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Newark, NJ
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Newark Seeks To Keep Housing Affordable, Contain Gentrification
For decades Newark has been struggling to rebuild since the violent racial disturbances of the late 1960s left swaths of the city devastated and fueled white flight to the suburbs. Now that those efforts are beginning to pay off, the city faces another growing challenge: gentrification. Rents in at least some parts of the city, which had been rising steadily for years, have now begun to soar out of range for many longtime residents. The administration of Mayor Ras Baraka has formed an 11-member commission of experts and stakeholders to “ensure that development policies and projects in New…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
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Around The Towns: Lawmakers Fight Electric Hike, Scorn Guns, Restore Federal Funds, Praise LGBT
State Sen. Shelley B. Mayer of Yonkers recently testified against Con Edison's proposed electric and gas rate increase for 3.5 million Westchester and New York City customers. In January, the utility company applied to the state Public Service Commission to request a total revenue increase of $695 million, resulting in a 5.7 percent increase on the average residential electric bill, and a 10.9 percent increase on the average residential gas bill. If approved, Con Edison estimates that the average bill for a residential electric customer would increase by more than $6 monthly and by mor…
Newark, NJ
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Newark First City In NJ Offering Free Lawyers For Renters Facing Eviction
Newark has officially become just the third city in the country to offer pro bono legal services for low-income tenants facing eviction, officials announced this week. City native and attorney Khabirah Myers heads up the Office of Tenant Legal Services, which opened Wednesday. She has already met with residents since she was hired in April. The office, which will work with attorneys offering their services for free, will assist low-income residents facing unwarranted or illegal evictions. More than half of Essex County’s evictions, about 20,000 a year, occur in Newark. “In creating this o…
Brentwood, NY
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Two East End Affordable Housing Developments Getting $1.8M From Suffolk County
Suffolk County will provide $1.8 million for two affordable housing projects on East End. One of these, Gansett Meadow will be located in Amagansett, and the second project, Vineyard View, will be located in Greenport, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone in the announcement. The Gansett Meadow development will be less than half a mile away for the Long Island Rail Road station. The project will include 37 units, 36 of which will be affordable to residents. The unit mix will include 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom, 3 Bedroom, and 4 Bedroom apartments. The co-developers …
Mount Pleasant, NY
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$95M Apartment Complex Planned For Westchester Avenue In White Plains
A $95 million development will replace a parking lot across from a busy office building in the heart of Westchester County's I-287 corridor. The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved measures to provide financial incentives for the complex that would be constructed at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. According to the IDA, the complex would be comprised of three separate five-story buildings on a 20-acre site with a total of 303 one- two- and three-bedroom apartments. Of those units, 19 would be deemed affordable. The amenities planned at the site include a …
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Westchester IDA To Consider Incentives For $1B In New Projects
The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency is considering granting a series of incentives for three large-scale projects throughout Downtown White Plains that would result in more than $1.2 billion in new developments, as discussed on Friday, March 29. Two of the projects will create 1,674 new multifamily units. The third project will provide 132 independent living units. First on the IDA’s agenda is the proposed White Plains Mall redevelopments, which would feature approximately 860 rental apartment units in multiple buildings with 10 percent marked as affordable. The $600 milli…
White Plains, NY
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Video: Latimer Speaks Out As Con Ed Natural Gas Moratorium Takes Effect
The day Westchester County developers and elected officials have been dreading is here: the Con Edison natural gas moratorium takes effect on Friday, March 15. Last month, Con Edison announced that the demand for new gas has surpassed its limits in southern Westchester, prompting them to stop accepting new customers beginning on March 15. The announcement led to finger-pointing and panic for many Westchester officials and developers with extensive, multi-million dollar projects in the works. There have been public meetings hosted by the Public Service Comm…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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NY Times Calls Thornwood An 'Unpretentious Place' Where Neighbors Know One Another
A Westchester hamlet has been recognized as an “unpretentious place” with middle-class roots in a real estate piece by the New York Times. The story also highlights the notion that the 1.1-mile municipality of Thornwood in the Town of Mount Pleasant offers more affordable living options than its pricier Westchester County counterparts. With 4,000 residents, Thornwood is expected to undergo numerous improvements later this spring and over the next few years in an effort to “revitalize” several Mount Pleasant hamlets, according to Mount Pleasant supervisor Carl Fulgenzi. Goals include m…
Teaneck, NJ
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Apply For Affordable Housing In New Teaneck Development
Twenty-five affordable housing units are available in Teaneck. Windsor Road's Avalon Teaneck -- designed to meet the Township's "fair share" of the growing need for affordable housing in New Jersey -- has one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments available to qualified applicants. Applicants must first qualify on the basis of gross annual income and are subject to a random selection through Piazza and Associates. Amenities include a fitness center with studio space, a courtyard with pool and gas grills, a lounge, a dog park, free WiFi, Amazon Hub lockers, garage parking, bike storage and mor…
White Plains, NY
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Hundreds Of New Apartments Proposed For 1133 Westchester Avenue
Developers in Westchester have announced a proposal to create more than 300 apartments in Westchester. Officials announced the proposal to the Common Council late last month. The plan would create 303 apartments in a commercial complex that already includes a daycare center and other businesses on Westchester Avenue in White Plains. Of the 303 proposed units, 10 percent would be deemed affordable, and the building would include solar energy options. According to reports, the development would not require any zoning changes and construction could begin as soon as next year. The proposal cal…
Rye, NY
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Affordable Housing Focus Of Expo At Westchester County Center
The Westchester County Fair and Affordable Housing Expo of 2019 is scheduled for Saturday, March 9, and affordable housing resources will be discussed in detail. This year’s expo is taking place at the Westchester County Center (198 Central Avenue) in White Plains between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. During this time, participants can attend a variety of workshops on subjects like affordable housing, rental housing, resources for down payments, closing costs, property improvements and more. These workshops are designed to answer any number of major questions about the path to homeownership and afford…
White Plains, NY
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Con Edison Issues Gas Moratorium For Lower Westchester
While Westchester County remains one of the preeminent hotspots for real estate development in the country, Con Edison may be throwing a wrench in developers’ hands with a gas moratorium. Con Edison issued an announcement over the weekend stating that the demand for new gas has surpassed its limits in the Southern Westchester area, prompting them to stop accepting new customers in Westchester beginning in March. “The demand for natural gas in our service area has been experiencing significant growth primarily due to the construction of new buildings, the opening of new businesses, and conve…
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