Camden DREAMS, the thirteen unit permanent, affordable and supportive housing project in Camden for aging out and homeless youth, had their grand opening on Friday January 25, 2008. The thirteen young adults will be moving in on Monday the 28th. More photos and video will be posted during the week.
The following video was produced by Mike Henderson with photos by Asish Patel. Click the screen to watch. The video requires the free QickTime player from Apple. Click here to download the player,
To view photos from the construction click here.
Click here to view an article on Camden DREAMS in the Courier Post.
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Asish Patel, Monarch’s senior associate, works with the housing production team. During the past 16 years Mr. Patel has worked on numerous acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction projects; consisting of condo units, single family homes, multi-family apartment buildings, scattered site projects, as well as commercial spaces. Primary responsibilities include site selection, coordination with the development team, funding applications, municipal reviews, construction monitoring, and general project coordination. Mr. Patel currently serves as Project Manager for all projects under development at Monarch Housing Associates.
Mr. Patel graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, with a History minor, and a Masters’ degree in Management. Mr. Patel attended Pratt Institute’s Community and Economic Development Internship Program. Mr. Patel was a housing scholar in 1994, and has continued to work for Monarch from that point forward.
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