A building on East 6th Street in the East Village known as Mascot Flats was rehabbed in the early 1980s, not long after President Jimmy Carter left the White House
Former President Jimmy Carter's"Habitat for Humanity" legacy is usually associated with single-family homes, but it also extends to the urban landscape.
"We had to work every weekend. The commitment was every weekend until the building was up. I started '82, '83," said Kao.
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