Sentences with phrase «affordable housing developments make»

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Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

Corey Johnson worked for the GFI development team at 470 Vanderbilt, and at a West Village community forum on June 19, he made a strong case for the good work he and GFI did in increasing the stock of affordable housing in Brooklyn.

New big - ticket items include a $ 1.9 billion subsidy to make 10,000 units in the mayor's affordable - housing plan even cheaper, $ 300 million to renovate homeless shelters and $ 355 million for facade repairs at city public - housing developments.

The development complements Governor Cuomo's unprecedented $ 20 billion, five - year Housing Plan, which is making housing accessible and combating homelessness by building and preserving 112,000 affordable homes, including 6,000 supportiveHousing Plan, which is making housing accessible and combating homelessness by building and preserving 112,000 affordable homes, including 6,000 supportivehousing accessible and combating homelessness by building and preserving 112,000 affordable homes, including 6,000 supportive homes.

He attempted to strike a middle ground on the controversial issue of development in The Bronx, stressing that both affordable housing and mixed - income housing are necessary to make the borough a better place to live.

Under the proposals approved by the City Council, the council member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 percent.

She says she also sees the plans to be passed by the City Council as a starting point and that she's received commitments from the mayor that agencies such as the Department of Housing Preservation and Development would invest «additional resources» to make projects more affordable.

«The administration has made it clear that their ambitious affordable housing program will include a menu of options that will encourage new development on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis, recognizing the economics of different parts of the city will vary by location,» Mr. Spinola said.

At 12:30 p.m., de Blasio will make an announcement at a senior housing development regarding his expanded plan to build and protect 300,000 affordable homes, 629 Cropsey Ave., 7th Floor, Community Room, Brooklyn.

More than ever, we need to make sure our local governments and communities have the resources they need to provide affordable housing, deliver vital services to working families and seniors and continue the neighborhood revitalization efforts critical to local economic development.»

The $ 3.338 million allows local development organizations to rehabilitate units while maintaining low rents for longtime locals — many of whom make between $ 25,000 to $ 45,000 a year, according to Ismene Speliotis, executive director of the Mutual Housing Association of New York, which owns and manages 526 affordable apartment in neighborhoods including Crown Heights, Bushwick, Brownsville and East New York.

PARK SLOPE — Heeding the call of hundreds of angry Park Slopers, Brooklyn elected officials are asking for strong support from the mayor's office to make sure a «large, affordable» supermarket and «deeply affordable» housing are included in the mixed - used development planned for the Key Food site at 120 Fifth Ave.

The Empire State Development Corporation inserted a clause into its lease proposal with Ratner that would allow the developer to bail on the construction of 2,250 affordable units, by claiming that such construction would be «subject to governmental authorities making available... affordable housing subsidies,» the Brooklyn Paper reported.

In this episode of Walking the Talk, Domonic Rollins talks with McAfee, a longtime leader in community development and affordable housing, about how policymakers and education leaders can help dismantle these structural barriers — and about the mindset and determination needed to make it happen.

On today's program, Host Leslie Thatcher speaks to Park City School Board member, Julie Eihausen and communications manager Molley Miller who have update us on Tuesday's board meeting.Park City Manager Diane Foster and Economic Development Director Jonathan Weidenhammer to discuss the agenda for Thursday's city council meeting, including the revised drawings for a new affordable housing project Woodside Park and Erin Bragg, Summit County Sustainability Specialist has details on the Home Energy Score assessments that will be made available for 100 eligible homeowners.

This legislation establishes a tax credit program for taxpayers making an impact investment through a community development financial institution or CDFI, to spur the creation and preservation of more affordable housing.

She assisted in the development of over 45 affordable housing projects and advised clients to help them make strategic investments and improvements in their communities.

The government has made changes to its Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) allowing periods of temporary forbearance and / or modification of mortgage terms for unemployed homeowners; the Department of Housing and Urban Development has also proposed a TARP - funded program to help underwater conventional borrowers qualify for FHA refinance mortgages starting in the fall of 2010.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority introduced the @HomeIllinois program to offer individuals a variety of customizable options to combine a 30 - year fixed rate mortgage with down payment assistance, making it affordable to purchase a home.

Given the federal government's regulatory actions to slow the housing market, higher mortgage rates driven by US rate hikes is likely to be a welcome development in Ottawa, even though it certainly does not make housing more affordable.

HousEART is a program of the Smith Hill Community Development Corporation that invites artists to make art on vacant neighborhood houses owned by the SHCDC that will soon be renovated and offered for rent at affordable rates.

CivicPACE supports solar energy development by making it easier for tax - exempt organizations like schools, affordable housing, and places of worship to finance solar projects.

(Sec. 298) Requires the Secretary of HUD to make grants to nonprofit organizations to: (1) train, educate, and advise eligible community development organizations or qualified youth service and conservation corps in improving energy efficiency, resource conservation and reuse, design strategies to maximize energy efficiency, installing or constructing renewable energy improvements, and effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low - income communities; and (2) implement energy efficiency improvements, resource conservation and reuse, and effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low - income communities.

In America, everyone from David Owen to Edward Glaeser to Ryan Avent to Matt Yglesias to Alex Steffen say that zoning restrictions, NIMBYs and historic preservationists are preventing development that would make housing affordable and economies boom.

If elected, Khenin has promised to radically redefine the city's development priorities, with an emphasis on public transportation, affordable housing and greater transparency in decision - making.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson — who testified about the partnership before Congress — said the idea is that these goals would wind up emphasizing developments that use less land and energy, provide affordable housing to people of all income and stages of life, make it easier for people to get to their destinations on foot, bike or public transit and direct growth to developed areas.

«By making access to affordable homeownership the cornerstone of his vision for the future of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary Julián Castro is proving himself to be dedicated to the values supported by Realtors ® and hardworking families everywhere.

To provide developers an incentive to build or acquire for rehab affordable for - sale housing, another bill, the Community Development Homeownership Tax Credit Act, S. 875, would make available a credit that developers could apply against their federal tax liability.

«The tragedy is that because current development polices make it very difficult to build accessible, affordable housing, millennials are often faced with either paying more than they can afford or choosing housing in a location they don't really like, such as in the suburbs,» says Litman.

«affordable housing agreement» means an agreement made by the minister, the British Columbia Housing Management Commission or any other agent of the government with a person who has received or is to receive assistance from the government to acquire, develop or operate an affordable housing develhousing agreement» means an agreement made by the minister, the British Columbia Housing Management Commission or any other agent of the government with a person who has received or is to receive assistance from the government to acquire, develop or operate an affordable housing develHousing Management Commission or any other agent of the government with a person who has received or is to receive assistance from the government to acquire, develop or operate an affordable housing develhousing development;

The Illinois Housing Development Authority recently announced a new loan program making homeownership even more affordable for first - time homebuyers.

The Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development teamed up on an initiative called Making Home Affordable, of which HAMP was one key component.

The homes are made possible through HOME Investment Partnership funds administered by the St. Louis County Office of Community Development to assist with the creation of affordable housing for low and moderate income families.

However, even mandatory programs often offer developers incentives to help make their developments profitable, even including the affordable housing they will have to include.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority new mortgage program @HomeIllinois strives to make homeownership affordable and obtainable for both first - time and repeat homebuyers by providing a la carte benefits, including down payment assistance and lender paid mortgage insurance.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has announced a new loan program making homeownership even more affordable for first - time homebuyers.