Design AIDD to design new rental
New York-based LEED-accredited architecture firm Design AIDD Architecture, DPC, has been awarded the contract to design a six-story multi-family market rate rental project at 284 Wadsworth Avenue in Washington Heights, which will be known as HAP 4.1. Developed by HAP...
HAP’s East Harlem project hit with stop-work order
UPDATED, 6:06 p.m., June 23: The city ordered that HAP Investment Developers halt construction of an eight-story rental building in East Harlem, citing damage done to nearby homes and the decapitation of a statue of Buddha. The Department of Buildings found that HAP’s...
HAP Investments to Develop 10-Unit Residential Building in Washington Heights
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based HAP Investments LLC is developing a new project at 284 Wadsworth Ave. in Washington Heights. Known as HAP 4.1, the six-story, 11,000-square-foot development will offer 10 one- and two-bedroom apartments and basement space. The...
Lend Lease Takes 12K SF in Midtown for Specific Project
Lend Lease, a provider of construction services, has signed a five-year lease for 12,000 square feet of additional space in Midtown, Commercial Observer has learned. Come December, the firm will occupy the majority of the third floor at 3 East 54th Street. The...
WHO’S NEWS: CBRE promotes Ken Meyerson; Economist Kevin Thorpe gets national nod
CBRE Group, Inc. announced that Ken Meyerson, of CBRE’s Consulting Group, has been promoted to vice chairman. A 20-year industry veteran, Meyerson has been involved in more than 12 million square feet of transactions. His professional experience includes expertise in...
City’s Most Active Landlords Talk Shop in Third Owners Magazine
Eran Polack CEO, HAP Investments Presented by AT&T What’s your real estate prediction for 2015? I think the market will continue to remain strong. Where in New York is there still untapped potential for real estate development? Harlem and Washington Heights. What...
Residents choose new colors for HAP’s East Harlem project
The people have spoken: no to turquoise and green, yes to white and magenta. Local residents voted on the color scheme of the exterior of HAP Investments LLC’s residential development at 329 Pleasant Avenue. Karim Rashid, an Egyptian-born designer known for his use of...
Who gets a say in community development?
Construction isn’t necessarily top of the list when it comes to getting neighborhoods worked up. But a projected building design in East Harlem is causing quite a stir in New York and beyond. In the past few weeks, developer HAP Investments has received a good deal of...
Karim Rashid’s East Harlem HAP Building Gets a New Color Scheme After Much Opposition
After much outcry, the Karim Rashid-designed residential building at 329 Pleasant Avenue in Harlem will be getting a new color scheme. According to the WSJ, locals have voted to scrap HAP Five‘s color-blocked magenta and turquoise design for a facade of simple white...
Quieter Hues Follow Outcry Over East Harlem Building
Majority of Neighbors Vote for White Balconies Trimmed in Magenta By JOSH BARBANEL Oct. 6, 2014 10:02 p.m. ET A lot of people in East Harlem, a tough neighborhood undergoing gentrification, said no to green and turquoise balconies planned for a new apartment building....