Residential

Gale Brewer, image from Manhattan Borough President's Office, and redlining map of Harlem

Why Gale Brewer’s Opposition to Lenox Terrace Rezoning Violates The 1968 Civil Rights Act

Recently, new developments and re-zonings promising community and retail amenities alongside thousands of new affordable housing units have been stymied in Two Bridges and Inwood. Now, plans for substantial injections of the aforementioned components by the Olnick Organization at Harlem‘s Lenox Terrace have been attacked as well. Spearheaded by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, the latest effort constitutes a contemporary example of redlining, and is an explicit violation of the National Civil Rights Act of 1968.

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788 Fairmount Place in East Tremont, The Bronx

Permits Filed for 788 Fairmount Place in East Tremont, The Bronx

Permits have been filed for a seven-story residential building at 788 Fairmount Place in East Tremont, The Bronx. Located between Prospect Avenue and Marmion Avenue, the through lot is a few blocks west of the West Farms Square-East Tremont Avenue subway station, serviced by the 2 and 5 trains. H Holding Group under the 788 Fairmount Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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