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....
What Color is Your Balcony? Developers Give East Harlem Neighbors a Vote
By Rubi Barragan More than 30 neighbors showed up at a temporary polling place at 329 Pleasant Ave. in East Harlem yesterday to vote on five proposed color schemes for a controversial new eight-story apartment building. Developed by HAP Investments, it’s being built...
New players get in the NYC development game
New York City’s strong residential market has prompted a slew of new players to join the development fray here. While the majority of the 6,000 new development units set to come online in 2015 are being built by household names such as Extell Development, Related...
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...
HAP Investments Seeks Community Input on 329 Pleasant Ave Façade
HAP Investments, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, is seeking community involvement through a unique poll to determine preference for the facade colors on its under-construction HAP 5 development at 329 Pleasant Ave. in New...