A combination of investment in old properties and the development of new sustainable projects is revitalizing the streets of Harlem. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: affordable housing
City Finances Record Number Of Affordable Housing For NYC’s Most Vulnerable Populations
Mayor de Blasio today announced that the City financed 25,299 affordable homes in Fiscal Year 2019, and a total of 135,437 affordable homes since 2014,
Finding An Affordable NYC Apartment Just Got A Bit Easier From Harlem To Hollis
It’s been seven years since the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) launched Housing Connect, a portal that has made it easier—in theory—for New Yorkers to apply for affordable apartments in buildings across the five boroughs. Continue Reading →
Poll Shows, Almost Half Of NYC From Harlem To Hollis Can’t Afford To Live Here
The Big Apple’s steep cost of living could soon drive many New Yorkers out of the state, a new poll suggests reports Patch. Continue Reading →
City Strikes Deal To Preserve Affordable Harlem Apartments
Patch reports that the city has struck a deal with affordable housing developer LIHC Investment Group to preserve more than 160 affordable apartments in two Harlem buildings. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio, Harlem Electeds And Others Announce Largest Year For Affordable Housing
Mayor de Blasio today announced that his administration financed 32,116 affordable homes last year, breaking the all-time record previously set by former Mayor Ed Koch in 1989 of 25,243 units. Continue Reading →
Lottery Opens For Below-Market East Harlem Apartments
Patch reports that a lottery for 124 below-market apartments in East Harlem is accepting applications until the end of May 2018. Continue Reading →
A New Study On The UN-Affordable Housing In Washington Heights / Inwood!
This brief represents part one of a two-part study the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute is undertaking on the state of affordable housing in the Washington Heights/Inwood sector of New York City, historically a predominantly Dominican neighborhood. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio Releases New Road Map To Build And Preserves 300,000 Affordable Housing
Mayor Bill de Blasio today released his “Housing New York 2.0” plan laying out new tools and programs to build and preserve affordable homes for 300,000 New York families – up from the previously announced goal of 200,000 homes. Continue Reading →