Credit: Urban Architects Initiative
A housing lottery launched last week for 209 affordable apartments as part of a huge new mixed-use community taking shape in East New York. The available units at 882 Fountain Avenue are part of the second phase of the Alafia development, a new 27-acre neighborhood with thousands of apartments and health and wellness amenities. New Yorkers earning 40, 60, and 70 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $830/month studios to $2,745/month three-bedrooms.
Apex Building Group, L+M Development Partners, RiseBoro Community Partnership, and Services for the Underserved (S: US) are developing Alafia as part of New York State’s Vital Brooklyn initiative, a plan to build 4,000 homes in Central Brooklyn and address health and economic disparities.
The site is located in the Spring Creek section of East New York, adjacent to Gateway Center and the 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park. Upon completion, Alafia will create about 2,400 affordable apartments on a pedestrian-friendly campus with open space designed by SCAPE…