By DAVID CRUZ 

Community members were eager to hear from a developer’s newly purchase of property along Webster Avenue, but were instead met with a letdown.

At the latest Community Board 7 Land Use/Housing Committee, which delves into housing and real estate matters within the Board’s borders, members were noticeably disappointed The Stagg Group was absent at a meeting they were scheduled to present.

The mood was made tangible when Jean Hill, serving as the committee’s co-chair, informed the group of a scheduling error on The Stagg Group’s part.

“Somehow or another they thought the date was for tomorrow even though we clearly stated it was for tonight, but we all know of whom we speak,” said Hill, inspiring murmurs and conjecture on The Stagg Group’s explanation. Many members simply didn’t buy the mix up.

CB7 Housing/Land Use committee meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month.

“I feel terrible,” said Adolfo Carrion, vice president of The Stagg Group. In a phone conversation, Carrion assured his group will be at the next meeting.

Their scheduled appearance comes as the real estate firm markets The Bedford Manor, the new mixed-use buildings on Webster Avenue, a project considered a key benchmark to the neighborhood’s long-term revitalization. The mixed-used housing, allocating 20 percent of affordable housing in exchange for tax breaks, is slated to open sometime in the next few weeks. Roughly 50,000 applicants applied for the building’s affordable housing units.

It also comes amid The Stagg Group’s $4 million purchase of two plots of land several blocks down from the complex. A representative from The Stagg Group was slated to offer details on its latest acquisition, which stands at the corner of Webster Avenue and East 203rd Street Street.

Hill was hoping for The Stagg Group to appear. She was set on publicly praising the developer for investing in the Norwood/Bedford Park area, and for building a modern looking apartment building. Hill recently paid a visit to the apartment models available for viewing.

“It really turned out a lot better than what we envisioned it to be,” said Hill. “We were gonna say ‘hey, great job guys.'”

Carrion ensured The Stagg Group will appear at next month’s housing/land use meeting.

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