Douglaston Development builds and manages affordable, market-rate, senior, student, hospitality, condominium, rental, mixed-use, commercial, and supportive housing projects, primarily in New York City, for low-, moderate-, middle-income, and market-rate residents, while partnering with public agencies, nonprofits, lenders, and community stakeholders.
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AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.
AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.
AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.
| Project | Overall | Structure & systems | Management & living |
|---|---|---|---|
| The ElleryManhattan, New York330 units | 10.0/ 10 | —/ 10 | 7.2/ 10 VeryApt 7/10, 10/10, 10/10, 10/10, 10/10 · 1 review · veryapt.com Combined from 5 published figures on 1 platform, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 7.2. |
Google’s 4.9/5 building rating from 195 reviews is the largest qualifying review base and converts to about 9.7/10 before commentary. Repeated praise outweighs the limited, earlier elevator criticism under the permitted commentary range, producing 10.0/10 overall; structure remains null because no published structural score was found. | |||
The review material is mainly positive about the building’s newer interiors and upkeep, but it does not publish a scored engineering or systems assessment. The available building review summary says that “several residents reported long waits and unavailable elevators in 2024–25”; separate NYC 311 records listed two elevator reports in August 2026 and one broken-or-missing ventilation report in June 2025, while the same source reported no housing-condition violations in the period. | Daily-life reviews are strongly favorable: residents describe the concierge and doorman staff as “kind, patient, and efficient,” and say maintenance is quick and respectful. The independent review summary nevertheless notes earlier elevator delays and a resident report of problems with the sauna, steam room and other shared areas; those concerns should be treated as dated or limited evidence rather than proof of a current building-wide failure. | ||
| AtlanticBKBedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York456 units | 9.4/ 10 | 8.5/ 10 | 9.4/ 10 |
Google’s building-level aggregate of 4.8/5 from 62 reviews sets the anchor; interpolating the stated 4.5/5-to-8.5 and 5/5-to-10 curve gives 9.4/10. The limited resident commentary is mostly positive but identifies a closed children’s playroom with poor communication and one hot-water outage, so it does not materially change the anchor. Structural scoring is provisional because the published infrastructure evidence consists of building descriptions and one resident account rather than a dedicated engineering review. | Not found in sources: Limited resident-reported systems evidence · No published engineering review | ||
The available resident feedback is limited but says the walls are “rly great bc I never hear my neighbors,” supporting a positive observation about sound separation. The same resident reported that the building was “without hot water for over 24 hours one time”; this is a single incident, not evidence of a recurring systems failure. Published building information describes individually controlled heating and cooling and in-unit laundry, while the resident says the building is fully electric. | The resident described the staff as “great,” the building as “clean,” and reported no general complaints, with the rooftop as the amenity they used. The main operational criticism was that the children’s playroom had remained closed and there was “no communication on why”; the same account also called the building “very busy.” | ||
| Seaview Site C / Seaview Senior HousingSeaview, New York161 units | 8.4/ 10 | 7.9/ 10 | 8.4/ 10 ApartmentRatings 4.8/5 · 43 reviews · apartmentratings.com ApartmentRatings publishes 4.8/5 from 43 reviews. Adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall, and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint (more strongly the fewer the reviews), that gives 8.4. |
ApartmentRatings’ 4.7/5 building aggregate from 144 reviews and surveys sets the level and converts to 9.1/10 under the supplied curve. The score is reduced for the documented emergency heat/hot-water complaints, public-hall leak/ceiling issue and elevator-maintenance issue, while the available evidence does not support a separate platform dissent. | Not found in sources: No individual written reviews read | ||
The building record contains recent infrastructure complaints rather than resident-written engineering reviews: an emergency “Heat/Hot Water – Entire Building” request in February 2026, apartment and building heat/hot-water requests in January–February 2026, and a fifth-floor public-hall water leak and damaged fire-retardant ceiling cited in December 2025. The same record says the cited violations were dismissed and the listed 2026 complaints were closed; it also records an elevator-maintenance request in July 2026, so current severity and recurrence remain uncertain as of October 11, 2026. | ApartmentRatings publishes a 4.7/5 aggregate for Seaview C from 144 reviews and surveys, plus a 4.8/5 “Maintenance & Support Survey” score from 43 surveys, but the page exposes no individual written reviews to quote. Operational descriptions emphasize an indoor community space, patio, laundry, parking and JCC social services; contemporaneous reporting also notes that public transportation can be limited in Staten Island and that an on-site vaccination clinic made access easier for residents. | ||
| 3ELEVENWest Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York938 units | 7.9/ 10 | —/ 10 | 7.9/ 10 |
Postcard's 4.1/5 rating based on 182 reviews is the largest review base and converts to an anchor of 7.5/10 under the specified curve. Birdeye/Google independently reports 4.0/5 from 181 reviews, which is close rather than a material disagreement. The written reviews read were uniformly positive, but no structure score is assigned because the published review material did not provide a structural or systems rating. | |||
no notes returned no links returned | The reviews describe a strongly service-oriented daily experience: residents repeatedly praise “friendly and helpful” staff, responsive management, prompt maintenance, clean common areas, the gym, pool and rooftop. One resident said the building was “modern, clean, and very inviting,” while another called the amenities “some of the best” they had seen; no recurring operational complaint appeared in the written reviews read. These are review impressions, not an independent engineering assessment. | ||
| Level BKWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, New York554 units | 7.4/ 10 | —/ 10 | 7.4/ 10 |
Openigloo's 4.3/5 building rating based on 14 resident reviews is the only qualifying published building aggregate located, so it sets the level; its 4.3/5 converts to approximately 7.9/10 on the specified market curve. The score is reduced to 7.4 for the reported elevator disruption, while structure remains unevaluated on a 1–10 basis because the published material does not provide a sufficiently distinct structural rating. | |||
The published physical-condition evidence is limited but not entirely absent: Openigloo reports a 2017 building with no Class A, B or C violations while one resident wrote that elevators on the tall side were slow and that many were under repair for months. The same source's review summary mentions occasional slow maintenance, especially AC repairs, and aging common areas; these are operational observations rather than an engineering assessment. | Daily life is described positively overall: residents mention “friendly doormen who know everyone,” a quiet neighborhood and service requests that “rarely take more than a day,” while the review summary praises cleanliness, amenities and responsive management. The main operational drawbacks reported are a package room that “gets really backed up” during the holidays, slow or unavailable elevators, occasional slow AC repairs, aging common areas and limited amenity hours. | ||
| 2850 Webster Avenue Phase IBedford Park, Bronx, New York188 units | 7.3/ 10 | —/ 10 | 7.0/ 10 RentCafe 1.5/5, 4.5/5, 4.5/5, 4.5/5, 4/5, 4.5/5, 4.5/5 · 7 reviews · rentcafe.com Combined from 7 published figures on 1 platform, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 7. |
RentCafe's 4.0/5 overall rating from seven resident reviews is the only qualifying building-specific aggregate located, converting to a 7.0 anchor; because it is based on fewer than ten reviews, the result is kept close to the 6.5 small-sample reference point. The visible comments are strongly positive about cleanliness, quietness, neighbors and staff, with only a minor request for a fuller gym, producing a modest upward adjustment. No published physical-condition rating or substantive structural review evidence was found, so structure remains null. | Not found in sources: Limited review depth · No recurring management complaint | ||
no notes returned no links returned | Resident feedback on RentCafe is mostly favorable: one verified resident wrote, "Very clean and quiet and lovely neighbors," another said, "Love the place, is quiet i have no problems," and another called the staff "incredible." The main operational criticism was that the property needs "a full gym with a private trainer"; RentCafe nevertheless published 4.5/5 for amenities, maintenance, staff, location and noise, while parking was 1.5/5. | ||
| The CurtainShoreditch, London120 units | 7.2/ 10 | 7.4/ 10 | 7.7/ 10 Tripadvisor 4.8/5, 4.6/5, 4.4/5, 4.4/5, 4.1/5 · 958 reviews · tripadvisor.com Booking.com 9.1/10, 9.1/10, 9.4/10, 9.6/10, 8.4/10, 9.1/10, 9/10 · 334 reviews · booking.com Agoda 9.3/10, 9/10, 8.8/10, 8.5/10, 8/10 · 56 reviews · agoda.com Combined from 17 published figures on 3 platforms, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 7.7. |
Tripadvisor’s 4.3/5 from 958 reviews is the largest review base and converts to 7.9 under the supplied curve. The score is moderated for recurring amenity, breakfast and service complaints; the 2019 sewage report is explicitly treated as historical evidence with a stated repair commitment, not as proof of an unresolved 2026 defect. Structure is scored only from the limited physical-condition evidence, while living reflects the stronger current guest-review record. | |||
The only substantial published infrastructure report located is the June 2019 account of a sewage-system fault: tankers reportedly attended nine times because waste was not draining into the mains, producing diesel and sewage fumes. The hotel attributed this to errors in the original drainage-pit installation and said Bouygues was rectifying it; that was a future commitment at publication, not proof of completion by October 11, 2026. Guest review sources otherwise describe the rooms as “beautifully decorated and maintained,” with high cleanliness scores, but do not publish engineering or systems inspections. | Day-to-day guest feedback is generally strong: Booking.com records 9.1 for staff, 9.4 for cleanliness and 9.1 for facilities, with guests describing staff as “helpful” and the pool as a “lovely” setting. The negative evidence is operational rather than universal: Tripadvisor reviews report that the rooftop pool can be closed for private events, breakfast can be “not worthy of 5 star,” and a 2023 member described the club as “an unequivocal nightmare.” |
Affiliate general contractor.
Affiliate property manager.
Owner and public-sector partner in PACT rehabilitation transactions.
PACT financing partner.
PACT partner for Linden Houses and Penn-Wortman Houses.
PACT partner for Linden Houses and Penn-Wortman Houses.
PACT partner for Linden Houses and Penn-Wortman Houses.
Co-developer and co-owner for the 705 10th Avenue predevelopment project.
Douglaston Development works in partnership with affiliates Levine Builders on general contracting and Clinton Management on property management.
Douglaston Development works in partnership with affiliates Levine Builders on general contracting and Clinton Management on property management.
NYCHA remains owner of the properties
The New York City Housing Development Corporation, New York City’s municipal Housing Finance Agency, is the financing partner for PACT.
The PACT partners for Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses are led by Douglaston Development, L+M Development Partners, Dantes Partners, and SMJ Development.
The PACT partners for Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses are led by Douglaston Development, L+M Development Partners, Dantes Partners, and SMJ Development.
The PACT partners for Linden and Penn-Wortman Houses are led by Douglaston Development, L+M Development Partners, Dantes Partners, and SMJ Development.
The Actors Fund: Douglaston and The Actors Fund are co-developers for the predevelopment project located at 705 10th Avenue.
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| United States | active 6 projects tracked |
| Residential, for rent | 6 of 7 |
| Retail | 4 of 7 |
| Mixed use | 4 of 7 |
| Hotel | 1 of 7 |
Having had the privilege of growing up in NYC affordable and NYC Housing Authority (apartments) for part of my childhood, I very early on recognized that there are a lot more poor people than rich people.The Real Deal 2017-10-05https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2017/10/05/stop-hammer-time-qa-with-nyc-construction-boss-jeff-levine/
City University of New York’s City College School of Architecture
Jeffrey E. Levine
Citizens Housing and Planning Council
New York Housing Conference
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children
Jewish National Fund (Chairman Emeritus)
CUNY Spitzer School of Architecture advisory board
NYU Real Estate Institute advisory board
2017-10-05
The Real Deal
Having had the privilege of growing up in NYC affordable and NYC Housing Authority (apartments) for part of my childhood, I very early on recognized that there are a lot more poor people than rich people.
https://therealdeal.com/new-york/2017/10/05/stop-hammer-time-qa-with-nyc-construction-boss-jeff-levine/
Jeffrey E. Levine
Founder & Chairman of Douglaston Development, Levine Builders, and Clinton Management
Since 1979
Founder and chairman of the integrated Douglaston Companies, directing development and construction across residential, commercial, institutional and care-related assets since 1979. He is also active in New York housing and civic organizations, with a City College architecture background.
Founder
Chairman
Since 1979
Affordable housing
Architecture
Founder & Chairman of Douglaston Development, Levine Builders, and Clinton Management
University of Pennsylvania B.A. in Urban Studies; minor in Urban Real Estate and Development
Benjamin Levine
Current role at Douglaston Development
Real Estate Board of New York Technology Committee
Jewish National Fund Future in New York (former chair)
Credit Suisse
Benjamin Levine
Vice Chair & Principal
Since joining the company in 2008
Vice Chair and principal involved in strategy, governance, acquisitions and capital markets. He joined in 2008 after Credit Suisse and has underwritten more than $2 billion in projects, including the 601 West 29th Street financing.
Vice Chair
Principal
Acquisitions
Capital markets
$2B+ underwriting
Vice Chair & Principal
My team and I focus on 100% affordable projects that are community-driven.Forbes 2019-08-13https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathersenison/2019/08/13/douglaston-developments-jessica-sherman-chats-challenges-facing-affordable-housing-in-new-york-city/
Columbia Business School M.B.A.
University of Oxford M.Sc. in Social Policy
University of Pennsylvania B.A.
Jessica Sherman
Current role at Douglaston Development
Citizens Housing and Planning Council Executive Board
SheBuilds committee
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
2019-08-13
Forbes
My team and I focus on 100% affordable projects that are community-driven.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathersenison/2019/08/13/douglaston-developments-jessica-sherman-chats-challenges-facing-affordable-housing-in-new-york-city/
Jessica Sherman
Vice Chair & Principal
Since joining the company in 2016
Vice Chair and principal overseeing strategy and execution, with a particular focus on affordable-housing strategy and transactions. She joined in 2016 after the Port Authority, where she worked on regional infrastructure and development, and serves on housing-sector boards.
Vice Chair
Principal
Affordable housing
Joined 2016
MBA
M.Sc.
Vice Chair & Principal
Housing demand has never been higher. Rent and occupancy you’ve never been higher. There are more people who want to live here who need homes.The Cats Roundtable 2023-07-02https://catsroundtable.com/michael-stoler-interviews-jed-resnick-ceo-of-douglaston-development/
Harvard University B.A.
Columbia University M.B.A.
Jed Resnick
Current role at Douglaston Development
Grafton Street Capital
LeFrak
2023-07-02
The Cats Roundtable
Housing demand has never been higher. Rent and occupancy you’ve never been higher. There are more people who want to live here who need homes.
https://catsroundtable.com/michael-stoler-interviews-jed-resnick-ceo-of-douglaston-development/
Jed Resnick
Chief Executive Officer
joined as Chief Operating Officer in 2018; assumed CEO in 2020
CEO responsible for project execution, site acquisition, asset management and business development. He joined as COO in 2018 and became CEO in 2020, after roles at Grafton Street Capital and LeFrak in finance, acquisitions and development.
CEO
COO in 2018
CEO in 2020
Real estate finance
LeFrak
Chief Executive Officer
The most important thing that we were able to do in this building, without any government subsidy besides the tax abatement, was that we were able to create 250 affordable homes.Bisnow 2023-01-20https://www.bisnow.com/news/new-york/multifamily/inside-douglaston-developments-3eleven-manhattans-largest-new-multifamily-building-117279
Brandeis University B.A.
Brooklyn Law School J.D.
Steven Charno
Current role at Douglaston Development
Real Estate Board of New York Housing and Land Use Committees
Friends of Hudson River Park Board
Related Companies
2023-01-20
Bisnow
The most important thing that we were able to do in this building, without any government subsidy besides the tax abatement, was that we were able to create 250 affordable homes.
https://www.bisnow.com/news/new-york/multifamily/inside-douglaston-developments-3eleven-manhattans-largest-new-multifamily-building-117279
Steven Charno
President
joined the company in 2003
President overseeing market-rate residential development and co-leading investment strategy, retail leasing and asset management. He previously served as vice president and general counsel at Related Companies for the AOL Time Warner Center and led 3Eleven.
President
Joined 2003
Market-rate housing
3Eleven
Real Estate Board of New York
President
St. Joseph’s University BS in History
New York University Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service MPA
Liz Oakley
Current role at Douglaston Development
NYU Furman Center board
NYSAFAH board
NY Housing Conference board
NY State Homes and Community Renewal
Wells Fargo Community Lending & Investment
NYC Housing Development Corporation
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Liz Oakley
Chief Development Officer
joined the company in 2022
Chief development officer leading housing strategy from opportunity analysis through acquisition, entitlement, financing, construction and operations. She joined in 2022 after senior public- and private-sector affordable-housing roles, including HPD deputy commissioner and Wells Fargo senior vice president.
Chief Development Officer
Affordable housing
Joined 2022
Former HPD Deputy Commissioner
20+ yrs experience
Chief Development Officer
0 undated completions and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are retained but excluded from figures.
| Project | Location | Type | Units | Floors | Area | Cost | Payment plan | Launched | Construction start | Original target | Handover | Delay | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlanticBK | New York, United States Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn | residential for rent, retail, mixed use | 4561 | 17 | 474,000 sq ft | USD 320m estimated cost | — | 2022 | May 2022 | Sep 2025 – Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 | +1.5 mo (0.0 to +3.0) | sourced | completed |
| The Ellery | New York, United States Manhattan | residential for rent, retail, mixed use | 3301 | 33-story residential tower plus 7-story mid-rise | 350,000 sq ft | USD 337.7m investment announced | — | 2022 | 2022-01-12 | May 2024 – Aug 2024 | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 | 0.0 mo (−7.0 to +7.0) | sourced | completed |
| 2850 Webster Avenue Phase I | New York, United States Bedford Park, Bronx | residential for rent, retail, mixed use | 1881 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 | Sep 2023 | +14.5 mo (+9.0 to +20.0) | sourced | completed |
| 3ELEVEN | New York, United States West Chelsea-Hudson Yards, Manhattan | residential for rent, retail, mixed use | 9381 | 60 | — | — | — | 2022 | August 22, 2022 | Jun 2022 – Aug 2022 | Sep 2023 | +14.0 mo (+13.0 to +15.0) | estimated | completed |
| Seaview Site C / Seaview Senior Housing | New York, United States Seaview | residential for rent | 1611 | 5 storeys / five stories | 140,000 sq ft | USD 75m estimated cost | — | 2018 | February 5, 2018 | May 2018 | Aug 2018 | +3.0 mo (+3.0 to +3.0) | sourced | completed |
| The Curtain | London, United Kingdom Shoreditch | hotel | 1201 | 9 | 8,343 m² | GBP 70m estimated cost | — | 2014 | December 2014 | — | May 2017 | — | not scorable | completed |
| Level BK | New York, United States Williamsburg, Brooklyn | residential for rent | 5541 | 40 | 600,000 sq ft | — | — | 2014 | 2014 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 | +4.5 mo (−1.0 to +10.0) | sourced | completed |
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| Tracked since | October 10, 2026 |
| Last checked | October 11, 2026 this month |
| Profile last researched | October 11, 2026 |
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