The city awarded the lot to a group of developers to build a mixed-use project with 131 housing units.
New York City plans to turn an underused NYPD parking lot into a mixed-use development with over 100 affordable homes, a senior center and community space.
According to an article by Andrew Cruz for WPIX New York, "The development, called The Aurea, will provide affordable homes for low-income families. 30% of the housing units will be set aside for New Yorkers who were formerly homeless." Plans for the building include green roofs and all-electric systems.
The project is part of the Block by Block initiative, which aims to build and preserve 400,000 affordable homes over the next decade.
According to a press release from the city, "The City is designating the site to a development team consisting of Spatial Equity, Housing Works, the Cooper Square Committee and the This Land is Ours Community Land Trust, mission-driven, minority-owned and non-profit organizations with decades of experience investing in and serving the neighborhood."
Read the full story: Underused NYPD lot to be converted to affordable housing in Manhattan
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California voters weigh $11.25 billion housing bond
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Trump guts ‘win-win’ solar energy program for rural farmers
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