BankNote makeover gets Boro Prez 'vote.Recently-elected Bronx Borough President Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The offices of borough president were created in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York. Ruben Diaz Ruben Diaz Sr. (b. 1943) represents the 32nd District in the New York State Senate, which includes the Bronx neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Clason Point, Parkchester, Morrisania, Hunts Point, Melrose, Pelham Parkway, Union Port, Longwood, and Soundview. , Jr. was honored during his inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. reception at The BankNote building, coinciding with the completion of the most recent round of renovations at the Hunts Point property. Community leaders, politicians and local patrons celebrated on two floors of the renovated sales center. "Ruben Diaz Jr. has always been a big supporter of Hunts Point and The BankNote revitalization--it was an honor to host his reception in the building," said Douglas Winshall, executive vice president of Taconic Investment Partners which has partnered with Denham Wolf Real Estate Services on the venture. The BankNote, a 405,000 s/f office and retail complex, is on target for the planned $25-million renovation scheduled for completion later this year. Event attendees admired 350 new windows on the facade facade (fəsäd`), exterior face or wall of a building. The term implies ordered placement of its openings and other features and thus seems inapplicable to a wall without design. , the renovated Lafayette building The Lafayette Building is an unused high-rise office building located at 144 West Lafayette Boulevard in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1923 and occupies a triangular lot, bordered by Michigan Avenue, West Lafayette Boulevard, and Shelby Street. lobby, new elevators and new bathrooms. "Hunts Point is where I launched my career and the home of my early supporters," said Diaz. "The BankNote represents progress and the future of the Bronx." Additional changes planned include renovating the parking lot; adding landscaping and new pedestrian A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically. History Walking is the primary means of human locomotion. walkways; installing a cooling tower; and upgrading corridors. "For many of the guests, the reception was the first time that they had been to The BankNote and they had no idea that this kind of space existed in the Bronx," said Paul Wolf, president of Denham Wolf Real Estate Services. "There was a lot of buzz around the room about the renovations." |
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