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Wise Words Community Garden: Mid-City grows another urban farm
BestofNewOrleans.com by Gambit
January 22, 2010
"If you build it, they will come," says Brock, the Mid-City Community Garden executive director.
The volunteers, part of a dozen on a service trip to New Orleans through HandsOn, are tilling soil and setting up tomato supports on the raised beds at the Wise Words Community Garden.
Mid-City Landmark Resurrected
ABC26 News
January 19, 2010
A famed New Orleans landmark was resurrected today. The iconic Crystal Preserves sign, New Orleans landmark that for decades greeted drivers as they entered the city, can once again be seen off the I-10 overpass at Tulane and Carrollton Avenues.
New York State Historic Preservation Awards Announced for 2009
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
December 10, 2009
At a ceremony held at the Cohoes Music Hall on December 8, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Carol Ash announced the recipients of the 2009 New York State Historic Preservation Awards.
The Transformers
Multifamily Executive
November 11, 2009
The editors of Multifamily Executive are proud to recognize The Preserve by The Domain Cos. as the recipient of the 2009 Editors’ Choice Award. More than any other project, The Preserve epitomized the efforts made by all of our 2009 entrants to transform their neighborhoods and submarkets with creative and, at times, extremely challenging solutions to difficult real estate sites.
NH&RA Announces Winners of 2009 “Timmy” Awards for Historic Rehabilitation
National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
November 3, 2009
The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) recently presented its 2009 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation including this year’s Judge’s Awards, which highlight particularly competitive projects for the categories in which they were nominated.
The new developers
1012 Corridor
November 1, 2009
In the four years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has undergone an impressive transformation led almost entirely by a new generation of entrepreneurs, educators and civic activists who love the historic city in spite of its chronic problems.
Seniors gather to plant a garden
Staten Island Advance
October 29, 2009
SEA VIEW - A patch of green that will bloom with seasonal colors is a symbol of the friendships between new neighbors at Park Lane at Sea View, the new senior apartments on the campus of Sea View Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
Crescent Club Complex Officially Opens
MSNBC via News Affiliate, WDSU.com
September 29, 2009
Some are calling it a major piece of recovery for New Orleans while others call the new $53 million complex home. The development officially opened along Tulane Avenue on Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Crescent Club.
The Domain Cos. completes Crescent Club
New Orleans CityBusiness
September 29, 2009
Domain Cos. today held the grand opening of Crescent Club, a $53 million, 228-unit mixed-income housing development built along the Tulane Avenue corridor.
Crescent Club, which features more than 3,000 square feet of retail, is part of Domain’s $125 million multiphase effort to revitalize Tulane Avenue.
The Next Generation
Affordable Housing Finance
September 24, 2009
Passionate about affordable housing, innovative, and enterprising are all fitting descriptions for AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE’s 2009 Young Leaders.
AHF Announces 2009 Young Leaders
Affordable Housing Finance
June 10, 2009
The last few weeks have been busy—but rewarding—for the editors of Affordable Housing Finance. It’s that time of year for judging the annual Readers’ Choice Awards to select some of the nation’s top affordable housing developments and for making the final selections on the magazine’s 2009 Young Leaders.
First Affordable Residence Opens For S.I. Seniors
NY1
June 9, 2009
After nearly six years of work, Staten Island's first affordable living residence for seniors was opened by local politicians in in Sea View on Tuesday. Borough reporter Amanda Farinacci filed the following report.
Best of New Orleans - The Benefits of Breakfast
Best Of New Orleans Blog
March 10, 2009
Telling some prospective apartment renters or homebuyers that a breakfast joint is within walking distance of a particular property is as powerful a sales hook as proximity to parade routes, Jazz Fest or even a swimming pool for others.
Neighborhood showing movies under the stars
The Times Picauyne
August 3, 2008
How's this for a coming attraction? The group Friends of St. Patrick Park is bringing back the feel of the drive-in by setting up speakers and a 9-by-16-foot projection screen on the park's "little diamond, " where people will gather Saturday night to watch "The Wizard of Oz."
CityBusiness Names 50 Innovators of the Year
New Orleans City Business
July 28, 2008
CityBusiness has announced its 2008 Innovator of the Year honorees, recognizing 50 companies and individuals who continue to keep the New Orleans area a center for creativity.
Developers On The Rise
Real Estate New York
June , 2008
Domain is recognized by Real Estate New York as a rising star of development.
Big Projects Push Big Easy Toward Recovery
GlobeSt.com
March 7, 2008
NEW ORLEANS-In the aftermath of the devastating hurricanes of 2005, several real estate firms have traveled down to the Big Easy to help with the reconstruction effort. Among them is Domain Cos., a New York City-based development company that is currently working on three large-scale, mixed-use projects along Tulane Avenue, as well as several smaller ones in the vicinity.
Tulane Alums Revitalize Namesake N.O. Avenue
Tulane University Magazine
February 22, 2008
When Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans and left much of the city under feet of water, it destroyed 80,000 rental homes. While many wondered about finding shelter, Tulane alumni Matt Schwartz and Chris Papamichael began to think about how their development partnership, the Domain Companies, could help revitalize the city.
Campaign trumpets Tulane Avenue 'rebirth'
New Orleans City Business
February 13, 2008
NEW ORLEANS - A New York company developing housing in the Tulane Avenue corridor said today that it has launched a campaign to promote the area "as an ideal setting to live, work, dine and play."
Right Turn On Tulane
The Times Picayune
February 10, 2008
The Times Picayune’s Sunday Business Section profiles The Domain Companies and their vision of a renewed life for the Tulane Avenue corridor.
Southern Promises
Apartment Finance Today
February , 2008
Officials advance the new mixed-income vision of New Orleans, two-and-a-half years after Katrina. Developers have come into the city to help HUD with its plans.
Developers Announce Fourth Mid-City Project
Nola.com
January 22, 2008
A real estate development firm that has made three major investments in Mid-City over the past year announced Tuesday that it had purchased a fourth landmark property in the area: the former Gold Seal Creamery at 520 South Alexander.
Apartments To Be Built On Jefferson Davis
The Times Picayune
January 11, 2008
A real estate development firm from New York has begun construction of an apartment building on South Jefferson Davis designed for police officers, college students, service industry workers and others who need affordable housing.
$17M Apartment Complex Planned for NOLA
Multifamily Executive
January 10, 2008
Construction has begun on a more than $17-million, 72-unit apartment complex at 750 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway near Tulane Avenue.
Domain Companies awarded the 2007 Community Service Award by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
Louisiana Housing Finance Agency
December 17, 2007
The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency hosted its 2nd Annual Community Awards Presentation on Saturday, December 15. The awards recognized individuals and groups that have been instrumental in helping the agency pursue its mission of advancing the development of energy efficient and affordable housing for low and moderate income families in Louisiana. Select LHFA employees were also presented with Customer Service awards
Domain Principals Named to 40Under40
Gambit Weekly
November 6, 2007
Domain’s Principals are honored in the annual list of the New Orleans area’s 40 individuals under 40 who have excelled in a multitude of areas and who’s contributions to the community have helped make it a better place.
Rebuilding Lost Housing In New Orleans
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2007
It may seem a stretch to compare steamy New Orleans with often snowbound Ithaca, N.Y., but the similarities caught the attention of Matt Schwartz, principal of New York-based Domain Cos., which is building a $100 million mixed-income housing development in the flood-ravaged Louisiana city.
Home Sweet Homes
Tulane University Magazine
August 30, 2007
As New Orleans tries to jump-start the pace of post-Katrina recovery, one obstacle towers above all others: housing.
Domain Starts Two Projects With $100M Financing
GlobeSt.com
June 1, 2007
The Domain Cos. has started construction on two new apartment complexes, totaling 411 units, after arranging $100 million of financing through a combination of tax credits and bank lending.
Domain, Arker Open $10M Housing Development
Real Estate Weekly
March 11, 2007
Top New York State housing and energy officials this week joined the Domain Companies, the Arker Companies and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services to mark the opening of Phase I of the Overlook at West Hill in Ithaca.
Overlook at West Hill Named Project of the Month
Multifamily Executive
February 1, 2007
Recognized as MFE’s Project of the Month for offering high quality affordable housing with the energy-efficient elements found in high-end residential living.
Financing finalized for pioneering Staten Island housing development
Real Estate Weekly
January 10, 2007
The Arker Companies, The Domain Companies and Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island (NHSSI) announced the closing of financing for the rental component of the $60 million redevelopment of Markham Gardens, an affordable housing complex located in the West Brighton neighborhood on Staten Island's north shore.
Markham Gardens Financing Plan Finalized
Real Estate Weekly
January 10, 2007
The Arker Companies, The Domain Companies, and Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island (NHSSI( announced the closing of financing for the rental component of the $60 million redevelopment of Markham Gardens....
New Owners To Invest $52M Improving Brooklyn Complex
Real Estate Weekly
January 3, 2007
Making a commitment to affordability extending over a period of at least 33 years, The Arker Companies and The Domain Companies have purchased Spring Creek Gardens, a 582-unit affordable housing complex located in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood.
Cityfeet.com profiles Markham Gardens announcement of development team
Green Gardens Redevelopment
July 5, 2006
The City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have selected The Arker Companies, The Domain Companies and Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island (NHS) to undertake a $60 million redevelopment of the Markham Gardens...
Rebirth for a Decaying Housing Project
Staten Island Advance
June 30, 2006
Markham Gardens Houses in West Brighton is boarded up today -- the last family was displaced in April -- but yesterday city officials unveiled a $60 million plan to remake the aging public housing development over the next two years...
The Overlook at West Hill
Ithaca Times
February 22, 2006
The need for affordable housing in Tompkins County is about to be alleviated - slightly.
Related Capital Inks $9M Financing Deal
Real Estate Weekly
May 25, 2005
Related Capital Company and CharterMac Mortgage Capital, subsidiaries of CharterMac, one of the nation's leading full service multifamily finance companies, announced this week that they have provided debt and equity financing for the $9.4 million development of Overlook at West Hill, a 64-unit affordable housing complex in Ithaca.
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