Freedom Plaza is pledging over 1K affordable housing units The casino bid is targeting Manhattan’s Midtown East The $11B project is from Soloviev Group and Mohegan Freedom Plaza, a more than $11 billion bid for one of New York’s downstate casino licenses, has amended its proposal to include significantly more affordable housing units. A rendering of Freedom Plaza, the two skyscrapers and development just to the left of the United Nations Headquarters, is pictured looking south from across the East River in New York City. Freedom Plaza is committed to bringing over 1K affordable housing units to Manhattan in exchange for a casino license. (Image: Freedom Plaza) Ahead of tomorrow morning’s Community Advisor Committee (CAC) vote on the casino resort targeting Manhattan’s Midtown East, Soloviev Group and Mohegan are upping their ante on rent-controlled housing that the complex would bring to New York City. Freedom Plaza has pledged to construct 1,080 residential units on-site at the casino to be built…Â Read More
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Source: Casino.org
