There have been recent efforts to revitalize the apartments and an active tenant association continues to promote family values and community togetherness. In 1970, the apartments were named a New York City Landmark and nine years after, it was placed in the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2013, the apartments were sold to a Brooklyn-based developer with plans to rehab the buildings and bring The Dunbar back to its former glory.
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