Milbank Portfolio Archives

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The saga of 10 Bronx buildings that fell into disrepair after their owner defaulted has inspired a new city program aimed at detecting problem buildings—before they become problems.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

13

Dec 2010

Housing and Homelessness

HPD Demands Documents In Key Foreclosure Case

The city’s housing agency subpoenaed the former and current owners of the Milbank portfolio, a group of 10 Bronx buildings that has become a test case for what happens to…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

28

Oct 2010

Housing and Homelessness

HPD Commish 'Shocked' At Buildings In Multimillion-Dollar Deal

The city is cracking down on the owners of Bronx properties at the center of citywide concerns about what will happen to apartment buildings scarred by foreclosure.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

24

Sep 2010

Housing and Homelessness

10 Foreclosed Buildings. One Mystery Buyer. $19M In Problems.

As an unnamed buyer closes in on 10 Bronx buildings that fell into foreclosure after an overleveraged private-equity deal, an assessment says they need at least $19 million in repairs.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

04

Aug 2010

Housing and Homelessness

Pols Warn Foreclosed Buildings' Mystery Buyer

Tenants and elected officials are suspicious of the unnamed buyer eyeing 10 distressed Bronx buildings, but the city’s housing chief wants to give the new owner a chance.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

05

May 2010

Housing and Homelessness

HPD: Prevent Cycle Of Foreclosure & Displacement

The city steps in, hoping to rescue 10 Bronx buildings laid low by overambitious investors, potentially establishing a model for rescuing others.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

22

Apr 2010

Uncategorized

New Legal Push For Foreclosure Victims

Tenants have a message for the bank that holds mortgages on 10 Bronx buildings that have gone into foreclosure and disrepair: You own it, you fix it.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

01

Jun 2009

Government

Second In Command: The Crusader's Charge

A look at Queens Councilman Eric Gioia, who brings both idealism and strong funding to his quest for higher office. The third in a five-part series on the race for…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Troubled Bronx Buildings Spur City Crackdown

HPD Demands Documents In Key Foreclosure Case

HPD Commish 'Shocked' At Buildings In Multimillion-Dollar Deal

10 Foreclosed Buildings. One Mystery Buyer. $19M In Problems.

Pols Warn Foreclosed Buildings' Mystery Buyer

HPD: Prevent Cycle Of Foreclosure & Displacement

New Legal Push For Foreclosure Victims

Second In Command: The Crusader's Charge

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