A massive and actually affordable lottery has opened up for 176 units at 672 Powell Street in Brownsville. It is the first phase of long-gestating Ebenezer Plaza, which will, in total, result in four buildings across two large lots. According to the city’s Housing Connect, there will be more than 500 affordable units across the entire complex.

Nearly 200 affordable apartments are up for grabs at a new rental building in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. A housing lottery launched on Thursday for 176 units at 672 Powell Street, which is part of the massive Ebenezer Plaza project that will bring four towers to two sites on the block.

Developing affordable housing in the city of New York is a challenging endeavor. Coordinating with the agencies, lenders, syndicators, general contractors, architects, engineers, attorneys and service providers in order to bring a project from concept to reality proves to be a miracle–yet it happens–and it is so rewarding to be a part of this process…

A roughly 195,000-square-foot project in Far Rockaway rounded out the top five for March. The 219-unit mixed-use development comes from Brisa Builders Corporation, an affordable housing company, and will stand nine stories tall at 13-38 Central Avenue. It will include 219 residential units across about 132,000 square feet, and it will feature 12,000 square feet of commercial space and 51,000 square feet of community space as well.

Permits have been filed for a nine-story mixed-use residential and commercial building at 13-28 Central Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens.

A new, 219-unit mixed-use development looks to be on its way to Far Rockaway, as the far-flung Queens neighborhood continues to see a development boom.

Churches are raising their property stakes — from housing joint ventures to multimillion-dollar land deals — as New York gets increasingly expensive.

The Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men, in partnership with community leaders and residents, broke ground on Sun., Jan. 13, on a new low-income senior housing development project in East Flatbush.

The Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men, in partnership with community leaders and residents, broke ground on Sunday for a new low-income senior housing development project in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.

EAST FLATBUSH – A Brooklyn community broke ground on an affordable housing development Sunday afternoon, a project that’s been in the making for more than a decade.

The Evangelical Crusade of Fishers of Men were joined by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Council member Jumaane Williams and Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte on Sunday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new low-income senior housing development in East Flatbush.

The 89-unit building will cater to low-income seniors and will be located at the corner of New York Avenue and Farragut Road.

While it may sound a little unusual, churches have started to become a bigger player in the solution to the affordable housing crisis that is plaguing the U.S. More and more churches are striking deals with developers and being converted in part into affordable housing units.

Having been a graduate of New York University, Brooklyn College, and the College of St. Rose, not only earned Ericka K Wala remarkable credentials, but she was also able to gain a true sense of being involved in various community affairs.

Recently the BrownsvilleNews.org launch party was held at the Brownsville Culinary Center.  Business owners, developers, real estate professionals, educators, health professionals and homeowners came out to network and hear the plans and reasons for the launch of Brownsville’s new digital media platform.

What if God was your landlord? That's not quite the case, but as the need for affordable housing increases, more and more churches are getting into the real-estate game.

The Church of God of East Flatbush had been operating out of a 9,000-square-foot space in Brooklyn for over four decades, but recently the congregation has outgrown its capacity.

The Church of God of East Flatbush has operated out of a building on East 95th Street in Brooklyn for more than 40 years. But at 9,000-square-feet, the building is now too small for the congregation’s needs.

New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced several updates on commitments made in the Brownsville Plan, which include development plans for over 880 units to be built on three City-owned sites identified through the Brownsville Request for Proposals (RFP), as well as the installation of innovative, community-driven streetscape upgrades to improve public safety as identified through the NYCx Co-Lab Challenge: Safe and Thriving Nighttime Corridors.