On April 26, 2018 New York state’s Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) has issued an affordable housing RFP for the redevelopment of four sites in the Vital Brooklyn initiative.
Vital Brooklyn is New York State’s new comprehensive community development initiative that addresses chronic social, economic, and health disparities in Central Brooklyn, one of the most underserved areas in the State. The creation of affordable and safe housing can anchor a healthy community, and is key to the initiative’s success.
Description of Site D:
Site D is a rectangular parcel located at 528 Prospect Place in Brooklyn Community District 8. It consists of the southern portion of Block 1163, Lot 10 fronting Park Place and is approximately 13,300 square feet. Lot 10 will be subdivided; as shown in the tax lot map in Appendix D, Site D will measure 131 feet to the east and west and 102 feet to the north and south. The site is located on Park Place, between Classon Avenue and Franklin Avenue. Adjacent to the site on the north is the three-story Bishop Orris G. Walker, Jr. Health Center; to the east and south of the site are three, four and five-story row homes, and to the west of the site is the five-story Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Site D is currently used as a 40-space surface parking lot for the Health Center.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS: June 4, 2018
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS: July 13, 2018
Featured image courtesy of HCR.