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Affordable Housing Lottery in Fort Greene Opens With $2,004 Studios
In a recently completed building that takes advantage of the new 485-X tax break, the lottery units are intended for households earning 80 percent of the Area Median Income.
The Outsider: Hardscaping Anchors Fort Greene Garden With Seasonal Variety
Conceived as an outdoor great room, the garden has a formal structure that allows for seasonal experimentation.
The Insider: Modern Design Language Emerges From Major Reno in Fort Greene
An Italianate row house had some quirks and needed repair, making a case to open up the rear to let in more light.
Pre-Civil War Fort Greene House With Mantels, Plasterwork Asks $3.3 Million
Intriguing details in the wide 1850s brick row house include Greek Revival ear moldings, wide planked floorboards, and elegant pierced plasterwork.
The Insider: High-Gloss Yellow Kitchen Spreads Cheer in Fort Greene Aerie
An update of a dated rooftop pièd-a-terre for a small family added light, ceiling height, and modern furnishings.
Congratulations to everyone for this excellent, well-designed project, obeying the hierarchies and thinking about offering comfortable housing for middle-class families and giving opportunities to the less favored population, where before it was almost impossible to buy a decent home. Currently, NYC has several programs that allow accessibility to this community, for example: Section 8, residential lottery, and others. And together we can make and provide the next better and happier days with a decent roof (housing).V.S
Community Board Backs 72-Story Fort Greene Tower, With ConditionsSome of the "affordable" studios ($3385 for those earning 130% of AMI) are more expensive than market rate studios ($3,183). Perhaps people who are wiser than me (and they are legion) can explain that to me. Seems to me we should focus on creating deeply affordable housing rather than futzing around with units for those making more than the median income. Or use a narrower geographic area to determine AMI. So bizarre...
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Fort Greene Tower With $1,782 UnitsWould love to know the wall colors. Also where is that living room rug from?
The Insider: High-Gloss Yellow Kitchen Spreads Cheer in Fort Greene Aerieyou got every info wrong cuz i am a relative of george crum!!!!!!!! You are stupid he was born 2 hours ago?
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