Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Plans Filed, Records Show

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — The city filed plans to begin redeveloping the Bedford-Union Armory on Tuesday, records show.

The Economic Development Corporation and Marvel Architects applied for permits to build 400 apartments in a 15-story tower at 1579 Bedford Ave., according to Department of Building records.

The city promised to designate 250 units as “affordable rentals,” open to people who make between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income, after local activists spent months protesting initial plans that called for luxury apartments.

Of the 250 affordable apartments, 24 will be available for families of four making $48,000 and below, another 24 for families making $38,000 and 50 for families making $28,000, officials said.

The Bedford Armory recreational center will also sell discounted memberships at $10 a month for adults and $8 a month for kids who live in the community, said officials.

This step comes about three months after City Council approved plans to transform the armory into a development complex in November.

This story was first reported by New York YIMBY.

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