Tahl Propp Equities celebrates opening of 4,500 s/f CASA Washington Heights

The executive team of Tahl Propp Equities (TPE), one of the largest owners of rent regulated and affordable housing in Harlem, was in full force to celebrate the opening of CASA (Comprehensive AIDS Services Alliance) Washington Heights, an AIDS Service Center facility at their building at 2036 Amsterdam at 161st St. in Washington Heights. Surrounded by hundreds of area residents and medical staff from nearby New York Presbyterian Hospital, which is a partner in the facility, TPE's Rodney Propp, chairman, and Joseph Tahl, president accepted awards from executive director/CEO Sharen Duke. "It is important to us to be active participants in the communities in which our properties are located," said Tahl. The new, 4,500 s/f center is one of four ASC centers in the city and will provide such services as peer education and training, harm reduction, specialized women's services, HIV counseling and testing, mental health services and holistic care, case management, support groups and many other innovative programs. As designed by Edward Eglin, the space offers flowing private and public areas, highlighted by a massive, floor-to-ceiling mural of iconic figures donated by the Keith Haring Foundation. TPE worked exclusively with Faith Hope Consolo and Arthur Maglio of Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate during the lease negotiations process.