$11 million for NYC's homeless, averting foreclosures, & more

By Emily Myers | June 29, 2021 - 10:30AM

Governor Andrew Cuomo announces nearly $11 million to fund two supportive housing developments in Harlem for the city's homeless (amNY)

A new mortgage rule aims to slow down pandemic-related foreclosures by making it easier for lenders to modify a borrower's loan terms (The New York Times)

The 96th-floor penthouse at the troubled supertall tower 432 Park Ave. lists for $169 million—double what the owner paid four years ago (The New York Times)

An affordable housing project starts construction in East New York next month—the largest development in the neighborhood since it was rezoned in 2016 (Bklyner)

Some co-living start ups merged as a result of the pandemic—and many are thriving (Curbed)

An affordable housing lottery opens for 254 apartments in Flatbush in a development that will also house Flatbush Caton Market (press release)

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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