Sen. Chuck Schumer called for the sale of Brooklyn’s Starrett City to be reopened. Starrett Associates sold the 5,881-unit affordable housing complex to Clipper Equity on Feb. 8 for $1.3 billion. The sale is not yet a done deal because the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development must approve the transaction. Schumer, who is chair of the Senate Housing sub-committee, said the sale was flawed because the federal government was left out of the negotiations. more By Gabby Warshawer
Schumer calls for Starrett re-bid
February 15, 2007 12:00AM
