NEW YORK: The six hundred and seventy-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards for 2015 has been received.
At a recent town hall meeting in Bushwick, neighbors expressed their support for affordable housing at Rabsky Group’s massive new development at the old Rheingold Brewery.
When Read Property Group sold part of the project to Simon Dushinsky of Rabsky, the developer had a wishy-washy attitude towards affordable housing at the 10-building, 977-apartment development. Since then, Rabsky has said that they are committed to building affordable units, but neighbors and local activists, including the Rheingold Construction Committee, remain unconvinced.
In 2013, Read negotiated that 30 percent of all multigenerational units would be affordable…