As reported in the New York Daily News [Bed Stuy Residents Furious over Condo Project once slated as Dorm], it appears another luxury condo has gone the way of becoming five star accommodations for the homeless. How is it that Real Estate Developers continue to be bailed out by New York City while countless families face the threat of becoming homeless due to foreclosure?
How do you avoid the subject of politics in any discussion regarding real estate in New York City. Take a look around you. In the last 5 years we’ve seen an enormous amount of luxury condominium development concentrated in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Should we bail out real estate developers who made bad business decisions?
NYC Department of Housing, Preservation and Development has begun implementing it’s plan to use the $24 million dollars received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. As indicated in the video, the city purchased 7 properties in neighborhoods hard hit by [...]
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