Save PS 186

Some of you may have been following the efforts to save PS 186. PS 186 is a 107 year old abandoned school on 145th Street designed by famed turn-of-the-century architect C.B. J. Snyder. The school is in danger of being demolished and replaced with an unimaginative high rise. Members of the community have sent a …

New Affordable Green Housing on 153rd Street

Here is a new environmentally-considered affordable housing development by HCCI and J. Rose Cos. in Harlem. The building/urban design could be better, but the overall program and intent of the project is promising for the long-term future of the community. “Jonathan Rose has said that “Green projects like these are tremendous investments in the future …