Aug. 21, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki An executive order Mayor Eric Adams issued on Wednesday created a task force to examine potential housing development opportunities on city-owned land amid the biggest housing crisis the Big Apple has faced in more than 50 years. The City Housing Activation Task Force, according to the executive order,…
Jul. 30, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials joined a real estate development firm and project partners for the grand opening of a new mixed-use development in downtown Jamaica. On Thursday, July 25, BRP Companies celebrated the grand opening of The Monarch, a 25-story, 605-unit mixed-use development located at 92-29 Guy R. Brewer…
Jul. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 58 units in an 8-story building at 18-26 Redfern Ave. in Far Rockaway. The building has 59 residences, one of which will be being rented at market rate. The other 58 units have been set aside for those earning…
Jul. 22, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Debate over the Creedmoor Community Master Plan tp create more than 2,700 housing units on the psychiatric hospital’s vast campus in eastern Queens continued during the Empire State Development (ESD) virtual public scoping meeting on July 18. Numerous residents and activists pushed for the plan’s approval because it would…
Jun. 11, 2024 By Ethan Marshall The Rockaways nonprofit Residents Acquiring Land Edgemere Community Land Trust (ReAL Edgemere CLT) revealed its Request for Qualifications (RFQ) on Friday, June 7, inviting affordable housing developers who meet these qualifications to partner in creating more than 100 affordable homes to 32 development sites in Edgemere. In addition to…
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May 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for three units in a 5-story mixed-use building at 12-22 Astoria Blvd. in Astoria. The building has ten residences, seven of which are market rate. The three affordable residences are each two-bedroom units meant for those earning 130% of the area… Read more »
Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall As New York City tries to provide more affordable housing to its residents, the real estate and management platform Outpost Club has been hard at work creating affordable housing dwellings. The Outpost Club is redefining urban living in New York City by merging co-living and co-working under one roof….
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Apr. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 134 units in the 17-story mixed-use building The Peninsula A1, also known as Edgemere Commons Apartments, at 51-23 Beach Channel Dr. in Far Rockaway. The Peninsula A1 has 194 apartments, 60 of which are market rate. The 134 affordable units…
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Apr. 16, 2024 By Mayor Eric Adams In November 2022, our administration announced a historic once-in-a-generation transformation of the Willets Points neighborhood in Queens. This neighborhood, which was once called the “Valley of Ashes” and known for its junkyards, is now being transformed into a vibrant neighborhood with 2,500 new all-affordable homes — the largest…
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Apr. 11, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Willets Point’s long-awaited transformation from industrial wasteland to Queens’ newest neighborhood got the green light from the City Council Thursday.