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https://ny.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18134420/brooklyn-east-new-york-affordable-housing-pau

East New York parking lot poised to sprout 2,100 affordable apartments, ‘urban village’
Gotham Organization and PAU are partnering with the Christian Cultural Center on the development





By Zoe Rosenberg
Dec 10, 2018

A 10-acre parking lot in East New York is poised to be transformed into a mixed-use “urban village” with 2,100 permanently affordable apartments, a performing arts center, and other community-minded amenities.

The plan and its “urban village” descriptor come courtesy of developer Gotham Organization with the Christian Cultural Center, home to the city’s largest Evangelical congregation and the owner of the parking lot that neighbors the center’s Brooklyn campus. Practice for Architecture and Urbanism is behind the site’s master plan.

In addition to the nine residential buildings that will hold the 2,100 affordable apartments, the performing arts center, and the church, the campus at the corner of Flatlands and Pennsylvania avenues will also have a school, a grocery store, and two acres of public open space.

Although specifics have yet to be determined, the plan also seeks to include services like 24-hour child care facilities, vocational training services, walk-in medical services, community-minded retail, a senior center, and recreational athletic space. The campus plan also includes a shuttle service that will connect residents to the L and 3 trains several blocks away.

The development has a ways to go before it can come a reality—namely it must pass through the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) which includes soliciting feedback from East New York’s community board and winning the approval of the City Council—but project leaders have already started incorporating input from area Council member Inez Barron, the New York Times says.

In accordance with concerns raised by Barron, the developers have modified most building heights within the campus to between 13 and 15 stories, making them shorter than the neighboring towers of Starrett City.

Barron has also expressed concerns over the affordability threshold of the development. The specific breakdown of affordability of the housing units has yet to be determined but apartments will be available to those making 30 to 130 percent of area median income, or $28,170 to $122,070 for a family of three. The median household income in East New York is $34,512, meaning more than one-third of area families might not be able to afford apartments in the development.

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https://ny.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18134420/brooklyn-east-new-york-affordable-housing-pau

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Approvals process gets underway for this...

https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/dow...ative-urban-village-draft-scope-work.pdf

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https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/...over-450-affordable-homes-heart-east-new

Mayor Adams, Rev. A. R. Bernard Celebrate Vision for Over 450 Affordable Homes in Heart of East New York, Launch Next Phase of Larger "Innovative Urban Village" Project in Brooklyn


June 19, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Reverend A. R. Bernard today celebrated their vision for Phase 1B of the “Innovative Urban Village,” which will create over 450 new units of affordable housing in East New York, Brooklyn.

In addition to offering units to New Yorkers at a range of income levels, Phase 1B will set aside 15 percent of its units for formerly homeless New Yorkers. The phase — which will also include roughly 10,250 square feet of retail and commercial space, 12,600 square feet of daycare space, and a new 9,500-square foot playground — is expected to cost over $313 million, with the Adams administration contributing over $260 million through city capital funding and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC).

Phase 1B marks a key milestone in the larger Innovative Urban Village, which is expected to bring up to 2,000 new affordable homes as well as community services, a world-class arts center, 24/7 child care, and more to the community.

Today’s announcement continues to build on Mayor Adams’ “City of Yes for Families” plan to create thousands of new homes across the city and develop more family-friendly neighborhoods from Coney Island to Inwood. City of Yes for Families also builds on the Adams administration’s record as the most pro-housing administration in New York City history.

“This project is a massive investment in confronting the housing crisis — aggressively and head-on,” said New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Acting Commissioner Ahmed Tigani. “We are building nearly 2,000 homes altogether here at the Innovative Urban Village, creating good-paying jobs, and bringing vital resources to the community — like a child care facility, a new grocery store, and a performing arts center. Together, we are pushing forward an ambitious agenda to build a little bit more housing in every neighborhood and meet our mission of ensuring that every New Yorker has a safe, affordable place to call home. Congratulations to everyone involved, and I cannot wait for the day when families move-in and begin to build their lives at the Innovative Urban Village.”

The entire Innovative Urban Village is expected to create up to 2,000 homes in East New York over the coming years. Phase 1A — which began construction in April 2024 and was supported by over $47 million in funding from the Adams administration — is expected to create over 380 affordable homes as well as a fresh food grocery store for the community.

Phase 1B of Innovative Urban Village development includes 114 units for Extremely Low Income households, 114 units for Very Low Income households, 224 units for Low Income households, and one unit for a super. Sixty-eight units are set aside specifically for formerly homeless households, providing critical housing stability for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. The project offers a range of unit types, including studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments, designed with modern amenities and community spaces that foster connection and well-being.

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