It’s been seven years since the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) launched Housing Connect, a portal that has made it easier—in theory—for New Yorkers to apply for affordable apartments in buildings across the five boroughs. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: apartments
Waiting List Opens For Mitchel-Lama Building In Harlem
A waiting list for studio and one-bedroom apartments at a Harlem Mitchel-Lama building is now accepting applications, according to the city’s Mitchel-Lama Connect website. Continue Reading →
HCCI’s Affordable Cooperatives For Sale In Harlem
Four Cornice Properties LLC., is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for a total of 12 newly renovated cooperative apartments. Continue Reading →
East Harlem Development Reopens Waitlist For Below-Market Units
An East Harlem residential complex has reopened its waitlist for the second time in two years, this time opening up applications to individuals and families earning less than the area median income. Continue Reading →
East Harlem Landlord Pleads Quilty To Endangering Tenants
NY1 reports that a East Harlem landlord pled guilty this week after being accused of trying to force rent-stabilized tenants out of their apartment. Continue Reading →
City Gives $1M Outreach Program For Low-Income Tenants From Harlem To Hollis
NY Curbed reports that the city is taking extra steps to ensure that low-income residents in some of the city’s most rapidly changing neighborhoods aren’t unlawfully ousted from their homes. Continue Reading →
UC Funds And HAP Partner On State-of-the-Art Apartment Building In East Harlem
UC Funds, a vertically-integrated commercial real estate specialty finance firm, and HAP Investment Developers announced today the grand opening of 329 Pleasant Avenue, an eight-story, luxury apartment complex in East Harlem, New York. Continue Reading →
Harlem Landlord Threatens To Evict Disabled Woman
A nonverbal, developmentally disabled woman faces eviction because the building’s owner won’t add her sister to her lease, a new lawsuit alleges. Continue Reading →
Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito And Others Support Of “Ready To Rent” Program
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer and New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas today announced the launch of the “Ready to Rent: Financial Counseling for Affordable Housing” program. Continue Reading →
Mom Claims Rooftop Construction Is Leaking Tar Into Her Apartment In Harlem
A Harlem mother claims construction on the roof of her building is leaking tar into her apartment through the vents and walls. Continue Reading →