| Arverne & Edgemere, Far Rockaway, NY |
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Located on the peninsula between Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean,
the Arverne and Edgemere neighborhood is blessed with one of the most
beautiful settings in New York City. However, the dense, mid-rise brick
buildings are cut off from these natural assets by vacant and debris
strewn land, a former landfill, large institutional buildings and an
elevated subway line, factors that isolate the neighborhood from job,
education and recreational opportunities.
In
1997, the New York City Housing Authority selected Telesis as
Program Manager for the Arverne and Edgemere Houses, a 1,800 unit, HOPE
VI redevelopment project in Far Rockaway, Queens. Telesis developed a
$165 million comprehensive revitalization plan that opens the
neighborhood to its environment by creating physical connections
between the bay and the beach and also identified services to help
residents access the mainstream economy. The plan includes a redesign
and substantial modernization of the existing housing, as well as new
community space and recreation facilities, additional day care and
major landscape and site improvements. Telesis also promoted a series
of employment, construction training, business development, education,
public safety and other supportive service programs.
Telesis
also assisted the Housing Authority with acquiring and
developing surrounding retail sites in order to provide the residents
with a first-class retail center including a supermarket and pharmacy.
Creating physical links to the natural resources and providing much
needed services and jobs will help to end the neighborhood's isolation
and restore the community fabric.
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