El Barrio's Artspace (PS109) - In the News
"Artists' Development in Harlem Gets Final Financing"
Robin Pogrebin
The New York Times: Arts Beat, January 30, 2012
The construction of El Barrio’s Artspace (P.S. 109), a development of housing and work spaces for artists planned for East Harlem, will be aided by low-income housing tax credits from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Artspace Projects has announced. Read more...
Artspace receives $24 million tax credit award for East Harlem project
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"El Barrio's Artspace P.S. 109
ArtPlace Blog, October 23, 2011
Just last week, Artspace was notified by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development that our El Barrio’s Artspace project (commonly known as PS109) has received a tax credit allocation that will generate approximately $24 Million in equity funding to the project. Read more...
" 'Eyesore' School to be Transformed Into Affordable Housing"
DNAinfo.com, October 4, 2011
What was once a hard dividing line between the Upper East Side and East Harlem — East 96th Street — has seemed to soften over the last decade, so much so that realtors are now marketing buildings north of the boundary as being in "Upper Carnegie Hill." Read more ...
"There is a row in Spanish Harlem"
CapitalNewYork.com, July 16, 2010
The Westbeth Artists Community, located at West and Bethune streets in the far West Village, was developed in 1968 to fulfill a mission: provide affordable housing to working artists. With apartments, studios, and gallery space in the heart of one of New York's most expensive neighborhoods, it seems like a fantasy land, a creative paradise that simply couldn't be replicated in today's high-rent city. Read more....
"Grants Nurture Arts Spaces and Housing"
The New York Times, April 5, 2010
As part of an effort to increase the impact of its giving, the Ford Foundation is to announce a plan on Monday to dedicate $100 million to the development of arts spaces nationwide over the next decade. The plan is by far the largest commitment the foundation has ever made to the construction, maintenance and enhancement of arts facilities. Read more...
