As New York City moves forward with its plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex, the process to build on the Mott Haven replacement site in the Bronx reaches a hard-won commencement.
A request for proposals is expected to be issued in the summer, with two parties competing to build the jail: Transformative Reform Group, led by SLSCO and Sciame Construction; and Cauldwell Windgate 2022 Co., a limited-liability company.
The Bronx replacement jail site—one of four along with Chinatown in Manhattan, Kew Gardens in Queens and Downtown Brooklyn—is the only one that’s not adjacent to a courthouse.
The grueling fight to gain approval for construction in Mott
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