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February 17, 2022 New York YimbyMayor Adams Shutters Illegal Hotel At 258 West 97th Street, Announces New Affordable Housing Building On Upper West Side
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to construct a new 82-unit affordable housing property at 258 West 97th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
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February 16, 2022 6SQFT
Former illegal Upper West Side hotel will become apartments for homeless and low income residents
As part of a larger plan to create much-needed affordable housing, Mayor Eric Adams has expressed his support for converting hotels to residential units.
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February 14, 2022 Politico Pro
City shuts down illegal hotel operation as part of $1.1M settlement
An illegal hotel operator on the Upper West Side is on the hook for $1.1 million in penalties, as part of a settlement with the Adams administration to shut down a short-term rental operation.
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February 15, 2022 Harlem World Magazine
Mayor Adams Announces New Affordable Homes For Low-Income And Formerly Homeless On The Upper West Side
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a settlement that paves the way for the creation of 82 affordable homes for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers at 258 West 97th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
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February 16, 2022 West Side Rag
City Touts Victory Over ‘Illegal Hotel Operator’ with $2M in Fines, 82 Affordable Units Planned; But Owner Has Sold the Buildings for Over $70M
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams and the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) issued a press release announcing the City had “shut down illegal hotel operator” Hank Freid, concluding a protracted legal battle.
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February 14, 2022 I Love the Upper West Side
Mayor Shuts Down Illegal Hotel, Plans to Convert it to Housing for Homeless, Low-Income
The terms of the settlement state that 258 West 97th Street — which Freid has illegally operated as Royal Park International Hotel — will be transformed into “82 affordable homes for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers.”
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