Closing Bell: Five Seminars on Applying for Affordable Housing in Brooklyn

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    The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is working with local politicians, developers and community groups to host a series of seminars on how to apply for affordable housing, the first of which will happen tomorrow night. The coalition wants to make sure Community Board 2 residents know how to apply for as many as 1,100 affordable units that could be completed in Downtown Brooklyn and areas nearby, including Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill and Wallabout, within the next three years. Several developments are expected to have some percentage of affordable apartments, including BAM South, Atlantic Yards, City Point and 33 Bond Street (pictured).

    The HPD usually earmarks 50 percent of affordable units for local residents, and the free seminars will offer tips on how to correctly fill out applications for the affordable housing lotteries. Churches United for Fair Housing (CUFFH) is organizing the first session, which will take place tomorrow at 6:30 pm at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church at 484 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill. Those interested in attending should RSVP to CUFFH at 718-360-2906 or email jaylin@cuffh.org. More information on the other four seminars, which will take place in the fall and next year, can be found here.

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