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Via Verde: Success in the New York Housing Legacy Competition
Jeffrey Hill | Wed, Jan 2nd, 2008 | Category: Report | Tags: jeffrey hill, new york city, bronx, michael bloomberg, gotham gazette, new york housing legacy competition, cool town studios, via verde | 0
The grass is much greener on the other side of the East River, where the perks of affordable housing in the Bronx will now include an outdoor amphitheater, rooftop gardens, apartments designed for breezes, and a fitness center, thanks to Via Verde, the winner of The New York New Housing Legacy’s first juried design competition. The site, which is located on East 165th street, will be sold to PR Design Group, LLP for $1 as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace plan to…
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