Always get caught off guard seeing cacs in Flatbush.
My NYC Black Folk......Gentrification
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Cave Savage
Feminist
I truly don't think anywhere in North Bronx, Eastern Queens, or Staten Island will be gentrifiedFolk in here staying shyt can never happen...
Any area you can think of in NYC is up for grabs if they want it.
Red Shield
Global Domination
http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/07/per...l-affordable-housing-and-ymca-in-melrose.html556 Bergen, identified as Building A on the site plan, will top out at 12 stories and hold 264,700 square feet of space. It will sit at the western edge of the city-owned Bronxchester Urban Renewal site, on a wedge-shaped plot bordered by Bergen Avenue, Westchester Avenue, Brook Avenue, and elevated tracks where the 2 and 5 trains emerge from underground.
215 apartments will be stacked on top of a 48,000-square-foot YMCA and 15,400 square feet of retail. There will be 232,700 square feet devoted to residential space, yielding a spacious average unit of 1,082 square feet. The second floor will include several units with private balconies and shared terraces for the rest of the tenants.
Building B will host a 10,000-square-foot studio and classroom for BronxNet television, as well as 29,100 square feet of ground floor retail. It will reach 13 stories and have 281 units spread across 309,600 square feet of residential space. That means the average unit will be quite large for affordable housing—1,100 square feet. Six duplexes will occupy parts of the first two floors.
FXFOWLE and MHG Architects designed the project, and the developers are Hudson Companies, BRP Development, Common Ground, ELH-TKC LLC, Comunilife and YMCA.
A rep from Hudson told us that they expect to break ground in spring 2016, and aim for occupancy in early to mid-2018.
an already gentrified area is getting even more so...
EXCLUSIVE: Sutton Place residents shocked to learn new luxury apartment complex will be 90 stories high, not 30 like they were told by developers
BY Greg B. Smith
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 2:30 AM
An artist rendering of the Bauhouse Group skyscrapers, which are now planning to be 90 stories high, much to the surprise of Sutton Place residents.
Bamboozled!
The longtime residents of old-school Sutton Place thought they were getting a new luxury apartment next door that would be 13 stories tall — 30 at most.
But what they’re likely to get is one of the biggest residential towers in the city — 900 feet tall, 90 stories that will loom over the neighborhood like an upscale Colossus.
In December, the developer, the Bauhouse Group, met with residents of 434 E. 58th St., a co-op in the heart of that old money New York neighborhood. Bauhouse planned to demolish — as soon as this summer — four six-story buildings next door and put up new luxury apartments. They wanted air rights from 434 E. 58th St. so they could build higher.
According to minutes of the Dec. 22 meeting, a shareholder asked Bauhouse executive Christopher Jones for details, including whether it would be “a 100-story building.” Jones replied that he was “unsure of exact height” and that “air rights would be a factor,” but the tower “will not be 100 stories, as of now expected to be 13 stories,” the minutes state.
A representative of another shareholder estimated that between air rights and zoning, the “building will be between 12-30 stories.”
Sutton Place is one of those holdover neighborhoods where the New York City of yore still lingers. Its residents have included Vanderbilts, Morgans and Marilyn Monroe. It’s a mix of old six-story apartments, newer 16-story buildings, and most recently bigger towers, so 30 stories wasn’t completely out of character.
The shareholders voted to sell Bauhouse air rights for $11 million. Then reality struck.
On April 7, Bauhouse put out a full-color brochure of a 90-story “ultraluxury” skyscraper that would be one of the biggest residential buildings in the city.
“It appears the developer got the residents to sell the air rights by misleading them into believing the building would be no more than 30 stories,” said Arthur Schwartz, a spokesman for a number of the building residents. “Before the ink was even dry, the developer turned around and announced plans for a $1 billion, 90-story mega-tower, one of the largest condos in the country.”
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Marcus Santos
Joseph Beninati (l.), a managing member of the Bauhouse Group, which plans to build the 90-story 'ultraluxury' skyscraper, in place of some older buildings (r.) in the historic neighborhood.
Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) said he first heard of the huge tower on April Fool’s Day and was “incredibly concerned” and will push for a land-use review.
Bauhouse officials insist that at the time of the December meeting with the shareholders, they only had enough air rights for 30 stories.
“As the complex assemblage continued into 2015, the size of the building increased,” the developer said.
A spokesman said the meeting notes “do not accurately reflect what was said by the developer” but shareholder participants insist the notes are accurate.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...lex-sutton-place-90-stories-article-1.2283559
EXCLUSIVE: Sutton Place residents shocked to learn new luxury apartment complex will be 90 stories high, not 30 like they were told by developers
BY Greg B. Smith
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 2:30 AM
An artist rendering of the Bauhouse Group skyscrapers, which are now planning to be 90 stories high, much to the surprise of Sutton Place residents.
Bamboozled!
The longtime residents of old-school Sutton Place thought they were getting a new luxury apartment next door that would be 13 stories tall — 30 at most.
But what they’re likely to get is one of the biggest residential towers in the city — 900 feet tall, 90 stories that will loom over the neighborhood like an upscale Colossus.
In December, the developer, the Bauhouse Group, met with residents of 434 E. 58th St., a co-op in the heart of that old money New York neighborhood. Bauhouse planned to demolish — as soon as this summer — four six-story buildings next door and put up new luxury apartments. They wanted air rights from 434 E. 58th St. so they could build higher.
According to minutes of the Dec. 22 meeting, a shareholder asked Bauhouse executive Christopher Jones for details, including whether it would be “a 100-story building.” Jones replied that he was “unsure of exact height” and that “air rights would be a factor,” but the tower “will not be 100 stories, as of now expected to be 13 stories,” the minutes state.
A representative of another shareholder estimated that between air rights and zoning, the “building will be between 12-30 stories.”
Sutton Place is one of those holdover neighborhoods where the New York City of yore still lingers. Its residents have included Vanderbilts, Morgans and Marilyn Monroe. It’s a mix of old six-story apartments, newer 16-story buildings, and most recently bigger towers, so 30 stories wasn’t completely out of character.
The shareholders voted to sell Bauhouse air rights for $11 million. Then reality struck.
On April 7, Bauhouse put out a full-color brochure of a 90-story “ultraluxury” skyscraper that would be one of the biggest residential buildings in the city.
“It appears the developer got the residents to sell the air rights by misleading them into believing the building would be no more than 30 stories,” said Arthur Schwartz, a spokesman for a number of the building residents. “Before the ink was even dry, the developer turned around and announced plans for a $1 billion, 90-story mega-tower, one of the largest condos in the country.”
Joseph Beninati (l.), a managing member of the Bauhouse Group, which plans to build the 90-story 'ultraluxury' skyscraper, in place of some older buildings (r.) in the historic neighborhood.
Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) said he first heard of the huge tower on April Fool’s Day and was “incredibly concerned” and will push for a land-use review.
Bauhouse officials insist that at the time of the December meeting with the shareholders, they only had enough air rights for 30 stories.
“As the complex assemblage continued into 2015, the size of the building increased,” the developer said.
A spokesman said the meeting notes “do not accurately reflect what was said by the developer” but shareholder participants insist the notes are accurate.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...lex-sutton-place-90-stories-article-1.2283559
My father, grandmother, and grandaunt live in Esplanade Gardens on 7th and 147th Uptown...I know cacs/joos have it in their sites being that the subway station is right there once you exit...... 
The heavily industrial neighborhoods of Mott Haven and Port Morris in the South Bronx, just north of Randall's Island, have been getting considerable attention this year, both from large-scale developers, and gentrification-endorsing New York Times reporters.
These are the sorts of changes that inevitably result in these sorts of quotes appearing in the NY Times: "I said, never, ever, over my dead body, would I ever live in the Bronx... but everybody is so cool, and so laid back, and it has everything you want in a neighborhood," one Bronx newcomer said this spring. But, as is sometimes the case (and sometimes not), real-estate trendiness and green spaces come hand in hand.
Today, the New York Restoration Project released its first, preliminary renderings of The Haven Project: a green-ification plan, one year in the making, that includes a Harlem River and Bronx Kill waterfront park accessible from 134th Street, and better access by foot and by bike to the forthcoming Randall's Island Connector—a long-stalled pedestrian footbridge that will connect the two neighborhoods, set to open later this summer.
http://gothamist.com/2015/07/08/renderings_this_is_what_a_greener_s.php
DynamoEAR
All Star
It partially what your particular jurisidiction is doing to lift the quality of life for existing and potential residents.... this is Palm Center station at the end of the soon to open Purple/Southeast Line (at the bottom of the map)
They are trying to build fresh quality affordable housing with some market rate units in this complex in African American dense part of the city.... ....... and this in Houston, where the market is king ...........
EDIT: They are able to do this cause they are using Hurricane relief funds.......erase everything I said..... but its still possible.
But I will say this....if we want to "keep" our urban black neighborhoods.... then its going to take young middle class blacks deciding to move back into the" hood"....that mish mash between "hood" and "professional" black is that internal socio-economic quandary ......................but for some reason its not a quandary for young professional whites and others who move into the same neighborhood...... ....
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http://www.houstonchronicle.com/bus...ct-planned-for-old-flea-market-5930564.php#/3
Project to give new life to old flea market property
By Nancy Sarnoff
December 2, 2014 Updated: December 2, 2014 9:47pm
By Nancy Sarnoff
December 2, 2014 Updated: December 2, 2014 9:47pm
The former King's Best Market at 5110 Griggs.
A developer is planning a major upgrade to a worn-out corner of south Houston with an apartment and retail project where an empty flea market now stands.
With help from more than $15 million in public funding, the ITEX Group is preparing to remake the almost 10-acre site at the southwest corner of Griggs and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with a $41 million project called the Village at Palm Center.
The development, which was designed by multifamily architecture firm Humphreys & Partners, will have 222 rentals, including 154 apartments and 68 townhouse-style units. Some commercial space is also planned.
Most of the apartments will be affordable housing for low- and moderate-income renters, but a portion will be priced at market rents.
"This will preserve the ability for people living in the community to continue living in their community," said Clark Colvin, executive vice president of the ITEX Group, which is planning to hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the site Wednesday afternoon.
The project, partially financed with tax credits, will also benefit from $15.3 million from the Hurricane Ike Disaster Recovery program.
Almost two years ago, the city received a commitment for about $150 million - a second round of federal hurricane relief funding - to be used in areas that experienced damage from the storm.
"We looked for areas in town where gentrification was starting to happen and property values were starting to rise, and we tried to isolate areas where we could be part of a catalyst for change," said Neal Rackleff, director of the Houston Housing and Community Development Department.
The Village at Palm Center is one of five multifamily projects that have or will receive a portion of the funding. Some $50 million will go toward multifamily pro-jects.
"We're expecting it to be a real game changer in that real estate market out there," said John L. Guess III, president of the Guess Group commercial real estate firm that brokered the sale of the flea market property. The site, inside the 610 Loop and south of the University of Houston, is near where Metro's Southeast light-rail line will be built.
The line will run from downtown to the Palm Center Transit Center near Griggs and MLK.
The Village at Palm Center project will replace the large King's flea market, which recently closed.
ITEX has been preparing the building for demolition, which is expected to occur this month.
"It's going to be a couple of big blighted buildings changed out for a group of exceptionally designed apartments and townhomes," Guess said.
A new street will run through the middle of the property.
Gated townhomes will be built on one side of the street, and a three- or four-story apartment complex will be built on the other.
The commercial space will be on a portion of the ground floor of the apartment complex.
The developer put the land under contract a couple years ago and recently closed on the 9.6-acre tract.
Port Arthur-based ITEX builds and manages affordable apartment complexes and rental housing. The Palm Center complex will be its first Houston development.
Colvin said the community has been supportive.
"Our project just kind of really fit in with what they already envisioned," he said.
Not Houston bro.
Yeah I never understood the whole "you can't gentrify the Bronx" thing
Cave Savage
Feminist
I think whether or not a neighborhood in NYC can get gentrified depends on its subway access and proximity to Manhattan
But the South Bronx won't be gentrified.
Lookin like they in front of a green screen the whole scenery doesn't even look right
