Levine named Developer of the Year NY builders, developers and owners.Jeffrey E. Levine, president of Levine Builders, of Douglaston, Queens Douglaston, population 14,168 (2000 Census), is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. Douglaston comprises six distinct neighborhoods: Doug Bay, Douglas Manor, and Douglaston Hill, all located north of Northern Boulevard on the peninsula abutting Little Neck Bay; , has been named the 1997 Developer of the Year by the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Inc. (ABO ABO See: Accumulated Benefit Obligation ). The award was presented to Levine at the ABO's annual dinner, celebrate the organization's 87th anniversary. "Jeff Levine has done outstanding work as a builder and developer throughout New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , the State and the country," said Nicholas LaPorte, executive director of ABO, which has approximately 1,000 members including builders, developers, managers, and vendors. "Jeff's fine quality work runs the gamut - from the construction of luxury apartment complexes to the gut renovation of abandoned buildings." Since 1979, Levine has designed and completed more than 2,000 new and rehabilitated residential units and more than one million square feet of commercial properties. In the late 1980's, Levine Builders completed projects ranging from a 263-unit residential housing complex in The Bronx, with units renting from $509 to $709 a month, to a 60,000 square-foot religious education building, the Caroline Zelasnik Gruss Educational Center, in Brooklyn. "Our architects, engineers, accountants, legal and insurance professionals enable us to traverse the complicated maze of building throughout the city, state and country," said Levine. "Our qualifications enable us to perform competently under both ideal and difficult conditions, and allow us to pursue a multi-faceted line of projects, from low-income tax-credit housing units and townhomes to senior-housing complexes and high-rise luxury condominiums." Current projects include the construction of several hundred units of affordable housing throughout the city, as well as the renovation of a landmarked penthouse, the former residence of William Randolph William Randolph (1650 - April 11, 1711) was a colonist and land owner who played an important role in the history and politics of what became the U.S. state of Virginia. He was born in Warwickshire, England, to Richard Randolph (1627-1671) and Elizabeth Ryland (1625-1670). Hearst, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The company was also appointed the designated builder for New York City's ANCHOR initiative retail/residential site on Malcolm X Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. He was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. Boulevard in Harlem. In addition, Levine Builders constructed a 280=bed Union Plaza Nursing Home in Flushing, Queens Flushing is an urban neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. Flushing is now home to large Chinese, Korean, Indian, Hispanic, and African American communities. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 7. , last year and is presently building two luxury, senior apartment complexes in Queens and The Bronx. Levine was graduated from the City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. City College School of Architecture. After having taken the required courses in real estate at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , he acquired a New York State Real Estate Broker's License in 1977. He has served as the President of the Queens County Builders and Contractors Association for two consecutive years and currently sits on their Board of Directors. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, the New York Housing Conference and the Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens. He is also a member of the National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than , the Multifamily Council. the Long Island Housing Partnership, the National Council on Seniors Housing, the Real Estate Board of New York, the New York State Affordable Housing Coalition, the Zoning Advisory Council, as well as serving on the Advisory Board for the Queens Council on the Arts. Levine has recently become a member of the Board of Directors of the Kimmel Foundation, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. focused on special needs housing. As a guest speaker, Levine has appeared before the New York State Society of Real Estate Appraisers and, on numerous occasions, before seminars at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Levine's endeavors have resulted in the designation of numerous awards, including the Ernst & Young 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year; the National Association of Home Builders Pillars of the Industry 1997 Builder of the Year and the 1996 Best Affordable Multi-Family Housing Project; Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York 1992 Outstanding Developer and 1991 Development of the Year. Levine's projects have received numerous awards from both the Chamber of Commerce and the Queens County Builders and Contractors Association. |
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