Sentences with phrase «construction of affordable housing units»

«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.»

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The most pressing matter is the construction of hundreds of units of affordable housing.

In 2016, her team financed the construction and rehabilitation of 14,000 affordable housing units for low - income families and seniors in over 90 US cities.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 20 million is available for the construction of new affordable housing units damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee.

Last month, Cuomo launched a $ 20 billion, five - year plan to combat homelessness and advance the construction of affordable housing in New York State — supported by the release of $ 2.5 billion in capital funding delivered in the fiscal year 2018 budget, which he said will establish and preserve more than 110,000 units of affordable and 6,000 units of supportive housing over the next five years.

Any condo or co-op unit valued at more than $ 1.75 million would be subject to a new city «mansion tax,» the revenues of which would be dedicated to further affordable housing construction and preservation.

May 5, 2016 - New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner James S. Rubin today announced the start of construction for the Joseph L. Allen Apartments, a new $ 17.9 million New York State funded 51 - unit affordable and supportive housing development in Schenectady's Hamilton Hill neighborhood.

The de Blasio administration's «Mandatory Inclusionary Housing» program would require some new construction to include permanently affordable housing, and their «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» would eliminate parking requirements and increase building heights, among other changes, with the goal of making it easier to build affordable units and senior hHousing» program would require some new construction to include permanently affordable housing, and their «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» would eliminate parking requirements and increase building heights, among other changes, with the goal of making it easier to build affordable units and senior hhousing, and their «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» would eliminate parking requirements and increase building heights, among other changes, with the goal of making it easier to build affordable units and senior housinghousing.

HCR approved four Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) awards totaling nearly $ 1.5 million which will finance the construction or rehabilitation of 84 affordable housAffordable Housing Corporation (AHC) awards totaling nearly $ 1.5 million which will finance the construction or rehabilitation of 84 affordable housingHousing Corporation (AHC) awards totaling nearly $ 1.5 million which will finance the construction or rehabilitation of 84 affordable housaffordable housinghousing units.

October 18, 2016 — HELP USA and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, today were joined by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA), and partners to announce construction of 47 units of affordable housing for low income families and formerly homeless veterans in Buffalo.

It has resulted in the construction of a just under 4,500 affordable housing units, roughly three - fourths of them in Manhattan.

Brooklyn, NY — October 6, 2016 — Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) joined residents and development partners MDG Design + Construction (MDG), Hudson Valley Property Group (HVPG), and Marien - Heim Tower Associates LP to celebrate the renovation of Marien - Heim Tower, a 181 - unit affordable development for low - income seniors aged 62 and older.

The failure to reach an agreement could badly hinder Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans to build 80,000 units of affordable housing, which is dependent on hugely increasing private construction across the city.

Officials said they do not currently have a timeline for the rest of the construction, including a proposed school and affordable housing units.

«As we create these hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units, we also make sure they are done by qualified, professional programs and builders and workers,» she said, insisting that union construction is safer and of superior quality.

«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.»

Under de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing zoning plan, new construction would have to include a certain number of permanently affordable housingHousing zoning plan, new construction would have to include a certain number of permanently affordable housinghousing units.

MIH would require new developments to include housing units that are permanently affordable, while ZQA would allow developers to increase the heights of buildings and reduce parking requirements to help encourage construction of affordable and senior housing.

About $ 60 million of the $ 85 million the city has received for affordable housing from the stimulus package will go toward the construction of 739 units at three developments in East Harlem and one in East New York, Brooklyn.

Klein presented policy proposals to preserve the nation's largest housing stock and increase the funding and construction of new affordable housing units for middle - income and low - income New Yorkers.

Members said the rezoning plan is the first that has come before the community board since the approval of the city's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan, which requires developers to include a portion of affordable units in some new construction.

The new development would fall under the city's new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, which requires developers to include a portion of affordable units in some new construction.

Mr. Wright, however, was hazier on the details of how to reconcile such a moratorium with Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to construct and maintain 200,000 units of affordable housing, which hinges in part on re-zonings and outlays for upper - income construction that devotes 20 percent new units for low - and middle - income earners — a plan Mr. Wright said he was «very much in support of.»

«The governor's proposal raises the city's cost in foregone property tax revenue in order to subsidize construction workers» wages, without increasing the expected number of affordable housing units,» she said.

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.

It will involve the new construction of 11 buildings and the rehabilitation of 14 existing one and two - family houses to create a total of 49 units of affordable rental housing for low income individuals and families.

It is also possible to mandate that new construction include a certain portion of affordable units; in California, municipalities are required to include planning for affordable housing in their zoning laws.

Liberals: Start a new, 10 - year investment in social housing infrastructure, prioritizing affordable housing and seniors» facilities (including building more units and refurbishing existing units); encourage the construction of new rental housing by removing all GST on new capital investments in affordable rental housing; loosening the existing qualification rules for the Home Buyers» Plan to allow more Canadians affected by sudden and significant life changes to access their RRSP savings for a down payment; review escalating home prices in high - priced markets, including Toronto and Vancouver, and review all policy tools that could keep homeownership within reach for more Canadians.

ROEM Corporation has just completed construction on 134 units of affordable housing that will be available to households below sixty percent of the County's median income.

With that money, Seattle will fund emergency rental assistance, loans to first - time home buyers and the construction of housing units that must remain affordable for at least 50 years.

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Finally, the federal budget includes a $ 208.3 million Affordable Rental Housing Innovation Fund, to be administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, specifically focused on construction of 4,000 new affordable housing rental units over fAffordable Rental Housing Innovation Fund, to be administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, specifically focused on construction of 4,000 new affordable housing rental units over fiveHousing Innovation Fund, to be administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, specifically focused on construction of 4,000 new affordable housing rental units over fiveHousing Corporation, specifically focused on construction of 4,000 new affordable housing rental units over faffordable housing rental units over fivehousing rental units over five years.

A portion of this money would go to construction of new affordable housing units, although the majority of it will expand on the current focus on renovation and repair of existing affordable housing, as well as measures to support housing affordability such as rent supplements.

ROEM Corporation has just completed construction on 134 units of affordable housing that will be available to households below sixty percent of the County's median income.

Instead of paying the city directly, it funded 15 below - market - rate units in the apartment complex, guaranteeing the construction of affordable housing.