Who is all the new affordable housing for?
The Peninsula, a new affordable housing project in Hunts Point, will soon begin accepting applications
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Developer presents ambitious plan on former school site
Developers and city housing officials unveiled a plan for 289 units of housing and a health center in place of the former PS 31 on the Grand Concourse, but Community Board 1 urged them to go back to the drawing board.
Residents brace for waterfront development
Some residents attending an Aug. 4 forum Hostos Community College to discuss the future of the Lower Concourse North waterfront site, said they’re nervous about high rise housing they fear developers will eventually build along the banks of the Harlem River in Port Morris.
Port Morris celebrates the Harlem River
Last Saturday there were signs of life along the usually desolate Lincoln Avenue waterfront, as residents came to enjoy the open space and cool breezes at the 2nd annual Mott Haven-Port Morris Waterfront Celebration. They demanded the city consider public recreational access as a key part of future development plans.
Quiet street awaits major changes
When asked about the future of their block on a recent weekday afternoon, most residents and workers said they favored the idea of new housing, but most seemed surprised that a new hotel may soon be in the works as well.
City taking proposals for PS 31 site
The dept. of Housing Preservation and Development has begun taking proposals for mixed use development of the site where the “Castle on the Concourse” once stood.
Conference addresses rapidly rising rents
Participants at a conference on gentrification sounded a warning about local renters’ ability to keep up with the cost of housing in Mott Haven and Melrose.
City seeks developers for local lot
A new development that would integrate mixed-income housing with stores or community space is planned