Manhattan —

A new 11-story building overlooks the river on 140th Street in West Harlem. It has a rooftop terrace, new Energy Star appliances and its very own library. It also has its very own clientele: More than half of the apartments are reserved for ex-convicts.

The Fortune Society, which helps former inmates reenter society, celebrated the opening of the Castle Gardens Housing Complex on September 15 with members of the City Council and financiers from Capitol One Bank, among others.

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