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Massive Affordable Housing Project Brings 1,163 Homes To Brooklyn
The Fountains — a six building, $425-million complex — officially opened its doors this week in East New York, the governor announced.

The Fountains — a six building, $425-million complex — officially opened its doors this week in East New York, the governor announced.

The Waverly Street building has 13 apartments up for grabs on the affordable housing lottery.

A years-long battle between Joyce Webster and her landlord over building conditions escalated when he called the cops on her this month.
The City Planning Commission voted down the Franklin Avenue towers Wednesday. The developers already have a lawsuit against the city.
The Prospect Heights-Crown Heights area has experienced explosive home price growth this past year and prices are still moving upward.
Two developments that started the review process Monday are likely to fuel an ongoing debate about the future of North Crown Heights.
Developers of Franklin Avenue apartment towers that the City Planning Commission has said they will not approve filed a lawsuit this week.
The council's Land Use Committee has approved the controversial development, which would replace a McDonald's with 270 apartments.
The proposal, which would replace a McDonalds in Prospect Heights, is a revised version of a complex the community board rejected in May.
National home prices are have surged over the past year; The Prospect Heights-Crown Heights area was no exception.
The borough president's vote is the latest hurdle for the controversial Franklin Avenue development, which will head next to city planners.
Developers were told a shorter version of their controversial Franklin Avenue towers submitted this week came in too late for full review.
Developers of the 80 Flatbush Ave. project announced that they secured $240 million in financing to start the first round of construction.
The cost of a home spiked 79 percent, causing the Brooklyn nabe to jump 31 spots on this year's Most Expensive NYC Neighborhood list.
The BP agreed with community board members who called for a smaller, more affordable development at the Prospect Heights corner.
The apartments, found at the original market site on Flatbush Avenue, are available to those making as little as $21,635 per year.
The controversial 960 Franklin Ave. rezoning proposal will face its next public hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tuesday.
The first phase of the affordable housing lottery for the new development launched Thursday.
Community Board 9 voted against two controversial apartment towers that developers hope to build near the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.
Home prices are higher in the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights area recently. See how much.
Community Board 8 agreed not to support an apartment building planned for Atlantic Avenue unless it returns as a smaller proposal.
The community board is set to vote Thursday on a project that would replace a McDonald's on Atlantic Avenue with an 18-story complex.
Hundreds of neighbors have rallied against the Sterling Place building, which will sit on the Hebron School campus in a historic district.
Single-family homes have seen the largest rent increases. See how rent changed in the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights area.
Developers launched a new website and rendering as they prepare to open leasing for the 27-story "Plank Road" building in July.
The city is accepting proposals from minority and women-owned developers to build new affordable housing at two city-owned sites.
The St. Johns Place building has four apartments on the affordable housing lottery.
A new map shows buildings that have been barred from getting new work permits under a new law intended to protect against tenant abuse.
Here is how much home prices have changed over the past year in Brooklyn area.
A new study shows how many people left each NYC neighborhood during the pandemic, including thousands in Crown and Prospect Heights.
The apartments are available to those making as little as $15,000 a year, records show.
A former attorney if facing grand larceny charges for stealing from a woman who he was representing in the sale of her Brownsville home.
Crown Heights has renewed a campaign against an apartment building at the Hebron School as an updated version faced the landmarks board.
Seven apartments are available on Lenox Road through the affordable housing lottery.
The controversial Hebron School apartment building will face the board Tuesday, the first time since architects were asked to redesign it.
The Franklin Avenue opponents are echoing claims against the Gowanus rezoning that virtual meetings held during the pandemic are illegal.
The apartment building proposal, which has gotten a skeptical reaction froth community board, started the public review process on Monday.
Two alternatives to controversial apartment towers planned for Franklin Avenue would offer shorter buildings with less affordable housing.
Most of the new housing was centered around Northern Crown Heights and Prospect Heights, according to the Department of City Planning.
Average rent prices in Crown Heights have dropped significantly since January 2020, but they might be starting to creep up, a study shows.