Work on Sendero Verde in Harlem is Underway The Real Deal published a story in its January edition about the complexity urban, suburban and rural communities face when delivering affordable housing, including the some of the downsides of community preferences. In New York City in particular, there are a myriad of challenges, one [...]
I was honored to receive the ULI NY's 2020 Visionary Leader in Land Use Award earlier this month, which is a lifetime achievement award recognizing leaders within New York’s real estate community. I am so proud of the work our company does, and I would like to thank my business partner Sandy Loewentheil, who founded L+M with [...]
Planning students Eboni Senai Hawkins and Sean Dajour Smith are the Weitzman School's first Moelis Scholars The University of Pennsylvania kicked off the inaugural Moelis Scholars Program earlier this year. The program aims to support African American and Latinx students who are thinking about pursuing careers in housing, community and economic development. UPenn, [...]
The roof deck at The Essex The architecture critic of The New York Times Michael Kimmelman published an extensive review of Essex Crossing this week. The article is a stunning reminder that the Essex Crossing we envisioned is coming to fruition. It seems like Essex Crossing has reached milestone after milestone over the [...]
Georgia King Village (L) and the recently opened Walker House (R) As many cities grapple with attracting investment not just in downtowns but also their surrounding neighborhoods, L+M’s work in Newark, N.J shows how a public-private model can do both at once. The L+M team worked closely with the City to nurture a [...]
Yesterday I joined the Lower East Side community, market vendors and representatives from the City to celebrate the official opening of the Essex Market. The market, located on the ground floor of The Essex, is now part of Essex Crossing – an unprecedented development spanning nine sites and over 1.9 million square feet. The Essex [...]
Via New York Magazine Earlier this week Tap into Newark ranked The New Jersey Bell building (recently renamed Walker House) and 155 Washington Street as two of the top five projects to watch in Newark in 2019. The article highlights the flurry of development in the area, with a focus on Downtown Newark. [...]
We are so thrilled to welcome home our first Essex Crossing residents at Site 6, a 100% affordable senior building, and the first building to open at the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The first residents to have moved into the building at Site 6 (located at [...]