The church of the Nazarene owns 152 properties in the Tri State Region of New York. Since 1999, IDA/MBREhasassistedthemwithevaluationandredevelopmentplans for their portfolio including converting their Times Square property, The Lambs Club, into a luxury hotel which has a ground lease paying $1 million / year for 100 years. The 3 churches shown above have all agreed to be redeveloped as new churches with 50‐100,000 sf of housing and retail space. IDA will be working with Kingdom Development to restructure these facilities into both market and affordable housing.
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Wychoff Heights Hospital Brooklyn, New York
WQB Architecture worked at Wychoff Heights Hospital for over 14 years. During this time, the hospital was composed of over 12 buildings which dated back from 1898 to 1965 and covered several city blocks. WQB prepared a Master Plan for redevelopment of the facilities and how they could be reorganized into a new conjunctive facility. Over the years WQB implemented the Master Plan though a series of renovations which included new operating theatres, intensive care suites, dental surgery and clinic, ambulatory care facility, laboratories, outpatient clinics, endoscopy suites, pediatric care, nurses housing and a variety of other facilities. The work was culminated by a $250m new addition which was designed and built in coordination with Perkins & Will Architects.
New Bond Street Tianjin, China
As part of their redevelopment of “New English Town” a historic district of Tianjin. Citiarc and OPC were commissioned to develop a luxury branded community and market various retail and hospitality opportunities internationally. CITIARC/WQB was also retained to provide retail design criteria, signage, streetscape, and developmental guidelines for the cellar, street floors, and second floor retail spaces throughout the project.
The Church of the Nazarene Taconic Retreat & Conference Center Milan, NY
Camp Taconic is a 220 acre property in Milan, New York owned by The Church of the Nazarene and used by their constituent churches for religious retreats and summer camps. WQB is currently assisting them with preparation of a Master Plan and the design of new “Lodge” in order to upgrade the quality of their overnight accommodations. The lodge will feature 32 guestrooms and suites with living room type conference areas, huddle space and a fitness center.
Cecil Wood
The Fishkill Church of the Nazarene and Interactive Development Associates are developing an active living community on 8 acres of land owned by the Church. The proposed senior community creates 110 apartment units and includes the following:
Independent Living for well seniors who choose to enjoy the wellness programs as available.
Licensed Childcare in the form of an expanded daycare/preschool program which relates to the Independent Living in the form of intergenerational programming and shared recreation space.
A centrally located —acre park/recreational space for use by the Town as a whole and A foot long landscaped Par Course available to the neighborhood and the surrounding community.
Legation Quarter Beijing, PRC
The Legation Quarter is one of the most famous historic enclaves in Beijing, site of the former Qing‐dynasty era American Consulate, and site of numerous international and diplomatic negotiations as China reconnected with the rest of the world. In 2005, the site was purchased by an investment group for conversion to a major luxury dining, shopping and entertainment destination. Interactive Development Associates, on behalf of Mandarin Ventures, funded the first one million dollars of outside capital required for restoration and adaptable reuse of the existing quadrangle as a destination entertainment complex.
Spring Valley Church of the Nazarene Kingdom Partners Group Spring Valley, NY
Spring Valley, NY has become one of the 5 largest Haitian communities in the United States with over 20,000 population. Most of the local people are members of the local Church of the Nazarene or the adjacent Baptist Church. Currently, KPG is assisting the Church of the Nazarene with planning and redevelopment of their property to accommodate 60‐80 apartments with parking, an ambulatory medical space, and a new church with about 15,000 sf of community facility space.
Nanshan Mountain Cultural Tourism Zone Hainan Province, PRC
This 2,000 acre resort development is located on Hainan Island, a relatively untouched province of China with an environment and ecology similar to Hawaii. The resort includes a Cultural and Religious zone centered around a new Buddhist Temple, Passive Scenery Zones weaving into hillsides, and more developed entertainment and resort areas at the waterfront and at the mountain tops. The project includes three hotel zones, with a total of 12,000 rooms available, six restaurants and shopping zones, a golf course and a marina. IDA arranged the equity required for the project to receive “preferred” status as an international joint venture project.
Community Worship Center Church of the Nazarene Kingdom Partners Group Bed‐Stuyvesant Brooklyn, NY
- The Community Worship Center owns a beautiful church and 2 adjacent properties in a key location in Bedford – Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. KPG is currently assisting Community Worship in planning the redevelopment of the 2 sites to provide for restoration of the existing church, new church related community facilities, and a residential condominium with first floor retail space.
RKO, Main Street & Manhattan Boulevard, Flushing, New York Interactive Development Manhattan Boutique
Interactive Development Associates assisted the Vintage Group in negotiating the purchase of the RKO Theater Site on Main Street in Flushing, NY from foreclosure at Doral Bank in December 2011. Throughout 2012‐2013, IDA assisted Vintage in restructuring project from a luxury condominium to a viable rental project by redesign and negotiating the approvals at the NYC Board of Standard and Appeals, the NYC Department of Buildings and the Federal Aviation Agency. Throughout 2013 IDA worked with Vintage to create a viable financing structure and selecting equity partners. In December 2013, IDA was instrumental in assisting in the sale of the improved property to a local development group and helping Vintage secure a 100% return on their investment.