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461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)The 32-story residential building at 461 Dean Street [/?s=461+dean+street] has long dominated the skyline; It also dominated the discussion at Wednesday’s community board meeting. Neighbors bombarded representatives from Forest City Ratner, the developer behind the project, about affordable housing in the
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461 Dean Street (Courtesy BerlinRosen.)Learn how to apply for the affordable housing units [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#home] that are coming to Fort Greene. Developer Two Trees [http://twotreesny.com/] will hold three workshops from May 2 to June 1 for those interested in applying for
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(Courtesy BerlinRosen.)Starting tomorrow, 181 below-market units at 461 Dean Street will become available via affordable housing lottery at NYC Housing Connect [https://a806-housingconnect.nyc.gov/nyclottery/lottery.html#current-projects]. The apartment house is slated to open late this year. The 32 story building developed by Forest City Ratner in
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Councilmember Laurie Cumbo knows where to go for news.Gentrification and affordable housing dominated the discussion Monday night at Council Member Laurie Cumbo [http://council.nyc.gov/d35/html/members/home.shtml]‘s second annual [/blog/2015/03/02/cumbo-emphasizes-community-teamwork-state-district-address/] “State of the District” address. Cumbo updated her constituents in
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition housing justice march in 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.com] is hosting a town hall meeting tonight to “bring awareness about the rampant and destructive proliferation of predatory equity in the Flatbush community.” This meeting is for tenants living
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition housing justice march in 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.com] is hosting a town hall meeting tonight to “bring awareness about the rampant and destructive proliferation of predatory equity in the Flatbush community.” This meeting is for tenants living
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Image via SHoP Architects.The modular housing towers for Pacific Park, formerly known as Atlantic Yards, continue apace and now we have a better idea of what the rental buildings will look like once complete. The latest designs are for the B2 and B4 towers at 38 Sixth Avenue — the
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Image via NYC.gov [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/zqa/profiles/bk02.pdf] .The City Council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday, March 22 in favor of two controversial zoning changes proposed by the mayor to spur the construction of affordable housing. The proposals, Zoning for Quality and
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(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of two controversial zoning changes proposed by the mayor to spur the construction of affordable housing. The proposals, Zoning for Quality and Affordability [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/zoning-qa/presentation_0915.pdf] (ZQA) and Mandatory
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275 4th Avenue, rendering by Moso Studio/ODA Architecture. (Courtesy of Moso Studio/ODA Architecture)The City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of two controversial zoning changes proposed by the mayor to spur the construction of affordable housing. The proposals, Zoning for Quality and Affordability [http://www.nyc.gov/
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(Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)The City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday in favor of two controversial zoning changes proposed by the mayor to spur the construction of affordable housing. The proposals, Zoning for Quality and Affordability [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/zoning-qa/presentation_0915.pdf] (ZQA) and Mandatory
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Image via NYC.gov [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/plans-studies/zqa/profiles/bk02.pdf] .BY HEATHER J. CHIN AND ALEX ELLEFSON The City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio have reached an agreement on two zoning changes meant to spur construction of affordable housing [http://www.nyc.