May 13, 2008
Fabria Ground Breaking: Affordable Housing in the East Village
From right to left: Richman Group’s Bill Traylor, HPD Commissioner Shaun Donovan, Phipps Chairman Ronay Menschel, New York City Councilwoman Maria Baez, NYCHA Chairman Tino Herenandez, New York Municipal, Art Society, Brian Connolly, A representative from Citibank, Phipps President and C.E.O. Adam Winestein, NYCHA Executive Director Doug Apple and Representatives from HDC
Phipps Houses and OCV architects have broken ground on Fabria Houses, a new construction project, making a better NY by adding 64 units of affordable housing to the East Village, all part of Mayor Bloomberg's New Housing Marketplace Plan. Fabria is in Partnership with NYCHA, HPD, HDC, Richman Housing Resources, LLC and Citibank. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on a chilly November 29th 2007 on East 7th Street.
Partner at OCV Architects Richard Vitto and Phipps Group Matthew Kelly
OCV Architects has completed many projects in recent years where authorities, non-profits and the private sector have come together and successfully redeveloped neglected properties in New York City. According to Phipps Houses Group President and CEO Adam Weinstein, “It has been gratifying to see the City’s major housing agencies…come together with the community, elected officials and Phipps Houses to make new affordable housing units possible…We look forward to many more such partnerships with government and the private sector to produce affordable housing for New Yorkers in need.”
New York City Housing Authority Chairman Tino Hernandez addresses the crowd.
Center: Brian Conolly of the Municipal Arts Society of New York
All of the units accommodate households earning $42,540 for a family of four or $29,760 for a single person. Twenty percent of the units will be marked for households earning up to $28,360 for a family of four or $19,840 for a single household. The rehabilitation of the existing structures at 410, 426 and 428 East 11th Street will yield 27 units and the land from 212-214 East 7th Street to 617-621 East 9th Street will yield 37 new units.
Background: Phipps Chairman Ronay Menschel
Foreground: Councilwoman Maria Baez
Phipps Bob Pinkuss and OCV Architects Partner, Sara Arnold
From left to right:
NYCHA Executive Director Doug Apple, OCV Architects Sara Arnold and Carla Pena, NYCHA Chairman Tino Hernandez
Far right:
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
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Oaklander, Coogan and Vitto, P.C., is a versatile, client-driven architecture firm serving the New York Metropolitan area since 1973. Specializing in affordable and special-needs housing, the firm has partnered with many notable urban housing authorities and development groups to create multi-family housing, private homes, commercial spaces, schools, churches and community centers with great respect for each site’s urban landscape, history and culture.
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