Is it me or does Cypress Hills have a lot of potential? (New York: townhomes, homebuyer)

[colombianbeef]

Brooklyn Office Market Report | Dumbo Office Space

Just adding this for those who say ENY is too far from the major employment hubs to ever be an option for middle class people.

[colombianbeef]

The MTA will make that section southern section of ENY along Livonia ave. more accessible, you will be able to transfer from the L to the 3 which means you can access all the train line at Broadway Junction.

MTA Capital Plan Falls Short On 2nd Ave Subway Expansion, But Will Connect The L & 3 In Brownsville: Gothamist

[colombianbeef]

Three-Story, Six-Unit Residential Project Planned At 209 McKinley Avenue, Cypress Hills - New York YIMBY

[DAS]

Originally Posted by anon1

Given the money to be made in this city, neighborhoods cannot undergo natural significant positive changes anymore. A block by Rochester, Buffalo or Troy Ave in Bed-stuy/Crown Heights may be the ultimate hood, which would understandably mean cheaper rents. But if one white person who is unfamiliar of the area and sees a Bed-stuy rental for $1000/month and decides to live there... rents will automatically shoot up. People continue to talk about how the real color that moves people in this city is green but the problem is, most assume that green can only be made when it's accompanied by white...

Bottom line credit check and good job. Get your money up, or get out. But you are correct if you are Black and applying for an apartment with the same credentials as a White person that is also applying guess who is most likely to get the apartment?

[Kefir King]

Perfect name for a CEMETERY.

[colombianbeef]

what a surprise.

Contractors Getting Rich, Exploiting Workers Under De Blasio's Affordable Housing Plan: Gothamist

[colombianbeef]

City Plans 90-Unit, Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building At 500 Livonia Avenue, East New York - New York YIMBY

City Plans 59-Unit, Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building At 453 Hinsdale Street - New York YIMBY

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[quote=colombianbeef;41999248]City Plans 90-Unit, Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building At 500 Livonia Avenue, East New York - New York YIMBY

City Plans 59-Unit, Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building At 453 Hinsdale Street - New York YIMBY[/QUOTE

that pretty wild... What are your thoughts on this? ... will it be rent or condos? ... and not sure what kind of retail they will attract ??

[Henna]

NM moves to Cypress Hills! | Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts

[ShadowMassa]

Cypress Hills is now entering a Phase 1 gentrification. If similar groups follow in the next year it will be a rapid phase 2, it will come quicker than expected. But don't be surprised, don't be.