Mid-Century Bank, Four Other Downtown Brooklyn Buildings to Make Way for 45-Story Tower
Another tower will be rising in Downtown Brooklyn as half a block on Fulton Street, including a mid-century bank, is set to be demolished to make way for a 45-story mixed-use development that will include affordable housing.
After Community Benefits Deal, City Council Approves Controversial Gowanus Rezoning
The move will bring 40-story apartment towers to an area larger than Hudson Yards, along with affordable housing, repairs to NYCHA housing, sewer improvements and affordable artist studios.
Don’t Call It Affordable Housing: Lottery Opens for Pacific Park Tower in Prospect Heights
The latest residential tower to go up in the Pacific Park mega-development is a market-rate luxury rental that will have rent-stabilized, income-targeted units aimed at middle-income Brooklynites.
Two Trees’ Williamsburg Towers Head to City Council Hearing After City Planning Approval
Two Trees’ massive new waterfront development, River Ring, received a thumbs up from the City Planning Commission last week immediately before heading to the City Council for a public hearing.
Lottery Opens for Affordable Housing Above Sunset Park Library, Starting at $524 a Month
A lottery has opened for 40 genuinely affordable apartments at 372 51st Street in Sunset Park, where the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library is undergoing redevelopment.
East New York Community Land Trust Pushes for End to Tax Lien Sale at Racial Justice Hearing
The city’s Racial Justice Commission held its final public input meeting for Brooklynites, but the affair quickly became a lesson in organizing strength as speaker after speaker called on the commission to propose banning the controversial tax lien sale, and to prioritize community land trusts in the city’s dispensation of public land.
Lander Announces Deal With Gowanus Locals, Rezoning Poised to Commence
In advance of a City Council vote on the long-in-the-works Gowanus rezoning, Brad Lander's office sent out a press release announcing a deal has been struck with NYCHA residents and Community Board 6 to win their support.
CB15 Votes in Favor of Sheepshead Bay Affordable Housing Development With Retail and Parking
Community Board 15 on Tuesday voted to approve a proposed five-story, 144-unit building on Coyle Street in Sheepshead Bay, with 43 affordable units — and 195 parking spots.
Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Community Center Officially Opens in Bedford Union Armory
Elected officials cut the ribbon on the Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Center, marking the official opening of the recreational facility in the Bedford Union Armory building in Crown Heights.
First Phase of Brownsville Affordable Housing Development Ebenezer Plaza Completed
Hundreds of new affordable housing units have come to Brownsville, thanks to a local church that spearheaded the long-in-the-works Ebenezer Plaza development.
