November 4, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- "One of the great strengths of our Administration is the expertise and insight not only of our Commissioners but also of their deputies. Before joining the New York City Housing Authority, Mike Kelly led the housing authorities of San Francisco, New Orleans and the District of Columbia. When our former City Housing Commissioner and current HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Mayor Nutter asked about the prospect of Mike temporarily leading the Philadelphia Housing Authority through this transition period, I offered my full support.

NEW YORK, NY - October 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thursday, October 28, 2010--New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) today approved $287.8 million in financings and grants to build and rehabilitate 1,854 affordable homes, create jobs and stimulate local economies

New York, N.Y. - October 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced it has signed on as the new, exclusive sales and marketing firm for Windows on 123, a premier luxury condominium development in Harlem

New York, NY - October 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn joined with leaders from City agencies Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), as well as representatives from developer Artimus Construction and Citi Community Capital in celebrating the groundbreaking of Elliott Chelsea on West 25th Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. The 22-story new construction development will provide 168 units for low-to- middle-income families. The $65 million development is located on land provided by NYCHA and is part of a larger plan to develop more affordable housing on NYCHA properties in Chelsea. The sale of this site will bring in an estimated $4 million in revenue to the Housing Authority, a critical component in preserving public housing in a time of diminishing Federal spending

New York, NY - October 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) wrote to the Federal Housing Finance Agency...

New York, NY - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the dismissal of all claims made by EHARM in their fight against the East Harlem M/E/C LLC. East 125th Street project; despite the misuse of municipal might, power, and procedure to take private, productive commercial property and hand it over to a secretly selected development group, beset by trouble.

New York, NY - October 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Azure (www.azureny.com), the spacious 34-story luxury residential building at 333 East 91st Street at First Avenue on the Upper East Side, has arranged a new financing facility of $145.1 million from HSBC and its participating lenders.

New York, NY - October 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced they will showcase the top Brooklyn and Manhattan developments in a joint open house during the weekend of October 16, 2010.

Washington, DC - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY 17) called for a fair and just settlement for Local 32BJ workers who are in negotiations with the Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region, Inc. The Congressman’s statement and his letter to the management company follow below

Huntington Station, NY - October 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Suffolk Executive Steve Levy joined Huntington Supervisor Frank Petrone and town board members on October 5 for the razing of dilapidated structures as part of a program to transform Huntington Station blight into attractive, affordable housing.

Middletown, NY - October 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Congressman John Hall (D-NY) today announced they helped secure a federal investment to help pay for new supportive housing in the Village of Walden for female veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who face difficult economic and other challenges.

New York, NY - October 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Strategic Development and Construction Group and Lemle & Wolff, Inc., developers of Beacon Towers, a new cooperative residential development in Harlem, today announced a price reduction on most remaining available homes.

NEW YORK, NY - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that Columbia Commons, a newly constructed residential development in Brooklyn’s growing Columbia Street Waterfront District, is now just one deal away from being 50% sold just four months after sales started

New York, NY - September 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) today announced a major milestone for seniors across the country as legislation he sponsored passed the Senate Banking Committee.

New York, NY - September 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a developer to construct an approximately 1.15-acre street-level public space to be located on top of underground parking garage that it will also construct and operate.

Albany, NY - September 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The State's main housing agencies have been integrated under a single leadership structure to form a new organization well-equipped to respond to the growing need for affordable housing in New York.

NEW YORK, NY - September 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York State's housing agencies have approved $263.1 million in financings and grants to build and renovate affordable housing, promote business development and create jobs.

Albany, NY - September 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced 94 awards totaling more than $28 million to not-for-profit housing agencies and local governments across the State that will help to build, rehabilitate or modify 1,472 homes for low-income families, people with disabilities and frail elderly homeowners and tenants.

September 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mr. D’Amanda focuses his practice on commercial real estate, including development and land use, mortgage and asset lending, foreclosures and workouts, and succession planning for family land holdings. Mr. D’Amanda was drawn to the firm because of the depth of Nixon Peabody’s real estate practice firmwide and the reputation of that group in the Rochester community and throughout Upstate New York.

Bronx, NY - September 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- General Colin L. Powell visited his childhood neighborhood in the South Bronx today to welcome families to their new affordable co-op homes in a building named in his honor.

New York, NY - September 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Congressman Jose E. Serrano, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero and New York City Housing Development Corporation President Marc Jahr today announced a plan to improve conditions at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the South Bronx

New York, NY - August 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- +aRt, a new condominium development in the heart of West Chelsea’s art district, Chashama, an organization that transforms donated retail storefronts in New York City into art exhibitions, and Cannery Works, a non-profit arts catalyst in support of debut projects, have partnered to present a new two-part art exhibition series this fall, beginning with Jason Covert’s CARNIVORA which opens to the public on September 16.

Albany, NY - August 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor David A. Paterson today announced $119 million in housing and community renewal awards to help communities across the State develop affordable housing, revitalize downtowns, and upgrade water and sewer systems.

BINGHAMTON, NY - August 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Matt Ryan today joined Binghamton Housing Authority Executive Director David Tanenhaus and community partners to cut the ribbon on a new eight-unit, handicap accessible, energy efficient, affordable housing project at 4-6 Lisle Avenue.

Albany, NY - August 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Buffalo Regional Office Director, Tom VanNortwick, was on hand recently to help break ground on Holy Family Senior Apartments in South Buffalo.