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Council Member Sandy Nurse expresses support for Brownsville NTP affordable housing project
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Council Member Sandy Nurse speaks in support of the Brownsville NTP project, which will bring 75 units of affordable housing to Community Board 16. She highlights the need for affordable housing in the area and details the specific benefits of the project, including unit allocation and income requirements.
- The project includes 39 affordable apartments at 1735 Saint Mark's Avenue, with 21% set aside for homeless families and 50% for families making below 60% AMI.
- Three-bedroom units will be affordable for families with two parents making up to $54,000 each.
- Nurse acknowledges the collaboration with HPD and the Fifth Avenue Committee in achieving a project that responds to community needs.
Sandy Nurse
0:33:08
Thank you, majority leader.
0:33:09
I just wanted to share some words of support for the Brownsville NTP project that will bring 75 units of much needed affordable housing to community board sixteen.
0:33:19
Fifty five percent of C B 16 residents are rent burdened and spend over 35% of their income on rent and are in desperate need of affordable housing options.
0:33:30
1735 Saint Mark's Avenue, the largest of the three buildings, be in my district and will bring 39 affordable apartments below 70% of area medium income.
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21% will be set aside for homeless families, and 50% will be set aside for families making below 60% of AMI.
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The three bedrooms will be affordable to a family of four with two parents making up to 54,000 each.
0:33:56
These kinds of units are harder and harder to find, and I appreciate the Fifth Avenue Committee and HPD for responding to the community's desire to see more three bedroom projects in this district, which was also supported by a slight density bonus of five units from the City Of Yes zoning text change.
0:34:12
I wanna also especially thank HPD, the team there, for really accommodating a number of changes, over communicating, and helping us achieve a very good project for this community.
0:34:23
I ask for your support on this item today.
0:34:24
Thank you, majority leader.