The Freedom Plaza group proposing to build a casino, two hotel towers, and two residential towers on the East Side of Manhattan focused on the importance of the community in detailing its plans to the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) on Thursday.
The $11 billion Freedom Plaza proposal is led by the Soloviev Group, Mohegan, and Banyan Tree. Soloviev Group CEO Michael Hershman presented most of the pitch to the CAC in this initial meeting and was backed by representatives from Mohegan, the Bjarke Ingels Group architecture firm, and Jamie Smarr, CEO of the NYC Housing Partnership.
The CAC for Freedom Plaza voted Sandra McKee, the chair of Manhattan Community Board 6, as its chair.
