‘Things remain very much business as usual within real estate’: a Black-run Manhattan skyscraper hits a roadblock
A new New York City skyscraper designed by a white architect, built by a white contractor and developed by a white real estate company? Business as usual. But what about a new New York City skyscraper designed by a Black architect, built by a Black contractor and developed by a Black real estate company? Now you’re paying attention.
Which is why the proposal for the 90-story Affirmation Tower is both so audacious – and long overdue.
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