Deal marks the preservation and revival of Single Room Occupancies (SROs), a fundamental source of affordable housing for the most vulnerable New Yorkers NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Developm, Rockabill Development, a leading development partner and consultant to nonprofit owners of affordable, supportive and transitional housing, and Goddard Riverside,Continue Reading

Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay HPD’s Partners in Preservation program releases RFP to expand into priority areas citywide, investing $4 million annually RFP seeks to identify tenant organizing groups to work on anti-displacement initiatives in areas at risk of rapidly losing affordable housing The New York City Department of HousingContinue Reading

$3.1 million will go towards testing investigations to root out discrimination against New Yorkers using rental assistance Two years after the release of the plan, over three-quarters of Where We Live NYC’s 81 commitments are either completed or in progress. The City today announced a $3.1 million commitment to combatContinue Reading

53W 53 Exterior Sunset. Photo: Giles Ashford Revered Interior Design Authority Brings New, NYC-Inspired Residence by Fox-Nahem Associates to the Iconic Midtown Tower Through an innovative partnership with ELLE DECOR, 53 West 53 – the striking condominium tower rising above the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan – has unveiled a massively scaledContinue Reading

Rendering courtesy of Marvel Designs Community Wellness and Healing Programs Include Local Food Co-ops and Business Development Programs Supporting New and Existing Businesses The Proposal Aims to Be the First Development in NYC with Community-Owned Broadband, Making Internet Access More Affordable, Equitable, and Inclusive Two Brooklyn-Based Non-Profits and a Minority-OwnedContinue Reading

New York Housing Compact Will Set Local Housing Targets, Include Local Participation to Achieve Housing Growth in Every Community Includes Proposals to Remove Obstacles to Approvals, Grow Development Opportunities in New York City, and Incentivize Construction Plan Will Also Strengthen Existing Housing Supply and Increase Support for New York RentersContinue Reading

Groundbreaking on $373 Million Initial Phase of Redevelopment at Brooklyn Developmental Center Now Underway, Will Create Nearly 600 Affordable Homes Multi-Phase Community Development Part of the State’s Vital Brooklyn Initiative To Address Economic Disparities in East New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that construction has begun for the transformativeContinue Reading

Conceptual rendering of a potential Morris Park Plaza, connecting the existing community to the Metro-North train station. Credit: New York City Department of City Planning “Build Faster” With 100+ Concrete Reforms to Accelerate New Construction Approval Process by Half “Build Everywhere” With Vision for 6,000 New Homes in Bronx, AmbitiousContinue Reading

Photo by Guzmán Barquín on Unsplash The New York Housing Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received two awards for digital innovation during the New York City Technology Forum this week. The “Best App” serving the public was awarded to HPD’s online affordable housing lottery NYC Housing Connect in addition toContinue Reading