Crucial vote on rent increases, Bed-Stuy housing lottery, & more

By Emily Myers| June 21, 2022 - 10:30AM

Emily Myers for Brick Underground

The Rent Guidelines Board is expected to approve steep increases for more than two million tenants in rent-stabilized apartments (Gothamist)

Owners of the Spice Factory in Crown Heights plan a modest mid-rise after shelving a plan for towers that would have blocked sunlight for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Brownstoner)

The board of Walker Tower loses a legal fight demanding the right of first refusal for the condo's penthouse after it sold at a $30 million discount (Habitat Magazine via Crain's)

Ahead of a vote on rezoning in Jackson Heights, activists project messages on a new development site highlighting gentrification and rising rents (Queens Crap)

Opinion: Cancel zoning in order to fix major housing issues like affordability, segregation, and sprawl (The Atlantic)

An affordable housing lottery launches for 25 apartments at 912 Broadway in Bed-Stuy (New York Yimby)

Brick Underground articles occasionally include the expertise of, or information about, advertising partners when relevant to the story. We will never promote an advertiser's product without making the relationship clear to our readers.

topics:

StreetNoise