Lone hold-out puts kink in HAP’s West 187th Street plans
HAP Investment Developers’ plans for a lilac-hued rental building on West 187th Street have hit a snag. First announced in November 2013, the Karim Rashid-designed building was to have 100 units at 653-667 West 187th Street. But HAP was missing a key piece of the...
What color would you choose?
Eran Polack, Co-Founder and CEO of HAP Investments LLC, a New York based international real estate investment and development company, announced HAP Investments will conduct a community poll to determine preference for the façade colors of its HAP 5 development,...
Residents to vote on HAP’s East Harlem building colors
East Harlem residents can now paint the town red. Or they can go with purple, or turquoise. The colors on HAP Investments LLC’s residential development at 329 Pleasant Avenue will be decided by popular vote. The developer is giving residents of the area the chance to...
Should Locals Have a Say in Their Neighborhood’s Architecture?
Residents of Pleasant Avenue in Manhattan’s East Harlem were more than displeased upon seeing renderings for a new Karim Rashid-designed building in their neighborhood: A slender, modern dwelling adorned with bright blue and pink balconies, sandwiched between two...