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r %u00bb W K %u00bbw o r k sto build ourneighborhoods.^ Fred R ichm ond was one of the m ajor m overs in getting the PierreponLH otel, once a severely deteriorated Single Room O ccu pa n cy Hotel, converted into housing for the e ld e ly , m ade possible through D epartm ent of Housing and Urban D evelopm ent Section 8 rental Subsiuy funds,John TynanB rooklyn C ath o lic C h arities%u2014 Pierrepont Hotel44 T h ro u g h the C ongressm an%u2019s assistance, w e w ere able to obtain a com m ittm ent from the R oosevelt Savings Bank to participate with the City of New York in a Participation Loan, totalling $547,000 enabling the rehabilitation of 35 units of housing at 400 C linton Avenue. 55 E dw ard M axw ellW oodville R ealty C o rp o ra tio n %u2014 400 C linton Avenue44 We at the C enter have had a dream to obtain three abandoned buildings, located at 677-678-679 Lafayette Avenue, and to rehabilitate them into an ecology learning center for the benefit of our youngsters. Fred R ichm ond has helped to m ake this dream becom e a reality with our recent approval for $200,000 in C om m unity D evelopm ent year 4 funds w hich are earm arked for this rehabilitation. 55 H attie C arth an %u2014 President Joan E dw ards%u2014 D irector M agn olia T ree Earth C e n te r%u2014 677-678-679 Lafayette Avenue44 C ongressm an R ichm ond and his staff have been of trem endous assistance to ourorg an izatio n and the Southside W illiam sburg com m unity in helping us obtain 200 Section 8 subsidy housing units and have alw ays responded quickly w hen we have encountered problem s w ithin the scope of our housing activities. J JW ill V arg as%u2014 D irectorLos Sures H ousing D evelopm ent C o rp .%u2014 255 South 2nd Street44 C ongressm an R ichm ond and staff have been w orking closely with the Ingersoll-W illoughby Housing D evelopm ent Corp. and the W averly Avenue Block A ssociation in developing a workable plan to renovate ten three story buildings on W averly Avenue between Park and Myrtle Avenues through Housing A uthority or D epartm ent of Housing Preservation and D evelopm ent program s. Through the C ongressm an's efforts, we are close to obtaining funding for this rehabilitation. 59Juanita C h e rry %u2014 D irector In gersoli-W illough by H ousing C orp.Re-electR IC H M O N D CongressmanDemocratic Primary Tuesday, September 1 2August 29,1978, THE PHOENIX, Page 5