Pillar Property, ESKW/Archts., IMC Archt., JV Const., CityScape Engineering and Brisa Builders top-out $35m Earl Monroe School
Bronx, NY School leadership, students, former NY Knick John Wallace, borough president Vanessa Gibson and the project team of developer Pillar Property Management, the architectural team of ESKW/Architects and IMC Architecture, construction manager JV Construction & Consulting, structural engineer CityScape Engineering and general contractor Brisa Builders celebrated a topping-out for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School (EMNRBS). During the event, the guests, students and the project team members signed the last steel beam to be installed atop the building.
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Earl Monroe Basketball School Tops Out Construction
School leadership, students, former NY Knick John Wallace, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and the project team celebrated the topping out for the $35-million Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School in the South Bronx. Reportedly it will be the first of its kind in the nation: a purpose-built, specialized high school with an academic curriculum designed around basketball and the many career paths associated with the global game.
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MassHousing Closes $37.3 Million Financing Deal for 105 New Affordable Homes on Chicopee River
A long-vacant site along the Chicopee River is set to become a vibrant residential community, as MassHousing announced the closing of $37.3 million in affordable housing financing for the development of 105 mixed-income rental homes in Chicopee.
The new project, known as Singing Bridge Residences, is being spearheaded by a joint venture between Sydney Capital Group LLC (Syd Cap) and Brisa Builders Development LLC (Brisa).
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MassHousing Has Closed on $37.3 Million in Affordable Housing Financing for the Development of 105 New Rental Homes Adjacent to the Chicopee River in Chicopee
A Joint Venture between Sydney Capital Group LLC (Syd Cap) and Brisa Builders Development LLC (Brisa) is developing the Singing Bridge Residences in a new eight-story, all-electric building designed to Passive House standards.
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NY Affordable Project Secures Financing
Brisa Builders Development LLC and PMG Affordable have secured $51.7 million in financing to begin construction of 19-19 Cornaga Avenue, a nine-story, 92-unit affordable and supportive housing project in Far Rockaway, Queens, N.Y. The project is underway and slated for completion in late 2026.
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Brisa Builders Secures $41.4 Million Construction Loan From Bank Of America For Far Rockaway Project
The property at 19-19 Cornaga Avenue is a development site located in Far Rockaway, Queens. The site is earmarked for a residential project comprising 92 units with a total area of 53,496 square feet.
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Brisa Builders Previews New Far Rockaway Development During CB14 Meeting
Plans are underway for a new residential building in Far Rockaway that will provide a total of 92 affordable housing units to some of the city’s most vulnerable populations and other local residents upon completion.
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, Brisa Builders Corp. Chairperson/CEO Ericka Keller appeared before Community Board 14 to present the plan for the planned 65,000-gross-square-foot building, which will be located at 19-19 Cornaga Ave. For this development, Brisa Builders Corp. is working with the city and receiving funding from the state with a 9% tax credit allocation.
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Ebenezer Plaza receives Housing Partnership’s Innovation Award
Brooklyn, NY Jamie Smarr, president and CEO of the NYC Housing Partnership and Adolfo Carrion, commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development presented Ebenezer Urban Ministry Center (EUMC), Brisa Builders Development LLC, Procida Development Group LLC and Evergreen City LLC with the Innovation Award for their development, Ebenezer Plaza at the non-profit’s Housing Partnership’s 41st anniversary luncheon gala on Wednesday, October 23rd.
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Property of the Month: Pillar Property, ESKW/Architects, IMC Architecture, JV Construction & Brisa Builders break ground on $35M Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School
Bronx, NY Basketball Hall of Famer Earl Monroe and school founder Dan Klores led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School (EMNRBS) in Mott Haven. They were joined by NBA commissioner Adam Silver, Walt ‘Clyde’ Frazier, Julius Randle, the co-chairman of the school’s board of trustees Jack Irushalmi, Pillar Property Management principal Kiumarz Geula, IMC architecture principal Jonathan Imani, AIA, and ESKW/Architects partner Kimberly Murphy, AIA.
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Ebenezer Plaza wins Innovation Award for affordable housing community
The development, with $300 million in underwriting, also offers expanded community services, including a soup kitchen, food pantry, educational programs for adults and children, computer training and family counseling.
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Basketball-Themed Charter School Breaks Ground in Mott Haven
Basketball Hall of Famer Earl “The Pearl” Monroe led the groundbreaking celebration of the high school named in his honor, The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. Designed by ESKW/Architects and IMC Architecture, the new five-story building is scheduled to open its doors in early 2026.
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NBA leaders, stars break ground for $35M Basketball Charter School in the Bronx
New York Knicks legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Earl ‘The Pearl’ Monroe led the groundbreaking celebration of the high school named in his honor, The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School (EMNRBS), as the crowds of ecstatic students, faculty, community leaders, teachers, parents, political figures and board members of the three-year-old not-for-profit public charter school cheered.
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The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School Breaks Ground At 647 Elton Avenue in Mott Haven, Bronx
The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School, a new five-story building located at 647 Elton Avenue in Mott Haven, Bronx, recently celebrated its groundbreaking with a ceremony led by New York Knicks legend Earl ‘The Pearl’ Monroe.
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Developer scores with 31-year lease for basketball-themed charter school
At today’s groundbreaking for the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School in the South Bronx, all eyes will be on the school’s namesake, a legendary player known as Earl the Pearl, as well as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and other hoops dignitaries.
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Brownsville Affordable Housing Lottery With $774 Three-Bedrooms Opens
An affordable housing lottery has started for 165 truly affordable apartments in an under-construction Brownsville building, with one-bedroom units starting at $484 per month.
The lottery is for the third and final building in the 100 percent affordable Ebenezer Plaza complex, developed in a partnership between Ebenezer Urban Ministries Center (formerly the Church of God of East Flatbush) and a group of other affordable housing developers.
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Brisa Builders breaks ground on 82-unit Grace’s Place
Brisa Builders broke ground on 82 units of affordable senior housing at 13-38 Central Ave. in Far Rockaway. The project, titled Grace’s Place, is a senior housing development for affordable housing in Edgemere. The project has the support of community partners and government agencies.
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Governor Hochul Awards $260 Million in Funding to Build and Preserve More Than 1,800 Homes Across New York
Funding Will Support Nearly 30 Projects Statewide to Protect and Expand the Affordable Housing Supply, Provide Supportive Services, and Assist Local Development Initiatives
Builds on Governor Hochul’s Agenda to Address New York’s Housing Crisis by Increasing the Housing Supply
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Mayor Adams Announces $50 Million Initiative to Reduce Barriers and Support Minority-Owned Developers to Build More Affordable Housing
Effort Expected to Enable $500 Million in Private Construction Lending to Minority-Owned Affordable Housing Developers Through Partnership With Goldman Sachs and Community Preservation Corporation
As Adams Administration Doubles Down on Commitment to Fight Housing Crisis, City Needs More Tools from Albany to Build Affordable Homes for New Yorkers
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Amid a Housing Crunch, Religious Groups Unlock Land to Build Homes
Faith-based organizations are unlocking their real estate to develop affordable housing, but they face challenges from reluctant local residents, wary lenders and strict zoning laws.
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HUD Wants to Help Brooklyn Churches Build Affordable Housing
As Albany struggles — and struggles — to pass measures foster more affordable housing development, some federal housing officials are encouraging churches to fill in the gap.
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