Sentences with phrase «build affordable housing work»

Developers are also working with their local officials to make their plans to build affordable housing work.

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In this exclusive and rare interview, Jon Bon Jovi reveals to CNBC Meets presenter Tania Bryer, his passion and dedication to his philanthropic work and takes Tania on a tour of a Philadelphia neighbourhood that is one of many affordable housing builds helmed by the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation.

This small building maybe used as a rental unit of housing or as a place to work; it may also be properly regarded as an example of private sector affordable housing.

He became interested in housing for Native Americans, and has built affordable housing on reservations in the northwestern U.S. Former prostitute and drug addict Norma Hotaling's organization SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) works with prostitutes in San Francisco, many of whom have been abused and are addicted to drugs.

«From starting universal Pre-K to making our city safer to building housing that is truly affordable for working families, we have been building a fairer and more just City with the Mayor's progressive leadership.

They asked me to come in and work with the local community board in Fort Greene, and the local Council Member, to make sure there was an affordable housing component to that building.

So, according to the council member with whom Corey Johnson claims to have worked to build more affordable housing, his involvement was vague at best, and James has no specific recollection of his participation.

She said she created the Mattituck - Laurel Civic Association because she saw a need for the community to have a voice in its changing landscape, with increased traffic, new building and proposals that change the landscape, water quality, agritainment and nowhere for young people to work or affordable workforce housing to stay local.

Based on his affordable housing credentials and his apparent commitment to getting more low and middle income units built in central Brooklyn, Mr. Williams won the endorsement of the Working Families Party, which will presumably wage an intensive street effort to get their man into office.

I applaud the Mayor's far - reaching 10 - year plan to build and preserve 200,000 affordable housing units throughout our city, and the Church in all boroughs of New York City looks forward to continuing to work with NYC and Mayor de Blasio to help achieve this important affordable housing goal,» said His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York.

I'll establish Homes for Londoners, a new in - house developer at City Hall, led by me, working with councils and private developers to lever in funding and get thousands of new affordable and market homes built on spare public land and brownfield.

Just last year it worked with Rodriguez's office to begin the preservation of a long - neglected Inwood building, which Bederman was a good example of the department's work to preserve affordable housing in the district.

The New York Times: «Cuomo, who should be using his power to make New York City more hospitable to working - class and middle - class families, has instead slipped a little poison into his executive budget that could cripple the city's ambitious efforts to build affordable housing... It's not a stretch to call this sabotage (of de Blasio's agenda).»

The former governor would build connections to lawmakers and work on affordable housing initiatives.

«Thanks to Governor Cuomo's affordable housing initiatives, and the great partners we work with, the future residents of this building will have housing that they can afford in a community made more vibrant by their presence.»

This win is a mandate for protecting and building affordable housing and making sure working families can make ends meet.

Calone said he had experience as a venture capitalist creating private sector jobs and helping build affordable housing and working on solar regulations as chairman of the Suffolk County planning commission.

It remains to be seen whether de Blasio will be amenable to implementing some of the ideas from Brawley's coalition — Metro IAF has worked with the city to build multiple affordable housing complexes before.

«They stand with working - class people of color like me on issue after issue including preserving and building truly affordable housing, reforming the NYPD, protecting immigrant families, standing up for workers» rights, and making sure that all people's voices are heard in our democracy.»

But in this case, he's working for Airbnb whose business is built on taking away affordable housing and displacing tenants, especially for low - income people of color,» Connell said.

We look forward to partnering over the next months to structure a program that works for the real estate community, and works for the hard working men and women who build affordable housing in New York City.»

«Starting with the background of the blighted Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and the building's initial commercial failure in the mid-1970s, the story recounts how - in a moment of bold inspiration or maybe desperation - the buildings were're - purposed» as subsidized housing for people who worked in the performing arts, becoming one of the first intentional, government supported, affordable housing for artist residences.

Before beginning her teaching career with Teach for America, Ms. Michaels participated as a leader in Americorps NCCC service program, worked as an outdoor instructor at The Outdoor School, and raised money for affordable housing through a Bike and Build cross-country bicycle trip from Rhode Island to San Francisco.

The Seattle Housing Levy — The Seattle Housing Levy has funded three apartment buildings with units affordable to and designed for working artists.

This summer the organization adds a twist by working on premises that have never been occupied, a 13 - story affordable - housing complex called the Sugar Hill Building at West 155th Street in Washington Heights.

«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.

Through our Green Affordable Housing Initiative work over the past twenty years, Global Green recognizes that the LIHTC program and the QAPs that guide the distribution of tax credits can play an essential role in increasing the national rate of adoption of green building practices in affordable housing design and conAffordable Housing Initiative work over the past twenty years, Global Green recognizes that the LIHTC program and the QAPs that guide the distribution of tax credits can play an essential role in increasing the national rate of adoption of green building practices in affordable housing design and constrHousing Initiative work over the past twenty years, Global Green recognizes that the LIHTC program and the QAPs that guide the distribution of tax credits can play an essential role in increasing the national rate of adoption of green building practices in affordable housing design and conaffordable housing design and constrhousing design and construction.

We are working with eight affordable housing developers that are using the Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing to build homes that have no energy bills, are free from toxic materials, and are truly sustainable for future geaffordable housing developers that are using the Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing to build homes that have no energy bills, are free from toxic materials, and are truly sustainable for future generhousing developers that are using the Living Building Challenge Framework for Affordable Housing to build homes that have no energy bills, are free from toxic materials, and are truly sustainable for future geAffordable Housing to build homes that have no energy bills, are free from toxic materials, and are truly sustainable for future generHousing to build homes that have no energy bills, are free from toxic materials, and are truly sustainable for future generations.

Affordable housing, safe streets and sidewalks, access to open space, transit, schools, fresh food, jobs and education, energy efficiency and renewable generation, stormwater management, and green building are core principles of our work.

We in the tiny house community want to work with building officials to provide affordable, healthy, and safe housing for thousands of people across the US.

We look forward to working with the utilities and the State of New York to meet the targets through the inclusion of multifamily buildings where a large portion of low income New Yorkers reside, and where efficiency can help create safe and affordable housing.»

The State will build on the initiatives underway in the CEF by working with stakeholders and others to advance innovative net zero energy retrofit prototypes for affordable housing, facilitating the adoption of energy efficiency improvements under Medicaid as a component of healthy homes interventions, and advancing the market for zero energy modular homes.

Youth Build Long Island October 2011 to Current Construction Trainee Deer Park, NY Participated in both... and skill development work shops that involve construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing in... staple guns, and nail guns.

Julian Sendin, a Senior Researcher at Ndifuna Ukwazi — an activist organisation and law centre working to advance urban land justice — says: «Inclusionary zoning is a basic intervention used by top cities around the world to ensure that private developers build a fair amount of truly affordable housing in exchange for additional development rights.»

«Realtors ® build communities and they also feel very strongly about giving back to the communities in which they live and work,» said National Association of Realtors ® President Ron Phipps, broker - president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. «The Realtors ® volunteering their time and effort today are not only helping increase affordable housing in Orange County, but also are helping individuals and families realize the dream of homeownership.

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.

As a team, they worked hard to build affordable, high quality family housing for many families in Jefferson City and the surrounding areas.

HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination, and transform the way HUD does business.

We also remain informed on local, state, and national issues that effect your property rights so our association can effectively work to protect these rights, promote affordable housing, and help build better communities.

«Realtors ® build communities and care about housing availability for working families within those communities,» said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker - president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. «Through the Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants, Realtor ® associations helped strengthen affordable housing opportunities for working families, which in turn stimulated the local economy in those commuhousing availability for working families within those communities,» said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker - president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. «Through the Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants, Realtor ® associations helped strengthen affordable housing opportunities for working families, which in turn stimulated the local economy in those commuHousing Grants, Realtor ® associations helped strengthen affordable housing opportunities for working families, which in turn stimulated the local economy in those commuhousing opportunities for working families, which in turn stimulated the local economy in those communities.

Inclusionary housing policies only work when the policies target irreplaceable, desirable locations — so that developers are willing to include affordable housing in exchange for the right to build there.

There are several additional steps — including legislative proposals — that could immediately work to further strengthen the housing market and ensure that the middle class can secure affordable mortgages, refinance their loans at today's low rates, and build housing wealth while ensuring that no communities or homeowners are left behind by the housing recovery.