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October 28, 2011

Councilmember Robert Jackson presents $2Million check to BHC

From Councilmember Jackson’s press release:

Council Member Robert Jackson was joined by Assembly members Denny Farrell and Guillermo Linares as well as community leaders at a press conference on Friday October 28th, to celebrate and acknowledge Broadway Housing Communities (BHC)’s…

Art, Architecture, and Activism at Harvard University

Harvard Graduate School of Education Website | October 28, 2011
by Jill Anderson

After years of planning and collaboration among artists, activists, and architects, a green educational and cultural arts mixed-use development will open next year on the boundary of Harlem’s…

October 14, 2011

The Sugar Hill Project presentation at Harvard University – Friday, October 21

As part of its ongoing Askwith Forums series, the Harvard Graduate School of Education presents

Art, Architecture and Activism:
The Sugar Hill Project

Friday, October 21st from 4-5:30pm
Askwith Hall, Harvard University

Advisor and Friend of Sugar Hill Steven Seidel will deliver…

Posted in Housing, Press, Sugar Hill

A place to call home: Dorothy Day Apts. fine example of supportive housing for poor

New York Daily News | October 14, 2011

…”I love this place. It’s a lifesaver,” said the restaurant worker and father of three, including 4-year-old Artyairish. “This place” is the Dorothy Day Apartments on Riverside Drive and W. 135th St.,…

September 23, 2011

It Takes a Village

The New York Times | September 23, 2011

…Madison is 4 years old. She is happy and thriving. This is her second year of Head Start in the basement of a building that houses the poor and homeless in one…

June 15, 2011

Congressman Rangel reaffirms his support for BHC and the Sugar Hill Project

At a recent event at the Rio II rooftop gallery, Congressman Charles Rangel reaffirmed his support for Broadway Housing Communities and the Sugar Hill Project. Amid an exhibit of photographs depicting great performances by African-American musicians, and…

March 1, 2011

Where In The World Is David Adjaye?

W Magazine | March 2011

…Charismatic and engaging—if fond of architectspeak—Adjaye, 44, is a rarity among his peers, and not just because he’s a black architect working in a predominantly white world. A self-described Robin Hood, he balances spare, geometric…

February 3, 2011

Marta Gutman Envisions Child-Friendly Urban Neighborhoods

CUNY Newswire | February 3, 2011

…Rather than only build brand-new facilities, however, children’s advocates should consider repurposing and adding small-scale projects to New York City neighborhoods that can attract additional investment, contends Dr. Marta Gutman.  A…

January 26, 2011

Who Invests in Low-Income Housing? Google, for One

The New York Times | Wednesday, January 26, 2011

…But demand is so high in New York that the 124 units at Sugar Hill will be allocated by lottery. A three-bedroom apartment at Sugar Hill will rent…

November 15, 2010

David Adjaye designs housing and museum combo in New York

World Interior Design Network | November 15, 2010

London-based architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a unique low-income housing scheme complete with a children’s museum at the historic Harlem neighbourhood in Manhattan, …