Rivington House
Building in Manhattan, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rivington House (45 Rivington Street) is a building located at Rivington Street and Forsyth Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was originally constructed as an elementary school known as Public School 20 in 1898, and then operated as a vocational school beginning in 1942. In the 1990s, the building was purchased by Village Nursing Home (later VillageCare) and was converted into a specialty nursing home for patients with HIV/AIDS.
Rivington House | |
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General information | |
Type | Former AIDS/HIV nursing home |
Location | Lower East Side, Manhattan |
Address | 45 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002 |
Town or city | New York City |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 40.7207°N 73.9911°W / 40.7207; -73.9911 |
Renovated | 2016 |
Owner | China Vanke Co., Adam America Real Estate, and Slate Property Group |
The building gained media attention in 2015 when it was planned to lift the deed restriction on the building, allowing it to be transformed into a residential or commercial property. When the building was ultimately sold for $116 million, Mayor Bill de Blasio drew criticism for straying from his policy to increase affordable housing in the city. The building was eventually reclassified and sold to China Vanke Co., Adam America Real Estate, and Slate Property Group for residential development.[1]