{"id":294874,"date":"2026-07-13T21:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294874\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T21:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:25:45","slug":"underused-nypd-lot-to-be-converted-to-affordable-housing-in-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294874\/","title":{"rendered":"Underused NYPD lot to be converted to affordable housing in Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"

EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (PIX11) \u2014 Dozens of affordable housing units will be coming to the East Village soon.<\/p>\n

An NYPD parking lot, located at 324 East 5th Street, is being converted into a mixed-use development that will include approximately 131 affordable homes, a senior center, community space and parking, Mayor Zohran Madani announced on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The development, called The Aurea, will provide affordable homes for low-income families. 30% of the housing units will be set aside for New Yorkers who were formerly homeless.<\/p>\n

The building will also feature landscaped terraces, green roofs, and all-electric building systems designed to meet sustainability standards.<\/p>\n

“This project will provide permanently affordable housing, create homes for formerly homeless New Yorkers and put community stewardship at its center through a community land trust,” said Mandani.<\/p>\n

\"Affordable<\/p>\n

Affordable housing coming to Manhattan’s East Village (Credit: NYC Mayor’s Office)<\/p>\n

City officials conducted extensive public outreach programs before creating the Request for Proposals for the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The development of the Aurea is part of the mayor’s initiative, the Block by Block program<\/a>, which will build 200,000 new affordable homes and preserve another 200,000 over the next decade.<\/p>\n

Andrew Cruz is a digital content producer. A native New Yorker, he joined PIX11 in 2009 as a weather producer. More of his work can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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