Multihousing News

Brooklyn Affordable Project Lands $72M Loan

Plans [for the 160-unit housing project in Brooklyn] call for a seven-story building with affordable units for residents across several income brackets. The community will also reserve 26 supportive units for tenants with developmental disabilities and will provide services including meal planning, computer literacy programs and socialization assistance.

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Bronx Times

Face mask and hand sanitizer giveaway at the Betances Houses in Mott Haven

The supplies, which were donated by Catholic Charities of the Archdioceses of New York and RDC Development, were offered to all tenants of the 39-building, 1,088-unit apartment complex.

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The Real Deal

Who made de Blasio’s real estate reopening council — and who didn’t

Wavecrest's Susan Camerata is one of 30 leaders appointed to the Construction and Real Estate Sector Advisory Council to serve as a liaison to disseminate information about re-opening and provide guidance to shape the City’s response.

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ABC 7 News

Coronavirus News: Catholic Charities hands out 1,600 meals in the Bronx

The 400 boxes of food and bags of produce were handed out outside the Betances Community Center in the Bronx. Each box contained meals for approximately four people, and personal care supplies, household items, and pet supplies were also available.

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Mott Haven Herald

HOLY THURSDAY FOOD BOXES OFFERED AT BETANCES HOUSES

Catholic Charities and RDC Development will join hands Thursday to distribute 400 boxes of food to residents of the 40-building Betances NYCHA Complex in Mott Haven. The boxes, each containing meals for four people, are intended to help families having trouble putting food on the table in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.

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New York Daily News

Private management can help save NYCHA

Our developments not only look better, they operate better, too. We have new boilers, elevators, roofs and common areas. At Betances, we have brand new kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, floors and elevators. The biggest change has been that the properties are kept so clean.

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