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Zach of Itzhaki to exclusively represent owners of three development sites in Brooklyn and Bronx

According to Itzhaki Properties, Shay Zach, managing partner is exclusively representing property ownership for the following development sites: * Two new development sites located at 651 & 669 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn located in the Bushwick neighborhood. These two lots contain a total of 21,000 buildable s/f. * A development site located at 2514 Albemarle Rd. in Brooklyn is located in the Prospect Lefferts Garden area. This 75'x190' lot contains 14,000 s/f. The lot is most suitable for affordable housing or a market rate rental development, the site has 35,000 buildable s/f or 67,000 s/f for affordable housing combined with community facility. * A development site located at 3198 Cambridge Ave., Bronx is located in the Riverdale neighborhood. This 7,000 s/f corner lot with approved plans for four one-family townhouses and is most suitable for a developer that knows how to work fast, and take advantage of the plans already approved-the foundation is in place.
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