Tag Archives: Housing

Housing rises on reclaimed land in Melrose

Housing rises on reclaimed land in Melrose

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Alex Green IV.

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An eight-story apartment building rising on the Northeast corner of East 158th Street and Third Avenue will complete the transformation of the intersection. Dubbed La Terraza, the building will join two more apartment buildings developed by the Melrose-based non-profit Nos Quedamos in the last decade. Offering 107 apartments for middle, moderate, and low-income families, along [...]

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Thousands of Mott Haven families face eviction

Thousands of Mott Haven families face eviction

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.

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The Homeless Help program helps those facing eviction in Mott Haven and Melrose navigate this stressful situation.

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Rats plague seniors in Betances Houses

Rats plague seniors in Betances Houses

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com For months, residents of the Betances Houses building set aside for senior citizens heard the sound of claws scratching as rats scurried back and forth in the crawl space overhead at night. Rat urine stained the ceiling. The animals gnawed holes in it, then tumbled through them onto the floor. They darted [...]

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Plan calls for transforming industrial area

Plan calls for transforming industrial area

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Maria Clark.

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By Maria Clark maria.clark@motthavenherald.com The lower section of the Grand Concourse is almost entirely dedicated to the auto industry. The road is lined with busy auto repair shops, a gas station, a newly revamped car wash and a car dealership. Apartment houses and a hotel may replace these businesses, if a rezoning proposal for the [...]

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With change in the wind, some residents worry

With change in the wind, some residents worry

Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Caroline Linton Caroline.linton@motthavenherald.com Lamont Barkley, 42, has lived in Mott Haven his whole life and has witnessed the devastation that overtook the neighborhood, and its rebuilding. But that does not mean he’s ready for the latest change: the city’s plan to replace gritty industrial buildings with high-rise waterfront apartments and retail businesses.

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‘Bronx Swamp’ endangers health

‘Bronx Swamp’ endangers health

Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.

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By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com Gloria Hidalgo likes living in her quiet building on 142nd Street. The rent is reasonable; her neighbors are hard-working people, her sister and two nieces live three floors below her and Hostos Community College, where she is studying to become an accountant, is just blocks away. But a rotten smell, just [...]

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