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A plan to bring more than 300 affordable and supportive homes, along with a new health clinic and community space, to Morrisania just cleared a key hurdle. Part of the city’s “ Housing for Health ” initiative, NYC Health + Hospitals announced Wednesday its board of directors approved the advancement of Morrisania River Commons, a 17-story building with 328 affordable and supportive units, a clinic, community facilites, and green space planned for a parking lot on the NYC Health + Hospitals/ Gotham Health Morrisania campus.

The city’s Housing Preservation and Development selected Type A, Bronx Works, and L+M to develop River Commons on the 26,000-square-foot lot. The development team, Rivers Commons Owners LLC, will sign a 99-year ground lease, c

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