{"id":228751,"date":"2026-05-12T17:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228751\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:02:24","slug":"affordable-housing-lottery-for-east-new-york-has-561-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228751\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable Housing Lottery for East New York Has $561 Units"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new building is part of an \u2018Innovative Urban Village\u2019 complex, the longtime vision of a megachurch pastor.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"white\"white <\/p>\n

Rendering via The Gotham Organization<\/p>\n

An affordable housing lottery has launched for 291 truly affordable apartments in a new building that is part of Innovative Urban Village, a Brooklyn megachurch pastor\u2019s longtime vision to build an affordable housing complex in East New York.<\/p>\n

The complex is being developed on the 10.5-acre campus of the Christian Cultural Center<\/a> in a partnership between the center, Gotham Organization<\/a>, and Monadnock Development<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Included in the lottery for Innovative Urban Village Phase 1A<\/a> at 30 Inspiration Lane are 291 studio to three-bedroom apartments. All are rent stabilized and income restricted, targeted at households of one to six people earning 30, 40, 60, and 80 percent of Area Median Income<\/a>, or $23,040 and $150,400 a year, according to the listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"renderingRendering via The Gotham Organization
\n\"renderingRendering via The Gotham Organization<\/p>\n

There are 70 studio apartments that range from $561 to $1,558 a month, 116 one-bedroom apartments between $712 and $1,956 a month, 77 two-bedrooms from $841 to $2,337 a month, and 28 three-bedroom apartments for between $959 and $2,691 a month. Some of the apartments in the lottery are set aside for residents with hearing, vision, or mobility impairments.<\/p>\n

The building has a total of 386 units, and those not included in the lottery are set aside for households that need onsite supportive services, as well as for survivors of domestic violence.<\/p>\n

The building, designed by Practice for Architecture and Urbanism and SLCE Architects, includes a fitness center, outdoor terraces, a children\u2019s playroom, laundry room, bike storage, resident lounge, and computer room, according to the listing. The listing adds pets are allowed, but that restrictions apply. There will be a new grocery store on the ground floor, alongside local retail and a workforce development center. A performing arts center will be constructed nearby, the website for the development says.<\/p>\n

\"renderingRendering via The Gotham Organization
\n\"rendering<\/p>\n

Renderings show that the 15-story building, which sits on the corner of Flatlands and Pennsylvania avenues, has a plain white facade with evenly spaced punched windows and a setback at the 13th floor. Apartments have white walls and wooden floors and cabinetry, along with stainless steel appliances.<\/p>\n

Innovative Urban Village, as it is dubbed, will see 1.7 million square feet of new development<\/a> in eleven buildings on the CCC\u2019s 10.5 acre parcel at the northwestern tip of Starrett City, which adjoins the megachurch that is one of the largest Christian parishes in the city. The plan is to build 1,975 apartments, retail including a grocery store, greenspace, a trade school, a performing arts center, and a daycare, along with hundreds of parking spots.<\/p>\n

\"rendering<\/p>\n

The project is a longtime dream of A.R. Bernard<\/a>, the owner and pastor at Christian Cultural Center. For decades he has hoped to develop the parcel he owns situated between his church and low-income senior housing operated by the Jewish Community Council, which currently serves as a depot for Total Transportation\u2019s school buses.<\/p>\n

In 2018 he partnered with the real estate developer Gotham to come up with a plan for an \u201curban village,\u201d mixing affordable housing, retail, and public space, which he hopes will be a means to combat gentrification in the area.<\/p>\n

\"\"A section of the site in September 2008. Photo by Kate Leonova for for PropertyShark<\/a><\/p>\n

The project entered the city\u2019s ULURP process in early 2022 and was approved by the city council later that year. City records show an LLC run by the Christian Cultural Center transferred the deed to 30 Inspiration Lane, formerly 12096 Flatlands Avenue, to LLCs managed by Gotham Organization for $13.94 million in March 2024. The new building permit for 30 Inspiration Lane was issued in April 2024.<\/p>\n

The Innovative Urban Village Phase 1A lottery closes June 8. To apply, visit the listing on the New York State Home and Community Renewal website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related Stories<\/p>\n

Email tips@brownstoner.com<\/a> with further comments, questions or tips. Follow Brownstoner on Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>, and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n