Sentences with phrase «affordable housing plan announced»

One of the core architects of Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan announced her intention to step down from city government today — making her the third top city administrator do so since December.

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«We have worked closely with the developers to maximise the affordable housing offer on this important site,» Councillor Ken Clark, chair of the strategic development committee said at the time the plans were announced.

In a blow to Mayor de Blasio's housing plan, a key City Councilman announced he would oppose the first private project proposed under new affordable housing rules.

At 6 p.m., NYC Councilwoman Laurie A. Cumbo is joined by city Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres - Springer to announce a plan to create nearly 600 affordable apartments at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital Apartment Complex, 545 Prospect Place, Brooklyn.

«The plan announced today is an important milestone on the road to a more just and equitable city, where New Yorkers in every neighborhood will benefit from the opportunities that affordable housing creates.

Recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the his administration's Housing New York plan — which aims to create or preserve 200,000 affordable units by 2024 — will be completed two years early.

The city has closed on 52,936 affordable apartments — putting it ahead of schedule on Mayor de Blasio's ambitious housing plan, officials announced Tuesday.

The Executive has announced a $ 20 billion, five - year capital plan to expand homeless and affordable housing across the State,» according to the Senate's «White Book» budget analysis.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Seventeen months after outlining a bold plan to remake the housing opportunities for queer seniors nationwide, SAGE or Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders announced it has the financing in place to put shovel to earth on two affordable housing developments — one in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, and the other on -LSB-...]

Residents noted that Governor Andrew Cuomo's recently announced $ 20 billion affordable housing plan includes no mention of money for NYCHA.

BFC also has targeted redevelopment projects, such as the Bedford - Union armory in Crown Heights, which the firm in 2015 announced plans to convert into private townhomes and affordable housing.

The commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development is leaving, Mayor Bloomberg announced Friday, meaning a new housing chief will oversee the final phase of the city's 11 - year affordable housinHousing Preservation and Development is leaving, Mayor Bloomberg announced Friday, meaning a new housing chief will oversee the final phase of the city's 11 - year affordable housinhousing chief will oversee the final phase of the city's 11 - year affordable housinghousing plan.

The AFL - CIO announced plans to invest $ 1 billion in union and city worker pension funds in affordable developments amid de Blasio's affordable housing push.

Cuomo announced in his joint state of the state / budget speech in January a $ 20 billion plan to address affordable housing and the growing homeless problem.

There was the time, less than a month later, when Mr. de Blasio, as a centerpiece of his State of the City address, announced a plan to build an affordable housing complex on a Queens rail yard — and Mr. Cuomo, within hours, shot it down.

CLINTON HILL — As part of his expanded affordable housing plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city is setting aside $ 250 million for one purpose: persuading Mitchell - Lama complexes to stay affordable, at least for another 20 years.

NEW YORK CITY — The mayor announced an ambitious affordable housing plan during his State of the City speech, complete with 80,000 new units by 2024 and six neighborhoods where developers will be required to build affordable units.

During a press conference on Dec. 27, while announcing that the county had met the terms of its settlement with HUD to build 750 units of affordable housing before 2017, Astorino commented on Johnson's plans to run for governor as a Democrat.

Gov. Scott announced this week that the Department of Economic Opportunity had submitted a plan that would see Florida use $ 616 million in federal disaster recovery funds to build new affordable housing and provide grants to severely impacted businesses.

WILLIAMSBURG — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday night that the city will move ahead with long - stalled plans to redevelop the neglected Greenpoint Hospital into affordable housing.

(Creating more housing for low - income New Yorkers, a move that was announced in yesterday's plan and differs from Bloomberg - era policies that focused heavily on middle - income affordable housing, should provide another bulwark against homelessness going forward.)

One of the most recent came after de Blasio's State of the City address, where he called for a minimum wage of $ 15 and announced plans to build affordable housing at Sunnyside Yards in Queens.

The city is accelerating its plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing and boosting the end goal by 100,000 apartments, de Blasio announced.

Also at 11 a.m., the de Blasio administration releases the 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, 1561 Walton Ave., the Bronx.

In a blow to Mayor de Blasio's housing plan, a key City Councilman — Ydanis Rodgriguez — announced he would oppose the first private project proposed under new affordable housing rules.

But he touted accomplishments in his first term such as universal prekindergarten, his affordable housing plan — which he recently announced is ahead of schedule — increased high school graduation rates, overall crime being down and a drop in the use of the stop and frisk policing method are rooted in maintaining the city's nature.

But today Mr. Cuomo announced plans to pour state money into the issue: $ 20 billion over five years — to help fun 100,000 units of affordable housing across the state, and to pay for 6,000 new supportive housing units over five years and 1,000 emergency beds.

The mayor has declared the plan on time and within budget and earlier this year he also announced an additional $ 1.9 billion investment to create 10,000 more affordable housing for low - income earners, including 5,000 more dedicated senior housing units, for a total of 15,000 senior units under the plan.

Sydney House will be the first project financed under HPD's Open Door program, which was announced last year as part of Mayor de Blasio's Housing 2.0 plan to create and preserve 300,000 affordable homes by 2026.

Yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott M. Stringer announced a partnership to establish a $ 350 million fund to support affordable housing throughout New York City, marking a major investment in the administration's historic plan to create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing.

«Our work has resulted in a plan that addresses the magnitude of our city's affordability crisis by encouraging smart, sustainable affordable housing production,» said Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Council speaker, standing at a lectern in the rotunda of City Hall on Monday to announce the details of the deal.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to extend shared - equity schemes to help people get on the housing ladder and plans to encourage more «affordable» homes to be built.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito announced a new compromise with Mayor Bill de Blasio that will allow his sweeping plans to create affordable housing across the city to go forward — but with even more requirements for developers to build below - market apartments.

The plan, announced Sunday by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, is an expansion of an earlier effort to keep tenants in their homes and to keep them from becoming part of the city's affordable housing crisis.

On Friday, de Blasio announced a plan to increase the city's affordable housing plan by spending $ 1.9 billion to add 10,000 apartments affordable to those making $ 40,000 or less, 5,000 of which will be reserved for senior citizens and 500 to be reserved for veterans.

De Blasio announced in March that he planned to shut down the nonprofit, saying that its work, most significantly to push for universal pre-kindergarten and an affordable housing program, had been completed.

The city is accelerating its plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing and boosting the end goal by 100,000 apartments, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday.

Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been, whose main priority has been to implement Mayor de Blasio's 10 - year affordable housing plan, will return to teaching at New York University on Feb. 6, officials announced THousing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been, whose main priority has been to implement Mayor de Blasio's 10 - year affordable housing plan, will return to teaching at New York University on Feb. 6, officials announced Thousing plan, will return to teaching at New York University on Feb. 6, officials announced Tuesday.

Buffalo mayor Byron Brown followed by announcing that the city will soon roll out an affordable housing development plan.

President Obama has announced a comprehensive plan to bring renewable energy and energy efficiency to households across the U.S. Among the initiatives just announced is the establishment of a Passive House track by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)...» to encourage a significant increase in the energy efficiency of New York's affordable housing stock».

The Alberta Real Estate Association says it supports a plan announced by Rachel Notley's government to work with cities and municipalities across Alberta to ensure more affordable housing units are built.

Strengthening protection for tenants and ensuring predictability for landlords is part of Ontario's Fair Housing Plan, announced in April 2017, which included 16 comprehensive measures to make housing more affordable for homebuyers and renters, while bringing stability to the real estate market and protecting the investment of homeHousing Plan, announced in April 2017, which included 16 comprehensive measures to make housing more affordable for homebuyers and renters, while bringing stability to the real estate market and protecting the investment of homehousing more affordable for homebuyers and renters, while bringing stability to the real estate market and protecting the investment of homeowners.