Affordable Housing

Affordable Housing

226 & 259 West 144th Street

Project Manager/Designer: Robert M. Scarano Jr.

Completion Date: December 2004

Location: Manhattan, New York

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226 and 259 West 144th Streetin New York are substantial rehabilitation projects for two buildings totaling, 108 units and a day care center under the NYC Housing Preservation and Development Vacant Building Program. This project is the winner of NYS Association for Affordable Housing's (NYSAFAH) "Project of the Year" award for 2003.

Anderson Avenue

Project Manager/Designer: Robert M. Scarano Jr.

Completion Date: April 2004

Location: Bronx, New York

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972 Anderson Avenue was a building owned by the city of New York and Maintained by their housing Arm H.P.D. Long forgotten by the city due to its abandoned condition, it did not stop a group of people in the neighborhood from binding together and renovating the building for their families. The organization turned to Scarano Architect PLLC to assist with the formal planning and proper financing for the project. The building was upgraded to include the previously lacking heating and cooling systems, and many code deficiencies such as fire protection and hadicap accessibility were corrected. A management and development company was selected as a sponsor, and with the help of proper planning and design a new stable property has been added to the housing stock of the city.