’s attention. Bear in mind too that women are more vulnerable when homeless. The brilliant poet June Jordan once pointed out that there was a reason she wasn’t a boho beatnik in the 1950s: as a black single woman she would have been lynched/raped/run out of town if she had attempted the hijinks Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsburg et al enjoyed back then.
Hey 12:41, I hear ya. But I guess men don’t qualify as a ‘vulnerable community’
I wish there was more subsidizied SRO and studio housing available in the city. It’s efficient and effective. By providing low-cost housing for vulnerable communities like the elderly, the disabled, and individuals transitioning from addiction back to self-reliance, it solves a lot of social problems. Everybody deserves secure, decent housing. And to all you Ayn Rand supporters out there, please try not to post the usual “let the poor go the wall” comments. Now that the RE mkt is so fragile, perhaps you better understand that the other shoe can easily drop for anyone of us.
Will they continue to rent out the entry floor function rooms to parties with huge, blasting speakers? I’ve been in there many times and nearly lost my eardrums.