Sentences with phrase «build affordable housing projects»

He also sits on the boards of two key state housing agencies, including the Housing Finance Agency, which provides financing to for - profit and not - for - profit developers to build affordable housing projects across the state.

Not exact matches

«The building of more affordable housing projects in some markets could enable more first - timers to purchase,» says Dorris.

That means taking such steps as investing in affordable housing projects or advocating for zoning changes to make housing easier to build, the survey found.

In addition to material and labor being more affordable (provided you're willing to put some sweat equity into the project), houses can be built in stages and added on to as resources allow — certainly a better option than taking out an overwhelming mortgage and racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt.

The Sherman Plaza developers, Washington Square Partners and Acadia Realty Trust, need approval from the Council for the spot rezoning to include more affordable housing in the project, which would be the first in the city to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) rezoninhousing in the project, which would be the first in the city to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) rezoninHousing (MIH) rezoning plan.

In her testimony before the Council, Ms. Glen noted that the 421a credit — a frequent target for liberals — is available for most projects across the city, but developers are only required to include any affordable housing in their buildings in the so - called «geographical exclusion area» covering just 16.5 percent of the city.

«To suggest that you can't have projects that do both, create good jobs and also create affordable housing, is just not even consistent with the mayor's own history,» said Paul Fernandes of the Building and Construction Trades Council.

«It is unprecedented to convert part of an existing economic development project that provides affordable housing and retail jobs for the purpose of building a casino which would obviously affect the social fabric of our community.»

Meanwhile, the new 421 - a program, which gives a tax break to developers in exchange for affordable housing, no longer helps residents of the community where the project is built.

Church pursues affordable - housing project under program spurring religious groups to build across Brooklyn

Over the course of the approval process, Jamestown had made several concessions to city planning officials and opponents of the project, nixing a plan to build a hotel and earmarking money for affordable housing.

City neighborhood and development commissioner Paul Driscoll doesn't think there are any other housing projects like it in the city: a mix of market rate apartments with affordable apartments in one building.

Highlights in this year's capital budget include $ 500,000 to New Destiny Housing to build units for survivors of domestic violence and $ 750,000 for Second Farms Affordable Housing, a project focused on finding quality housing for the formerly homeless in partnership with Catholic ChaHousing to build units for survivors of domestic violence and $ 750,000 for Second Farms Affordable Housing, a project focused on finding quality housing for the formerly homeless in partnership with Catholic ChaHousing, a project focused on finding quality housing for the formerly homeless in partnership with Catholic Chahousing for the formerly homeless in partnership with Catholic Charities.

More than a dozen dilapidated buildings have been demolished to make way for the project, part of the state's ongoing five - year, $ 20 billion plan to provide affordable housing across New York.

By Sean Ryan Mercy Housing Lakefront's plan to build a nine - story affordable housing project will be pushed beyond 2010 after Milwaukee neighborhood associations raised coHousing Lakefront's plan to build a nine - story affordable housing project will be pushed beyond 2010 after Milwaukee neighborhood associations raised cohousing project will be pushed beyond 2010 after Milwaukee neighborhood associations raised concerns.

The following month, Phipps Houses, one of the city's premiere affordable housing developers, withdrew its rezoning application to build a 209 - unit apartment building in Sunnyside, Queens, retreating after it became clear that local Council member Jimmy Van Bramer could not be convinced to support the project.

And Heidi Burkhart, president of the affordable housing brokerage Dane Real Estate, warned that the higher construction wages negotiated by REBNY and the Building Trades Council could stifle development on projects with high land costs and thin margins.

If built, the Family Community Life Center — a mixed - use project that has been in the planning stages for more than 25 years — would include an Olympic - size indoor swimming pool, a 25 - seat theater and media center, 24 - hour day care facilities, an indoor walking track, gymnasium, fitness center, classroom space, and 132 affordable apartment units intended as «workforce housing» for the area.

Kyle Kimball, a Bloomberg appointee and one of the few top city officials to survive the changeover from a mayor focused on skyline - altering development projects to one more intent on building affordable housing outside Manhattan, is stepping down as head of the Economic Development Corp..

At noon, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, Goodard Riverside Law Project, local elected officials, affordable housing advocates and tenants holds a press conference to announce the filing of a temporary restraining order against illegal hotel operator Michael Edelstein, owner of the Imperial Court, a single room occupancy building on the Upper West Side, 230 West 72nd St., Manhattan.

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

Neighbors blasted the plan, which is the first individual project to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rezoning, saying the «affordable» income requirement didn't match with those in the area and that there was no environmental impact study to see what effect the building would have on neighboring Fort Tryon Park.

One of the reasons Chin is facing opposition is because of her support for the Elizabeth Street Garden project, a proposed development that will replace the Elizabeth Street Garden with a six - story building slated as affordable housing for seniors, while also providing some green space.

The project, which is geared to build 28 affordable housing units near New Castle's Metro - North Railroad stop, was the subject of staunch opposition from local officials who insisted the development be built in a different location.

His duties in that job were varied, including coordinating he town's affordable housing program, particularly the development of the The Cottages at Mattituck, a 22 - unit project built by the Long Island Housing Partnhousing program, particularly the development of the The Cottages at Mattituck, a 22 - unit project built by the Long Island Housing PartnHousing Partnership.

«I am thrilled to be providing $ 1.2 million from my capital funding budget towards the construction of 56 - unit - co-op project in Williamsbridge,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «Creating affordable housing units for our residents is a top priority for my administration, and it is with a great pleasure that I welcome Habitat for Humanity New York City back to The Bronx and support their efforts to build affordable homes for our families.»

Monday afternoon to tout the project by Genesis Companies as an example of his rezoning proposals and his plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing by 2024.

The mayor's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing initiative would require developers to build affordable housing if their projects benefit from city rezHousing initiative would require developers to build affordable housing if their projects benefit from city rezhousing if their projects benefit from city rezonings.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the project provides necessary affordable housing but also a «rich cultural resource that will build on the grand tradition of arts in Sugar Hill.»

The building project is the first individual project built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rezoning, which promised to change zoning rules in some neighborhoods to make way for more affordable units.

Mandatory Inclusionary Housing would require developers to build affordable units in projects that benefit from city rezonings.

Once the project is completed, seniors will have affordable housing on the upper floors of the building while the first floor will have a theatre, a youth center, plus offices and a gymnasium.

Mayor Byron Brown joked that Buffalo should be renamed «Ribbon - cutting City» as he joined others to dedicate a newly - completed affordable housing project inside a former school building.

They further point out that there is a separate billion - dollar fund set aside to address services growing neighborhoods will need when the new housing projects are built and that there are additional city subsidies that will be used to build additional affordable housing.

Instead, Gates said, the city should build more housing in the transit - rich area while ensuring that a sufficient amount of it is affordable under Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) guidelines, which require affordable housing in any area or project that is upzoned to add housing dhousing in the transit - rich area while ensuring that a sufficient amount of it is affordable under Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) guidelines, which require affordable housing in any area or project that is upzoned to add housing dHousing (MIH) guidelines, which require affordable housing in any area or project that is upzoned to add housing dhousing in any area or project that is upzoned to add housing dhousing density.

Trudeau's plan includes a new, 10 - year investment in social housing, prioritizing affordable housing and seniors» facilities (including building more units and refurbishing existing units) as well as removing all GST for developers of new affordable rental housing projects.

He has since moved onto larger, multi-million projects, creating affordable housing, cafes, the restoration of a major bank building, and successfully pushing through his vision for an Arts Incubator at the University of Chicago.

«We were concerned that the community housing project we are working on in Liverpool would suddenly be seen as «art»,» says Lewis Jones, momentarily downing tools on the building site in Toxteth where the group is busy transforming a street of long - vacant terraced houses into affordable homes for a community land trust.

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The FSC Sourcing Guidance document provides an overview of the Forest Stewardship Council, describes the Living Building Challenge requirements for wood, and provides links to various online resources to aid Affordable Housing Project teams in their search for FSC wood.

One of the example projects is the 68 - unit affordable senior housing building that Duncan Architect is consulting on in Corona, Queens.

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[Translate] 0 2K Affordable Housing The school's annual first - year design / build project has built 29 houses in the city, and...

We create transformative model projects and advance new policies that build sustainable and resilient communities and affordable housing.

McDonald's design / build firm, Onion Flats, had already built Belfield Townhomes, Pennsylvania's first Passive House project, serving formerly homeless families and as a proof of concept that Passive House projects can be built on affordable housing budgets.

Onion Flats hopes that this project will demonstrate the economic development feasibility of a highly sustainable buildings for the affordable housing market

«The project team for the Salus project has done a tremendous job, not only in delivering the first larger Passive House in the Ottawa region, but in offering information to government, industry and the public about how affordable and sustainable the buildings of the future will be.»

In addition to preparing another Oregon community to develop affordable tiny houses, it's our intent to use this an opportunity to build our capacity to help disseminate similar projects throughout Oregon and beyond.

That's why I like this project by Design + Make Studio so much; they call it the Waldo Duplex, built in southern Kansas City as affordable housing.