An alembic is an alchemist’s tool, an instrument that turns plain matter into gold. In the medieval illustrations, the alembic is a simple beaker with a narrow, bent neck; the mystery is not the device itself but the manner in which it refines and transforms ordinary elements.
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Alembic is a community development company that makes long-term commitments to partnerships and investments in underserved neighborhoods through real estate development, organizational capacity building and community-based planning initiatives.
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Work Begins on Cultural Arts Center
Work began in September 2012 on the landscape portion of the first phase of the Donald Harrison Sr. Cultural Arts Museum in the Upper 9th Ward of New Orleans, a joint effort by Alembic Community Development, the Tulane City Center, and the Guardians Institute.
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2142 Amsterdam Avenue Groundbreaking
On October 10th, 2012 Alembic Community Development and Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) broke ground on 2142 Amsterdam, a 44-unit affordable and supportive housing development in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan.
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The D’Addario Residence Spring Opening
The D’Addario Residence, a supportive housing project being jointly developed in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn by Alembic Community Development and Providence House, is currently under construction and on schedule for its Spring 2013 opening.