A vacant apartment building near the corner of Jewett and Fillmore avenues is getting a new lease on life thanks to a grant by the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. The $70,000 affordable housing grant to Fillmore-Leroy Area Residents, Inc. (FLARE) to help finance the construction of the Jewett Avenue Apartments, which will provide eight units of affordable housing for very low-income families. Home Loan Bank members M&T Bank and First Niagara Bank submitted the applications for the funding.
The circa-1930, 5,810 sq.ft. masonry building is located 146 Jewett Avenue. FLARE, which will operate the project, will provide supportive social services and referrals for residents who need educational assistance, legal services, nutritional services, and medical care.
"Affordable housing for hardworking New York families is a top priority and I am proud of the steps the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York has taken to make housing more attainable and allow for the revitalization of neighborhoods during these difficult economic times," says Representative Louise Slaughter (NY-28).
Better hurry before the city demolishes it.