Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center At 5601 South Braeswood Blvd.

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from Cohen enewsletter

TWO Flood Recovery Workshops TONIGHT
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center
5601 S. Braeswood, 77096
5PM - 6:30PM & 7PM - 8:30PM
During this meeting, Federal and City officials will present requirements for filing claims and permitting repairs, which are unique for each individual structure impacted by flooding. In addition, beginning at 4PM, residents with proper documentation of their home values and the cost estimate of repairs will be able to visit with experts to have specific questions answered, including whether their homes are considered to be ‘substantially damaged’ by FEMA guidelines.
Please note that residents whose homes are located in the floodplain must contact the FMO prior to making repairs: (832) 394-8854 or fmo@houstontx.gov.

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Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center breaks ground on expansion

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/02/02/jewish-community-center-stayed-after-harvey.html

The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center leadership did consider leaving its home alongside Brays Bayou after suffering flooding damage from Hurricane Harvey, said CEO Joel Dinkin. 

In the end, any plans to move from the site at 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd. were nixed.

Now, with a massive, multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion officially underway, the community center will add 125,000 square feet of new space. However, the net increase will be smaller, Dinkin notes, because some old space will be torn down. Added onto the center will be an indoor swimming pool, a fitness center, a multipurpose space, two new year-round recreation pools, a lap pool and more. The project will also include a 10,000-square-foot office space for the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, an organization Dinkin compares to the United Way for the local Jewish community. 

Building permit issued for partial demo by Tellespan.

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Cherry is at the scene.