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Building Confidence, Building Community.
New Construction – Via Verde was the winning entry in the New Housing New York Legacy Competition sponsored
by the City Council, AIANY, CUNY in partnership with HPD/DCP/DOB. The design project is an affordable, sustainable
residential development with 222 apartments providing healthy, urban living in the South Bronx.
https://network.aia.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=b3b0bd1c-0d8d450d-ab11-dc504998f5ee
https://www.dattner.com/portfolio/via-verde/
HPD Modular program – Chosen through HPD’s Request for Proposal (RFP), the project, which will be located on a cityowned lot at 581 Grant Avenue, will have 167 apartments available to low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers.
These affordable apartments will also use modular construction.
https://ny.curbed.com/2019/3/5/18251679/new-york-affordable-housing-modular-prefab-construction
In 2019, HPD finance a record breaking 25,889 units, making significant progress toward the City’s goal of 300,000
affordable units by 2026 through the Housing New York Plan. This also includes new records for homeless and
supportive housing, securing 3,030 affordable homes for people experiencing homelessness, and 1,482 affordable
homes paired with supportive services.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/007-20/city-creates-more-25-000-affordable-homes-2019#/0
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/008-20/city-record-numbers-affordable-housing-units-financed-2019#/0
Affordable Housing throughout New York City – In Far Rockaway, newly financed affordable housing units will be
spread across three projects – RadRoc, Beach 21, and Rockaway Village Phase II. Upon completion, the units will
be affordable to households earning a wide range of incomes, including the formerly homeless, extremely low- to
moderate-income New Yorkers.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/004-20/significant-investments-downtown-far-rockway-will-add-nearly-800affordable-homes#/0
Tenant Protection Legislation – The City Council voted on 17 bills aimed at protecting tenants and preventing landlords
from forcing people out of their homes. The package of bills was approved in May 2019.
https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/497-19/de-blasio-administration-launches-tenant-protection-adcampaign-website
From the 2020 State of the City address, new policy proposals aimed at affordable housing include ending long-term
street homelessness, repairing and rebuilding public housing, and prioritizing the building of new homes with City
financing for the lowest-income New Yorkers. In particular, one policy proposal to note from the 2020 State of the City
address is the legalization of basement apartments and accessory units such as apartments over garages, which
unlocks an underused affordable housing resource in existing buildings. This proposal builds on the 2019 Basement
Apartment Conversion Pilot Program (BACPP) limited to East New York and Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.
https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/sotc-homes.page
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/home/downloads/pdf/office-of-the-mayor/2020/Legalize-Basement-Apartments.pdf
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/basement-apartment-conversion-pilot-program.page
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