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More affordable housing in more parts of the city!
Today, we’re announcing the 12 districts where the Affordable Housing Fast Track will soon take effect.
Starting Jan. 1, this voter-approved tool will make it easier to create affordable homes in the areas that add the least.
Housing used to be illegal to build here ❌
Thanks to new high-density R11 and R12 zoning districts mapped in the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, more than 75 homes — including income-restricted affordable ones — are coming to the heart of Manhattan! ✅
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ALT R12 zoning at work: 35 stories and more than 75 homes! 212 West 29th St
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We were glad to have you. Thank you for taking the time to inform our members about these important land-use processes. One of many collaborations!
We’re committed to helping community boards navigate New York City's land use review process, and that's exactly what we did this week in the Bronx!
Glad to join @BronxBP for an updated training that will help members make effective and informed recommendations.
We’re committed to helping community boards navigate New York City's land use review process, and that's exactly what we did this week in the Bronx!
Glad to join @BronxBP for an updated training that will help members make effective and informed recommendations.
We need an all-of-the-above approach to tackle our housing crisis and lower costs for New Yorkers in every neighborhood.
We're joining @NYCCouncil today alongside our partners at @NYCHousing to discuss our work to deliver on @NYCMayor's Block by Block housing plan.
More homes near transit = faster commutes and better access to jobs, schools, services and opportunity.
Great conversation with @UDFNYC today about how transit-oriented development can create a more affordable, connected NYC.
ALT Director Sherman speaks on a panel at the Urban Design Forum
The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan continues to deliver for Brooklyn!
Building permits were just filed to bring more than 200 homes and new retail to Atlantic Avenue.
Read more: crainsnewyork.com/real-estat…
ALT 996-1006 Atlantic Ave More than 200 homes, including about 50 permanently affordable ones, are coming to Atlantic Avenue! Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan at work!
Join us at an upcoming South of Prospect walking tour! 🚶
During the Walkshop, share your ideas and experiences with us and our partner city agencies as we work to create a vision for the future of the area.
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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This morning, ABNY Members had a seat At The Table with @nycplanning Director Sideya Sherman, discussing Mayor Mamdani’s plan to build 200,000 new units and how holistic planning, community engagement, and the affordability crisis is shaping DCP’s work across the five boroughs.
ICYMI: A major step forward for fair housing!
Starting January 1, the Affordable Housing Fast Track will make it easier to build affordable housing in the areas that have added the least:
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Today, our Executive Director Edith Hsu-Chen joined a rich discussion about ways to plan for transit-oriented growth and affordability along the IBX and beyond.
Thanks to @AIA_NewYork & @ULINewYork for hosting!
ALT Department of City Planning Executive Director Edith Hsu-Chen (second from right) speaks at the Leveraging Infrastructure for Affordability and Growth panel at the Center for Architecture.
The City Planning Commission will vote on projects that would create almost 400 homes — including nearly 100 permanently affordable, income-restricted homes!
Join and participate at 10 am: nyc.gov/content/planning/pag…
ALT CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TO VOTE ON: Nearly 400 new homes! 140 homes at 200 Kent Ave in Williamsburg 120 homes at 47-03 108th St in Corona 130 homes at 190 Henry St on the Lower East Side
The CPC will also hold public hearings for:
- 460 homes across two sites in Crotona
- 20 homes at 132 Melrose St in Bushwick
- 300 homes at 9305 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge
- 400 homes across a multi-site project in Bed-Stuy
Participate: nyc.gov/content/planning/pag…
By making it easier to create affordable homes in the places that have built the least, the Affordable Housing Fast Track will deliver new housing choices & lower costs.
Director Sherman joined @errollouis on @NY1 to share how it will help create a fairer, more affordable NYC:
When the Affordable Housing Fast Track goes into effect on January 1, eligible projects in these 12 community districts will go through a faster, 90-day review process.
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Despite a 1.4% vacancy rate citywide, these districts have each added just 12 new affordable homes per year over the last five years.
The result? New Yorkers have too few housing options, historic patterns of segregation persist, and our housing shortage gets worse.
ALT 1% Over the past five years, these community districts produced just Manhattan CDs 7, 8 7 Queens CDs 4, 5, 10, 11, 13 of NYC’s affordable homes 8 11 4 5 13 Staten Island CDs 2, 3 10 10 12 18 2 3 Brooklyn CDs 10, 12, 18 We can’t solve our housing crisis with such unbalanced housing production.
The Affordable Housing Fast Track is just one tool we're using to create the housing New Yorkers need.
Through @NYCMayor's SPEED reforms, we're bringing many projects to public review in six months — down from 2 years!
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“One of the goals of the fast track is to promote fair housing, and fair housing includes undoing historic paradigms of segregation." – Director Sideya Sherman
The Affordable Housing Fast Track will help deliver a fairer, more affordable NYC.
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More transit-oriented development could come to the Bronx!
Join today's City Planning Commission review session to learn about 1701 Boone Ave in Crotona Park East, which would create 105+ homes, including 25 permanently affordable ones, just blocks from transit & Starlight Park.
The CPC will also review a proposal to allow a new, non-flashing sign at the Black National Theatre in Harlem to increase visibility of its cultural programming.
Plus, the CPC will vote on ELURP and the Affordable Housing Appeals Board rulemaking.
Join: nyc.gov/content/planning/pag…
The Affordable Housing Fast Track makes it easier to deliver new housing opportunities — so New Yorkers can afford to stay in their neighborhoods, live near work or school, or be closer to loved ones.
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“Every New Yorker deserves a home they can afford & every neighborhood must be part of delivering it. The Affordable Housing Fast Track gives us a new tool to cut through red tape & make sure our housing growth is shared more fairly across." - @NYCMayor
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