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Matt Linde, 40, and Udi Kore, 49, converted the former Brooklyn campus of St. John’s College into a 205-unit luxury apartment complex. Rents range between $2,495/month to $6,950/month, including the affordable housing units.

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Produced & Shot by: Valentina Duarte
Senior Directors of Video: Lindsey Jacobson, Jessica Leibowitz
Additional Camera: Kaan Oguz
Editor: Marisa Forziati
Animator: Alisa Stern
Senior Production Manager: Kathy Mavrikakis
Additional Footage: The Hartby, St. John’s University Archives, Special Collections, Queens, New York, Conway and Partners, Getty Images

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We Spent $104 Million Converting A NYC College Into Luxury Apartments