Media
Interview
Insight - January 17, 2010
Interview with Robert Rosenberg from the Rosenberg Housing group talking about innovative ways of providing quality low income housing built in conjunction with job training and thoughtful urban planning creates positive social change. Listen to interview » Download interview podcast »
January 2010Course Syllabus
Spring 2010 Syllabus for Course URBG 742: Economics of Real Estate Development
Hunter College - City University of New York - Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Review of economic aspects of real estate investment and development including real estate market determinants; real estate finance, location evaluation, and investment analysis as affected by public sector regulation and taxation. View syllabus online » Download syllabus PDF »
November 25-December 1, 2009News
(Source: Chester Spirit)
Supermarket deal is close, but Pileggi demanding details
State Representative Thaddeus Kirkland blames Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi for holding up funding for the construction of a Chester supermarket. Pileggi concedes that’s true. According to Erik Arenson, spokesman for Pileggi; the senator requested information from Brandywine Real Estate Management Services Corp, the Chadds Ford-based developer, to address the scope of the project, plans and information about the market’s long term sustainability in order to determine if it is prudent to use taxpayers’ money on the project. Read full article »
November 4-10, 2009News
(Source: Chester Spirit)
City, state and housing officials celebrate new senior housing units
With much fanfare the Chester Housing Authority (CHA) recently “broke ground” for two new housing developments for senior citizens that are actually nearing completion but the unusual timing did not stop officials from the mayor of Chester to the governor of Pennsylvania beaming with pride about ongoing development of the city “on the move.” Read full article »
October 28, 2009Article
Quality Public Housing Improves Life in Chester
Pennsylvania’s Oldest City Experiencing Rebirth
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 was a day for celebration in Chester, Pennsylvania. That afternoon, Governor Ed Rendell, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD, Sandra Henriquez, Normal L. Shapiro, US District Court Judge, Wendell Butler, Jr., Mayor of Chester and other public officials were hosted by developer Israel Roizman to break ground for the newest affordable senior housing in Chester, Edgemont Senior Apartments and Madison Senior Apartments. Read full article » Download fact sheet PDF »
October 21, 2009News
(Source: The Delaware County Daily Times )
Officials Tout Newest Chester Development
Movers and shakers from Harrisburg to Washington, D.C. gathered at the site of the former Chester Towers Tuesday afternoon, celebrating the new public housing development that is soon to replace the demolished buildings. Read full article »
October 17, 2009News
(Source: The Delaware County Daily Times )
Proposed Chester Supermarket Still in Plans
Bob Rosenberg, president of the Rosenberg Housing Group and court-appointed judicial administrator for the Chester Housing Authority, has been working to seal a supermarket deal with a local development group. Read full article »
May 15, 2009News
(Source: Philly.com )
Goal for Chester: Supermarket of its Own
A Chadds Ford developer has signed an agreement of sale to purchase the 12.4-acre Highland Avenue site from the Chester Housing Authority and plans to build a retail shopping center that would be anchored by a supermarket of up to 40,000 square feet. Read full article »
January 2009Course Syllabus
Spring 2009 Syllabus for Course URBG 742: Economics of Real Estate Development
Hunter College - City University of New York - Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
Review of economic aspects of real estate investment and development including real estate market determinants; real estate finance, location evaluation, and investment analysis as affected by public sector regulation and taxation. View syllabus online » Download syllabus PDF »
December 31, 2008Report
Chester Housing Authority - Judicial Administrator for Development’s Report
Robert C. Rosenberg, President of the Rosenberg Housing Group (RHG), as Judicial Administrator for Development (JAD) is responsible for completing the residential revitalization efforts under the Wellington Ridge and Chester Towers Hope VI grants and to work on several projects aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Chester Housing Authority communities. At the Court’s request, the JAD provides this progress report on JAD activities of 2008. Download report PDF »
October 3, 2007News
(Source: Builder - October 2007 issue )
Woodbridge Estates: 2007 Builder's Choice Award Winner - Merit
Street names such as Four Tops Drive and Miracles Boulevard were only appropriate when this 47-acre Detroit neighborhood got its groove back. Read full article »
October 27, 2005Report
Community Solutions
Repositioning Public Housing for the Future: Strategies and Practices
Rosenberg Housing Group, in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Urban Research, has crafted a series of executive level symposiums to initiate a pragmatic dialogue amoung leaders in government, quasi-government and non-profit institutions with the goal of helping leaders identify and examine strategies for success in this environment. Download report PDF »
April 19, 2005News
(Source: Delaware County Daily Times)
Rosenberg Honored for Revitalizing CHA
If it were the big game, they’d have named Robert Rosenberg the most valuable player - the kid from the Bronx who came to Chester and brought credibility to an organization mired in a federal lawsuit and dilapidated housing. Read full article »
January/February 2005Publication
More than a Pretty Façade: Art as Community Revitalization Driver
Journal of Housing & Community Develpment (Published by NAHRO)
Robert Rosenberg writes about two truly spectacular arts initiatives that have had far reaching impacts on their communities, the individuals who reside near them, and their ever-expending base of patrons. They serve as a good case studies to further open the dialogue about “the arts” in the development scheme. Read publication online » Download publication PDF »
August 2001Video
Chester Housing Authority: A Story of Transformation
This video presentation tells the story of our transformation in the very words of the people - of Chester, Pennslvania - who lived it.
Running time: 15 minutes