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NEW YORK CITY-Making a commitment to affordability extendingover a period of at least 50 years, the Arker Cos. and the DomainCos. have signed a 99-year lease for several century-old buildingson Staten Island's Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center andNursing Home campus. The joint venture will convert the buildingsinto 104 units of mixed-income independent living for seniors age62 and older.
The Long Island-based Arker Cos. and the Astoria-based DomainCos. leased the property from the New York City Health andHospitals Corp. to create the $30-million development. The newowners plan to redevelop the landmark buildings, while preservingthe qualities of one of the city's few “Special Natural Districts”and to meet the standards of the New York State HistoricPreservation Office and National Park Service. Renovation work isscheduled to be completed by January 2009. HPD commissioner ShaunDonovan notes that the affordable units will be part of MayorBloomberg's $7.5-billion New Housing Marketplace Plan, to build andpreserve 165,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.
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