Renovations transform trio of NYCHA towers in Washington Heights through PACT

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A group of minority developers is leading a $166 million project to renovate three NYCHA buildings in Washington Heights.

NEW YORK -- New York City is seeing continued success with its private partnership program to redevelop old Housing Authority properties.A trio of towers in Washington Heights proves the value of the pact to invest in a Permanent Affordability Commitment Together.Shakeema Brockett goes to work at home every day. She has lived in her Audubon Houses apartment in Washington Heights since she was born and now works as the building's office manager.

Through two years of meetings before work began, Brockett helped convince her neighbors that the slight inconvenience is worth a lifetime of luxury.'To make them feel comfortable and assure them that the hard part is going to be over soon and you're going to be happy with the end result, it was difficult, but we made it work,' Brockett said.The vision vibrantly unites the neighborhood through colorful uniformity.

 

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