FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 21, 2000
Press Contacts: Carol Abrams (212) 863-5176
Kim Brown (212) 863-8076
NYC HPD Announces Selection of Developers to Create Significant Homeownershipand Retail Opportunities in HarlemMore than 1,600 Condos, Co-ops and Rental Apartments PlannedCommunity Board Input Led the Process; Harlem-Based Teams to Develop the Sites
New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) CommissionerJerilyn Perine today announced the selection of 21 development teams to rehabilitatevacant city-owned multi-family buildings for homeownership and rental housing,to develop vacant city-owned land with new mid-rise co-op and condo residentialbuildings, and to add retail and community facility space in Harlem. The plansinclude two large daycare centers, a television production studio, and possibleoffice space for the National Basketball Players Association.
The plans include:
- Completing the revitalization of West 148th Street, which had the highestconcentration of City-owned vacant buildings, with co-ops and rental apartmentsaffordable to moderate income families
- Amenities such as "smart" wiring for high-speed internet access
- A senior housing complex on East 131st and 132nd Streets
- Housing is awarded by a lottery monitored by HPD
- Residents of the community have preference in the lottery for at least30% of the units
- 101,000 square feet of commercial/retail space
The developers were chosen in response to two "Requests for Proposals" issuedby HPD under the Vacant Building 2000 and the Cornerstone II Programs. The competitiveselection process was based on the quality and innovation of the proposed design,participation of local entities and residents in the development team, creationof owner-occupied units, the extent and quality of the applicants' development/constructionand management experience, and the strength and feasibility of the proposed financing. Rehabilitation work on the Vacant Buildings properties will start in Summer2001. New construction is slated to begin in Fall 2001.
"The City has invested $300 million in housing in Harlem since 1994," saidCommissioner Perine. "The new development we are talking about today is sweepingin its scope because it encompasses almost all of the remaining city-owned vacantbuildings and lots in Harlem. More than 60% of the new housing will be co-opsand condos which will allow many New York families to own their own home forthe first time. There was recent evidence of the demand when 4,000 people appliedfor 241 co-ops we sponsored on West 116th Street. I'm happy to add that in thenew developments, as well as all HPD-sponsored housing, at least 30% of theunits are reserved for current residents of the community."
Commissioner Perine expressed her appreciation to everyone involved, and particularlyto Community Boards 10 and 11 and the area's elected officials for their rolein the planning process.
People interested in owning their own home should call HPD's public informationline at (212) 863-8000 and request a homeownership kit. People who would liketo rent should call HPD's Affordable Housing Hotline at (212) 863-5610. Theinformation is also on HPDÍs website at nyc.gov/hpd.
Please see the attached charts for details on the development plans.
HPD's mission is to promote quality housing and viable neighborhoods for NewYorkers. The department is the nation's largest municipal housing developmentagency. Since Fiscal Year 1994, the agency has completed the construction orrehabilitation of nearly 65,000 units of affordable housing.
VACANT BUILDINGS 2000 DEVELOPER LIST
| VACANT BUILDINGS 2000 DEVELOPER LIST |
| Borough | Site Location | Developer | Description |
| Manhattan | 61 Lenox Avenue 63 Lenox Avenue (vacant lot) | Novalex Contracting Corp. /NYC Housing Partnership (L) | 17 cooperative units 1,600 sq feet of retail space |
| | 316 W. 116th Street 318 W. 116th Street (vacant lot) 374 Manhattan Avenue | Harlem Infil Associates (L) | 15 condominium units |
| | 246 Manhattan Avenue 2071 F. Douglass Blvd. 2103 F. Douglass Blvd. 2105 F. Douglass Blvd. | Artimus Construction Inc. | 50 rental units 2,483 sq. feet of retail space |
| | 103 W. 118th Street | TNS Development Group Ltd./ Great American Construction Corp.)/Neighborhood Housing Services Community Development Corp. | 11 condominium units |
| | 423 Lenox Avenue 437-39 Lenox Avenue | St. Philip’s/Shiloh HDFC (L) | 25 limited-equity cooperative units 2,328 sq. feet of retail space 559 sq. feet of community space |
| | 134 W. 133rd Street 140 W. 133rd Street 142 W. 133rd Street 2228 A. C. Powell Blvd. | The Arker Companies /NYC Housing Partnership | 41 limited-equity cooperative units 1,169 sq. feet of retail space |
| | 2355 F. Douglass Blvd. 2357 F. Douglass Blvd. | Galaxy General Contracting Corp. | 12 rental units 2,551 sq. feet of retail space |
| | 368 St. Nicholas Avenue 370 St. Nicholas Avenue | Novalex Contracting Corp. /NYC Housing Partnership (L) | 14 condominium units |
| | 115 W. 137th Street 119 W. 137th Street 117 W. 137th Street (vacant lot) | St. Philip’s/Shiloh HDFC (L) | 34 limited-equity cooperative units new five-story building on vacant lot |
| | 263-05 W. 144th Street 259-61 W. 144th Street 255 W. 144th Street 251-03 W. 144th Street | Lemle & Wolff, Inc. | 63 rental units 12,000 sq. feet for day care center |
| | 202-210 W. 148th Street 214 W. 148th Street 218 W. 148th Street | HCCI/L & M Equity Participants/NYCHousing Partnership (L) | 100 limited-equity cooperative units |
| | 229-241 W. 148th Street 2792 F. Douglass Blvd. (vacant lot) | HCCI/L & M Equity Participants /BFC Partners (L) | 107 rental units new five-story building on vacant lot 1,673 sq. feet of retail space |
| | 209 W. 148th Street 211 W. 148th Street 215 W. 148th Street | HCCI/L & M Equity Participants /NYC Housing Partnership(L) | 41 limited-equity cooperative units |
| | 2697 F. Douglass Blvd. 2731 F. Douglass Blvd. 308 W. 147th Street | The Richman Group of New York, LLC /Gotham Organization, Inc. | 37 rental units 4,000 sq. feet of retail space |
| | 182 E. 122nd Street | City Property Management and Development,Inc. | 7 rental units |
| Bronx | 870 Longwood Avenue 958 Prospect Avenue | South Bronx Overall Economic DevelopmentCorp. | 30 rental units |
| Brooklyn | 380-02 Lewis Avenue | Bridge Street Development Corp. | 8 condominium units |
| | 1350 Putnam Avenue 635 Wilson Avenue | Peter and AnnMarie Mione | 17 rental units |
(L) Locally Based Organization
CORNERSTONE ROUND II DEVELOPER LIST
| CORNERSTONE ROUND II DEVELOPER LIST |
| Borough | Location | Developer | Description |
| Manhattan | Cathedral Parkway and West 109thStreet, at Manhattan Avenue | Artimus Construction / ColumbiaUniversity (L) | 25 condominium units 87 faculty / graduate student apartments 9,500 sq. ft. of community space |
| | First Avenue between East 100thand 101st Streets | BFC Partners / L & M EquityParticipants / Allstate Realty Associates (L) | 148 units (100 rental, 48 condominium) 12,800 sq. ft. of retail space |
| | Frederick Douglass Blvd. b/w West118th and 119th Streets | Manhattan Neighborhood Network/ CVA Ventures, LLC (L) | 50+ limited-equity cooperativeunits 30,500 sq. ft. television studio space |
| | West 118th and 119th Streets, b/wFrederick Douglass Blvd. and Manhattan Ave. | Manhattanville Partners, LLC (L) | 67 total units (24 townhouses) |
| | West 119th and 120th Streets, b/wFrederick Douglass Blvd. and Manhattan Ave. | CVA Ventures / Harlem Congregationsfor Community Improvement (L) | 39 total units (13 townhouses) |
| | Frederick Douglass Blvd. b/w West120th and 121st Streets | The Bluestone Organization | 75 limited-equity cooperative units 8,600 sq. ft. retail space |
| | West 120th and 121st Streets, b/wFrederick Douglass Blvd. and Manhattan Ave. | The Bluestone Organization | 30 total units (10 townhouses) |
| | West 127th and 128th Streets, St.Nicholas Ave. and Frederick Douglass Blvd | The Gotham Organization, Inc. | 150 condominium units 20,000 sq. ft. office space 10,000 sq. ft. retail space |
| | East 119th and 120th Streets, betweenFirst and Second Avenues | The Briarwood Organiztion / HopeCommunity, Inc. (L) | 107 total units (16 3-unit townhouses,59 condominium units) |
| | East 131st and 132nd Streets, andMadison and Park Avenues | SFDS Development Corporation (L) | 179 total units in three projects(103 rental units, 41 senior rental housing units, 35 limited-equity co-opunits) |
| | Northwest corner of West 118thStreet and St. Nicholas Avenue | Artimus Construction | 42 condominium units 2,150 sq. ft. community space |
(L) Locally Based Organization
