NEW YORK: The sixty-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
Mayor de Blasio broke ground on New York City’s first off-grid affordable housing project this week in Astoria, Queens. The $1.5 billion development at Hallets Point will provide hundreds of affordable apartments for low-income families in the area, and also includes a number of impressive sustainable features such as its own on-site micro-grid as well as a wastewater system that will divert millions of gallons of wastewater from being dumped in the East River.
Upon completion, the $1.5 billion Hallets Point development will include approximately 2,400 units, of which at least 483 will be affordable…
