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Oct
Updates are In..! Elton Crossing – December 28, 2017, Lottery Application Deadline: Elton Crossing, located in the Melrose section of the Bronx now has 198 new units of Affordable Housing Available! Amenities include; Laundry, (potentially coin operated), a Fitness Center, landscaped seating, gardening for residents, half time concierge services and a half time Site Manager are available. Here is the…
31
Oct
City Limits has some answers in their article, “Breaking Down De Blasio’s Expanded Housing Plan.” 100,000 more units will be added to Bill De Blasio’s Affordable Housing plan for a new total of 300,000. This may address some of the concerns raised by advocates, -that the income targets for Affordable Housing do not match the need of extremely low, very…
29
Oct
Making the Spaces Work! Great concepts in brick and mortar retail are popping up! The Playground Coffee Shop, a cafe and event space, sure speaks to the heart in this DNAinfo article. The Shop is a Cafe, a Community Space, and, a Vinyl, Cassette, VHS Tape, and Zine print store created by Zenat Begum who took over her fathers hardware…
03
Oct
New Affordable Housing Lotteries: Here are the latest Affordable Housing Lottery updates with deadlines ranging from October 4th, to October 30, 2017. Also note, additional Lotteries remain open until units have been filled so please take a look at the additional listings here. Stone House – October 4th Lottery Application Deadline: Stone House, located at 91 Junius St., bordering Brownsville and…
30
Sep
Click on Photos for Ways You Can Help People in Puerto Rico – Additional Links Available to Help People in 6 other Caribbean Islands and Mexico: Note: photos here are not representations of the source… …
27
Sep
3-D Virtual Apartment Tours 3-D virtual apartment tours, not quite seen like this, (super vivid) has been created by Anton Yakubenko, GeoCV’s CEO and co-founder. With prices for the device going down (and like with all tech. more use and expansion will probably bring the price further down) and now available through attachments to smartphones, the wave of the future…
19
Sep
Here’s a summary of some of the latest affordable housing updates all gathered from the Curbed NY /Affordable Housing section. If you or someone you know can benefit from this information, please pass it along. Deadlines for lottery applications range from September 27th, to October 2nd to October 31st. Crown Heights 33 Units – September 27th Deadline: Crown Heights has 33…
18
Sep
Well, we can plan for it… According to the Real Deal Jonathan Rose and Company in partnership with 125 investors including Ford, Deutsche Bank AG’s Community Development Finance Group, an asset management arm of TIAA, Nueveen, private individuals, family offices, pension funds, banks and nonprofit foundations, have raised $233 million for a fund dedicated to Affordable Housing. A surge in…
30
Aug
Turning Over a New Leaf – Affordable Housing Options in NYC Take a look at the Available Affordable Housing units now accepting applications for Lotteries throughout NYC in this article from Curbed NY, “Where to Find Affordable Housing Units in NYC…A comprehensive guide to New York City’s affordable housing lotteries.” It is comprehensive and includes a map! Two of the…
30
Aug
It’s Transformation Time – Affordable Housing Options Here’s a look at Affordable Housing Units at 555Ten, located on 41st and 10th. Extell Development and SLCE Architects created the 600 unit building, and now offering an additional 90 units of Affordable Housing. where applications are being accepted until October 23rd, 2017. Combined with the previous 120 units, Extell is providing so…