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Thanks for being a hater and spreading ignorance Hitokiri. You should be concerned with what your slumlord is doing and the gangs in the projects in your neighborhood, not here, and save the negativity for your friends and family.
Go to the website, it is pretty self explanatory. You should note that they have strict credit, income guidelines(among other things), so if you have so-so credit, unreliable income, a bankruptcy, or don't fall in their income guidelines, you will not get an apt.
Go to the website, it is pretty self explanatory. You should note that they have strict credit, income guidelines(among other things), so if you have so-so credit, unreliable income, a bankruptcy, or don't fall in their income guidelines, you will not get an apt.
my credit is good, income, well i make 200 dollars a week aside from my check. arghhh i just need my own apartment living with my parents is too stressful
can you give me the link to apply please? or request an application, pretty please, sorry if i'm bothering you
These buildings always have the same look to them in the mockups. I passed through Melrose on the way to the Tour De Bronx and marvelled at tall the new buildings. then I remember seeing what the renerings of those buildings looked like. Street feels felt the same as other areas surrounding it.
Theres a bunch of those "new" looking developments around from the 90's with their teal colors that look absolutly trashy today. I do not see these being to much different.
These buildings always have the same look to them in the mockups. I passed through Melrose on the way to the Tour De Bronx and marvelled at tall the new buildings. then I remember seeing what the renerings of those buildings looked like. Street feels felt the same as other areas surrounding it.
Theres a bunch of those "new" looking developments around from the 90's with their teal colors that look absolutly trashy today. I do not see these being to much different.
It's better than havng empty, depressing looking lots.
Westbury they are generally similar, however I believe they are very visually appealing, and are 10,000x better than the older tenements and housing projects in the area. I agree that some of the older new housing in the early 90s wasn't the prettiest, but it was before the strategic plan they have in place, and before affordable housing in NYC became the powerhouse it is today. Back in the early 90s, people were leaving in droves still, and the building occurring in these communities was not cohesive or "big picture"...just some small time builders putting up some homes and the city rubber stamped them since nobody else would build there.
I think they are a great addition to the community, redevelop vacant lots, and offer new green and sustainable initiatives...nevermind that they are home to the current and future working/middle class of NYC. What's not to like about that?
Well some of the affordable housing developments are co-ops/condos, so the owners would be doing the upkeep. As far as the rentals, almost all are exclusively city financed or co-operatively financed with private banks/investors at very low rates. The city is not making money off these buildings directly, and it shouldn't be, however it is providing housing for the taxpaying working/middle class NYers who are the ones leaving for the suburbs, and are the backbone of the city.
In the bigger picture, you can have these workers leave to the suburbs and have a hallowing out of the city with just rich and poor remaining, or you can have a more dynamic city with a variety of incomes and tax paying workers who keep the city running, like postal, sanitation, teachers, and most other city/state workers. The city is making a wise decision and not only making a place specifically for the working/middle class, but also revitalizing these communities, increasing the tax base by cultivating more businesses to support these new residents, and maintaining/expanding an employee base of workers. So in that regard, the city will reap the rewards and then some.
I agree that these developments are needed for Melrose. It is better to have working/middle class folks add some sense of stability to an area known for being mostly poor rather than having an abandoned lot that causes property values to drop.
I can't wait till St. Ann's Terrace, as well as Courtlandt Corners, Boricua Village, and other developments are done. It seems like yesterday when these lots were all abandoned and the Bx6 stop on Elton/161st was jokingly known as "the stop to nowhere."
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