All renderings of 1921 Atlantic Avenue via Dabar Development
Two years after a new affordable building was announced for 1921 Atlantic Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, the City Planning Council has unanimously voted to approve it. A joint venture between Dabar Development Partners and Thorobird Real Estate is at the helm and and in partnership with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) on the project, which will now proceed to the City Council for review and approval.
Rooftop farm rendering
Medical offices were once planned along with the apartments, but conversations with local officials suggested that fresh food was more of a priority (h/t Curbed). To that end, the project will include an aquaponic farm and rooftop hydoponic farm. Oko Farms will run both sites, allow locals to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, and lead educational programming. There will also be a 15,000-square-foot fresh food grocery store on the ground floor.
In addition to the fresh food offerings, the development will also contain an art gallery as well as support services for the formerly homeless run by Urban Pathways. The site will be served by 44 parking spaces, with 28 set aside for residents, and 108 bicycle parking spaces.
In addition to the fresh food offerings, the development will also contain an art gallery as well as support services for the formerly homeless run by Urban Pathways. The site will be served by 44 parking spaces, with 28 set aside for residents, and 108 bicycle parking spaces.
Rendering
The proposed building will rise on city-owned vacant land and empty lots. While a portion of the building along Bancroft and Prescott Places will only rise six stories, the frontage along Atlantic Avenue will rise 14 stories high. Construction will adhere to Enterprise Green Community Standards and feature variable refrigerant flow system, highly efficient appliances, rain water treatment elements, water sense labeled fixtures, and water monitoring. It will also have triple-glazed windows and other sound-attenuation features, given the site’s location directly across from the Long Island Rail Road.
Interior rendering
The project is being funded through HPD’s ELLA (Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability) program, which requires projects to have a minimum of 70 percent of units set aside for households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI) and 30 percent being affordable to households earning up to 100 percent of AMI. Households earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income will be eligible to apply for units in this building, and 23 units have been set aside for the formerly homeless. Rents and lottery criteria are not yet available but are expected to range from $251/month for the formerly homeless to $2,096/month for households earning 80% of the AMI.
Google Streetview of 1921 Atlantic Avenue circa August 2018
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