Take Five

… retreated from Brooklyn up to what was then known as Harlem Heights and claimed Mount Morris as his home … on Manhattan Island and in 1810 the view south down the Harlem River was nothing short of spectacular and looking … and what would eventually be the historic district was auctioned off The first bid was $25000 and when it was all …

… of red brick buildings you see when driving past Corona Queens With its 20 highrise buildings 5000 apartments and 40 … being renovated more on that below LeFrak has also built Newport on the Jersey City waterfront but this is their … affordable housing and its still rather affordable by New York standards … When the LeFrak City was built in the 1960s …

… more in a quiet Southern town than in the middle of Central Harlem says historian Andrew Berman of the wonderful … need the land to expand bought several lots in Harlem at auction in 1844 And he was right When he died the land … ingenuity of their planning rebukes the standard highstoop brownstones built across the street  The 28 homes were built …