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A Former Bushwick Convent is Now an Affordable Housing Unit

Affordable housing continues to be a major issue across the boroughs.

A Former Bushwick Convent is Now an Affordable Housing Unit

A Former Bushwick Convent is Now an Affordable Housing Unit

Affordable housing continues to be a major issue across the boroughs.

A Former Bushwick Convent is Now an Affordable Housing Unit
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Another affordable housing development has been erected in Bushwick. The development was launched on the site of a former Catholic convent seven years ago and finally completed on Monday. Although the ite was just recently finished, a lottery for a majority of units in the housing properties were already opened since January 2017.  

According to a report of the building facade by Brownstoner, the property itself comprises three separate addresses: a four-story brick building at 11 De Sales Place, a six-story addition at 21 De Sales Place, and another new eight-story building at 1875 Broadway. The entire housing property is owned by Our Lady of Lourdes Apartment LLC which bought it for a cool $1.8 million in 2015.

Rents start at $519 per month for a studio-size unit to $1,740 for a three-bedroom apartment. The site is no longer listed on the NYC Housing Connect lottery portal, but four other affordable housing developments are currently available in Bushwick:

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