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 Habitat-NYC’s Atlantic Avenue Complex About the Habitat-NYC Model Habitat-NYC gives "a hand up, not a handout" to our homebuyers. Every homebuyer commits hundreds of volunteers hours to construct his or her home. These homes are deeply subsidized by Habitat to provide an affordable sales price to our hardworking families. Volunteer labor (from corporations, faith groups and individuals) and donated money and materials contribute to a relatively low construction cost. About the Atlantic Avenue Homes The largest—and one of the greenest—multifamily complex ever created by a Habitat for Humanity affiliate is rising on a long-vacant lot in Brooklyn’s Ocean Hill-Brownsville neighborhood. Habitat for Humanity – New York City broke ground in May, 2007 on the $13 million, 41-unit complex of affordable condominiums, which will meet LEED certification—the highest standard of green building. This innovative complex is part of a national pilot program for green homes, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council. A complex of three, four-story buildings, the Atlantic Avenue residences will contain a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom condos. Future homeowners must earn between 45 to 80 percent of the city’s area median income ($35,450 to $56,700 for a family of four) and be willing to work at least 300 hours per adult to help build their homes. The complex is expected to be completed in 2009. Ocean Hill-Brownsville is home to more than 85,000 people. According to the local community board, affordable housing is one of the most pressing needs in this community, where the median household income is $20,714 and one in four residents spends more than half of their income on housing. Fewer than 16 percent of all Ocean Hill-Brownsville residents own their homes. These 41 Habitat-NYC homes will increase the supply of affordable housing in this area and help revitalize the neighborhood. 
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