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HPD COMMISSIONER CESTERO JOINS CHAIR OF WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FOR TOUR OF FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR GREEN RETROFIT PROGRAM
New York – New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero joined White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, and Jonathan F.P. Rose, President of Jonathan Rose Companies today for a tour of the first multi-family housing unit to receive a Green Retrofit Program (GRP) loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).The West 135th Street Apartments located in Central Harlem, is a 198-unit, 10 building, Section 8 assisted property that will utilize the $3.6 million GRP loan to make renovations that will enhance quality of life for the residents, increase energy efficiency, reduce utility costs, and create jobs. HUD GRP for Multifamily Housing was authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for energy and green retrofit investment in properties, to ensure the maintenance and preservation of properties and the continued operation and maintenance of energy efficiency technologies.
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