Theaster Gates became known for the Dorchester Projects, a series
of vacant buildings in Chicago that he renovated and rehabilitated...
Theaster Gates became known for the Dorchester Projects, a
series of vacant buildings in Chicago that he renovated and rehabilitated with a team of young architects and designers, and which now offer space for performances, and other cultural events.
He wants a moratorium on building public and subsidized housing because he said public housing is the cause of an
abundance of vacant buildings in the city.
Outer edge of a mall parking lot, carpool lot,
lots of vacant buildings... wherever I could find some privacy and get it done!
The structural
state of vacant buildings on the property needs to be assessed, and considering the historical and urban context of the land is a key part of thinking about redevelopment possibilities, she said.
Administered by Empire State Development, the state's main economic development agency, the Restore New York program provides funding to villages, towns and cities to support
demolition of vacant buildings and rehabilitation of condemned and surplus properties.
The agency also approved $ 420,000 in tax breaks for Schneider Development's $ 11.7 million project to build 40 one and twobedroom apartments in a series
of vacant buildings at 285 Niagara Street, with space for Ru's Pierogies, a startup food manufacturer, on the ground floor.
The Milwaukee Common Council approved Wednesday an ordinance establishing a penalty for the
vandalism of vacant buildings, according to a city of Milwaukee news release.
In 2006, in tandem with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Picture the Homeless conducted a survey of vacant property in Manhattan, and found that 24,000 apartments could come
out of the vacant buildings and lots they canvassed.
In wealthier neighborhoods, the
exterior of vacant buildings is usually maintained, while in neighborhoods such as Harlem or the Lower East Side, vacant buildings tend to look dilapidated.
In early May, officer Steven Schafer snapped this
picture of a vacant building conveniently located, for taggers» purposes, in a dead - end alley near railroad tracks.
They collected a large amount of Cochlearia officinalis — known as «scurvy grass» because it is rich in vitamin C — and simply scattered it on the
floor of a vacant building to be eaten later.
Fundrise's first project was a collective financing for the
conversion of a vacant building in the Miller brothers» native D.C. — a property the two had acquired in 2011.
Placemaking is a great activity for commercial members to participate in as implementation of these activities and events can lead to an increase in property values and to the leasing /
sales of vacant buildings around the transformed place.
«Main Street Summerland, still beautiful, unfortunately has a
number of vacant buildings and there are a number of businesses for sale.»
In his letter to the party committee, he called for a moratorium on building public and subsidized housing because he said public housing is the cause of an
abundance of vacant buildings in the city.