Adams Adds City-Owned Sites in Brooklyn, Manhattan to Redevelopment Initiative
Continuing an initiative to make surplus city-owned land available for residential development, New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced two new sites. The city will begin public engagement and issue requests for proposals to create more than 900 new apartments at 390 Kent Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood and approximately 800 new units at 1880 First Ave. in East Harlem. At least a quarter of the housing on each site will be affordable.
The 390 Kent site is currently occupied by a 72-year-old office building that requires extensive repairs and houses operations of the city’s Department of Transportation and Department of Citywide Administrative Services. For 1880 First Ave., the Adams administration will seek to redevelop a city-owned parking lot across from NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan.
The Brooklyn and Manhattan sites bring to 11 the number of city-owned sites identified through the City Housing Activation Task Force that Adams established in August 2024.
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