PRESENTATION
Soweto Edwards and Nicole Lockett Present Historic Building Rehabilitation and Affordable Housing Project
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Soweto Edwards and Nicole Lockett present a comprehensive plan for rehabilitating historic buildings and creating affordable housing units.
- The project targets the rehabilitation of 78 units into 85 affordable housing units, with 15% reserved for homeless households.
- Renovations emphasize sustainability and accessibility, featuring green roofs, energy-efficient appliances, and retrofitting for impairments.
- A change in unit mix to improve layout efficiency and compliance with DOB codes, resulting in an additional 7 affordable units.
- 57% of the affordable units cater to low or very low-income households, with all units being income-restricted.
Soweto Edwards
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So here we have have 3 images of existing buildings in the cross border to the left.
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We have the 3 West 138th Street, which is the largest building and most northern in the cluster.
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The center image is of 22022 on its avenue, which are both landmark and located in the Mount Forest Park Historic District.
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We to the right, we have 170 West 130 Street, which is also deemed historic.
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Next slide.
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8 sites that make up GPT for next Avenue Cluster.
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Mhmm.
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I don't know either substantial.
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I've got rehabilitation.
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To address the extensive physical needs.
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Post rehab, the existing 78 units will be converted to 85 units for portable housing where the existing tenancy will be offered preferential rents to preserve affordability.
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In addition, 15% of the units would be reserved for homeless households.
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There's one existing commercial space located at 77 Lenox Avenue that will be marketed for rent as a vanilla box.
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Let's go over 70,000 gross square feet will be rehab as a part of this effort.
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Next slide.
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We anticipate it'll take 30 months to complete the scope of work of this project, which will include but is not limited to the replacement of existing roofs with new green roofs, new kitchen and bathrooms with upgrades to appliances and countertops, new energy efficient light fixtures, in both the units and common areas for solid repairs to fix defects and make buildings water sound and energy efficient.
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To the reporting of bricks, repair and restoration of existing furnaces, and the installation of new energy efficient windows.
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In accordance with the city's initiative to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels, we will introduce electric kitchens at 5 of the buildings all builders post construction will achieve enterprise dream communities certifications.
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In addition to comply with section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, 5 units throughout the cluster will be retrofitted for the mobility impaired, and then additional 5 units will be retrofitted for hearing and vision impaired.
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Next slide.
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The current plans call for a change in unit mix correct the inefficiencies of the existing layouts and the comply with DOB codes.
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This proposed unit mix will create upward of an additional 7, units of affordable housing.
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As it stands, the approved plans will increase the number of studios, 1 bedrooms, and 3 bedroom units.
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With the reduction to the existing 4.5 bedroom units.
Nicole Lockett
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Next slide, please.
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We'll see here a a mix of the affordable units of the property, 57%.
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Of the units are low income or very low income.
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These are also subject of an existing low income housing tax credit application.
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The other units in the property are also income restricted, which 20.80 to 110 percent of area median income.
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So all of the units are income or Brick did.
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And I think that is the end.
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Thank you so much for your time and attention.
