Sentences with phrase «affordable housing units there»

«We supported the principle of prevailing wage,» said Hector Figueroa, president of SEIU Local 32 BJ, the building workers union, «but we always understood that in the construction of affordable housing units there had to be an understanding between the industry and the construction unions.»

Not exact matches

There's no one universal model for these policies, but they generally involve one of two things: a requirement that developers either make a certain percentage of their housing units available at below - market rates, or that has them pay a fee into a fund for affordable housing.

«There's a lot of literature that shows a lot of the time these fees don't result in a ton of units and that it's not the best way to address the affordable housing crisis.

The on - topic and off - topic questions in the Q&A portion of the press conference included: the project status when de Blasio took office and how his approach to affordable housing differs from Mayor Bloomberg, whether there are any differences in Phase I of the project as being initiated now versus as approved by the Bloomberg administration, what he sees as a realistic percentage of units being «affordable» in projects located closer to or in Manhattan, whether he counts this project towards his goal of 200,000 affordable units, the NYPD officer recently arrested in India, the status of speed camera approvals from Albany, the FOIL delays and responses which did not produce any emails or documents in the Findlayter case, the NYPD / FDNY hockey brawl, Queens Library President Thomas Galante and the newly elected leadership of NYSUT (the state teachers union).

The mayor said he sympathizes with residents» concerns about gentrification, development and displacement but echoed his longstanding argument that there are two options: either «do nothing» and watch rents increase and people get displaced or «do something» and at least create new affordable units when developers build luxury housing.

He also mentioned that there are currently affordable housing units in the pipeline for Harrison, Larchmont, New Castle, Lewisboro, Pelham Manor and Croton - on - Hudson.

There will also be about 70 units of affordable housing, but those would be built outside of the tower, in historic buildings on nearby Schermerhorn Row, which Howard Hughes would overhaul.

I thought there were good ideas,» said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who applauded Quinn's focus on early education and the need for more and higher - quality affordable housing units.

The board wants half of the units to be affordable, for there to be senior housing included and for the height to be reduced.

In response to de Blasio's plan, Brewer called for an inclusion of even more affordable housing, a reduction of luxury housing included in deals with developers, increased vigilance by HPD to make sure existing affordable housing units are not lost, that there are tenant education clinics (with no income restrictions) in areas where upzoning is proposed.

There was no doubt that housing was a top - line issue for Mr. Cuomo this year, when he promised to spend $ 20 billion over the next five years to create thousands of affordable and supportive housing units.

«While the inclusionary program, which requires private developers to build developments with 20 percent affordable units, will generate of thousands of units, the biggest piece of the plan will be investments in existing affordable housing buildings and insuring people are able to stay there for the long term,» Cestero said.

have affordable housing ordinances, there's a long tradition of Jersey towns evading their responsibility through a loophole in state statute that allows municipalities to enter into Regional Contribution Agreements that let them pay off another town to take its share of affordable units.

An analysis by the National Low Income Housing Coalition estimates that there are only 22 affordable and available rental units for every 100 renters in Oregon with an income at or below 30 percent of the median family income.

Growth in the Gap between the Number of Low - Income Renters and the Supply of Affordable Units «For many low - income families, the rental housing affordability crisis is like a game of musical chairs in which there is never a chair left for them,» said Chris Herbert, Research Director at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Shousing affordability crisis is like a game of musical chairs in which there is never a chair left for them,» said Chris Herbert, Research Director at the Harvard Joint Center for Housing SHousing Studies.

There's a big initiative to bring more affordable housing, including rental units, to the River City.