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Troubled Harlem Developer Sues Next-Door Owner; Advances Other Project
Moujan Vahdat, who was accused of buying up Harlem churches and secretly paying off clergy, is moving to advance two long-delayed projects.
Moujan Vahdat, who was accused of buying up Harlem churches and secretly paying off clergy, is moving to advance two long-delayed projects.
The low-rise block across from the Apollo Theater could become home to a high-rise apartment tower, according to a new $13 million listing.
Century-old St. Luke's Episcopal Church will avoid the fate of other Harlem houses of worship that have been torn down after being sold.
The Carmen Villegas Apartments would add 220 low-income senior apartments to Park Avenue, but it requires a rezoning to be built.
The powerful AIDS Healthcare Foundation paid $17 million to buy the two 145th Street hotels and turn them into low-income housing.
A flurry of new developments were filed for East Harlem this week, from a block-sized affordable housing project to another church deal.
The new 400-unit building on a West Harlem NYCHA campus will help fund $28 million in badly-needed repairs, but has sparked tenant concerns.
This week, city inspectors found roaches on the Upper West Side, scalding hot water in Bayside, leaking ceilings in Harlem, and more.
A 10-story hotel will be built on the former site of a struggling Central Harlem church, years after the house of worship sold its property.
This week, city inspectors found lead paint in Prospect Heights, no cooking gas in Yorkville, roaches in Morningside Heights, and more.
This week, city inspectors found lead paint in Crown Heights, roaches on the Upper West Side, and overly hot water in Bayside.
A controversial tax break means a new "affordable" housing lottery in Central Harlem will be unaffordable to many in the neighborhood.
Tenants say the city is betraying years-old promises to renovate their run-down Harlem building and let them buy their own apartments.
An upscale supermarket and more than 500 apartments may come to Extell's long-vacant Harlem site, as a planned office tower was never built.
A judge certified a unique class action lawsuit by tenants of 11 Harlem buildings who say their landlords illegally raised stabilized rents.
A prominent Harlem medical center is set to be demolished and replaced with supportive housing, sparking fears that services could be lost.
Teyana Taylor's buzzed-about Harlem nail salon still owes nearly $50,000 in rent payments racked up before its closure, a landlord alleges.
The Harlem block once intended to host high-rise towers and dozens of apartments will instead have a truck stop, its developer told Patch.
Religious leaders took nearly $2 million in secret payments after helping a developer swindle six Harlem churches, an investigation found.
Here's a look inside the ornate Central Harlem townhouse, which the actor just sold for a record-high sum.
Costco says its landlord at an East Harlem shopping center has let elevators deteriorate, causing some customers to get trapped this month.
Three more empty lots across Central and north Harlem have become infested with rats and must be cleaned up, the city said in court filings.
Two neglected, "dangerous" Harlem apartment buildings need emergency repairs, the city says — including one that may need to be torn down.
A facility for homeless LGBTQ youth that won praise by an East Harlem community board is finally set to start construction, plans show.
The developer of a new East Harlem building is demanding cash in exchange for turning over the garage to its rightful owner, a lawsuit says.
The construction of a storage facility on a Harlem block caused over $600K in damage to a next-door apartment building, a landlord alleges.
More apartments are opening up in Harlem, but so many are being abandoned by priced-out tenants that prices are still rising, a study found.
A 245-foot tower containing a 300-room hotel could rise on a long-empty 125th Street lot, according to a new proposal by a developer.
The century-old Harlem Savings Bank Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will face the wrecking ball, plans show.
More than a dozen below-market apartments are up for grabs in a new East Harlem building — but they may be out of reach for some Harlemites.
In a rare bit of good news for Harlem tenants, the number of open apartments is finally inching up — but rent prices still haven't dropped.
A Park Avenue office building will be converted into a 110-unit apartment tower — the latest new development along the busy corridor.
Three Harlem blocks will soon be reshaped by new apartment buildings, all planned by the same neighborhood developer. Here are the details.
Blumenfeld Development Group Signs Optimum to 5-year lease
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, a century-old fixture of Hamilton Heights, is being sold to a new owner. A new building could be in the works.
A pair of Harlem lots that have sat vacant for years will soon be replaced with buildings whose units will be sold as affordable co-ops.
In a rare homeownership opportunity, a handful of apartments in a newly-renovated Harlem building are now up for sale as affordable co-ops.
The bitterly disputed two-tower proposal was withdrawn hours before a planned vote, ending a yearlong fight that roiled the neighborhood.
With rents as low as $625, more than 200 affordable apartments are up for grabs in a brand-new 125th Sreet building. Here's how to apply.
After winning back its building amid claims of deed theft, a Harlem church is now trying to sell its longtime, decaying home to a developer.