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Convertible Convent to spring up at De Sales Place

Plans are in the works to turn a Bushwick convent located on De Sales Place into affordable housing through a nonprofit set up by Vito Lopez

By Margaret Thurmond

Dec. 3, 2012 · 1 min read

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Convertible Convent to spring up at De Sales Place

Plans are in the works to turn a Bushwick convent located on De Sales Place into affordable housing through a nonprofit set up by Vito Lopez

Margaret Thurmond December 3, 2012Dec 3, 2012 · 1 min read

Plans are in the works to turn a Bushwick convent located on De Sales Place into affordable housing through a nonprofit set up by Vito Lopez.

If the proposal is approved by the state, they say the building should be ready by…

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