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COURIER L 2 IFE, JAN. 29-FEB. 4, 2021
BY CRAIG HUBERT
Supporters of the controversial
Gowanus rezoning, which
has been in the works for over
a decade, say that allowing a
bevy of high-rise towers on
the banks of the polluted canal
would bring urgently needed
affordable housing to Brooklyn.
But how many units of truly affordable
housing could the proposal
actually bring?
If the project were implemented
exactly as envisioned
by local City Councilman Brad
Lander and the Department of
City Planning, it could spawn
2,525 units aimed at households
making 60 percent or less of the
area’s median income, and some
5,200 “luxury” apartments. Another
475 homes would be technically
“affordable” — income
restricted and rent stabilized
— but priced for middle-income
households.
This is a better outcome
than what often passes for “affordable”
in the city’s housing
lotteries, where many buildings
receiving the 421-a tax
break offer “affordable” units
whose rents are pegged at 130
percent of area median income.
Not only are these units out of
reach for those who most need
housing, but the rents are often
equivalent to unregulated,
market-rate units both new and
old — like a $2,225 a month studio
in Bushwick, for example.
Here are the details on
the rezoning’s proposed
affordable housing units:
The Gowanus rezoning proposal
will contain two different
types of affordable housing.
First, the 100-percent affordable
Gowanus Green project
from a group of nonprofi t developers,
which will bring 950 total
homes, including 475 apartments
for those earning up to 50
percent of the area median income.
The others will vary upto
120 percent AMI and include
some affordable co-ops.
Most of the affordable housing
units from the Gowanus
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