Sentences with phrase «encourage affordable housing development»

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said Thursday he will propose legislation this year to encourage affordable housing development by allowing apartments in commercial properties.

Cuomo, in fact, scored points with real estate players by extending the 421 - a tax abatement bill that encourages affordable housing development, but also controversially benefited luxury projects such as Extell Development's One57.

Not exact matches

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«The offset to the natural market - driven forces of gentrification is aggressive public policies that encourage the private - sector development of affordable housing, said Gill.

The tax break, which advocates say hastens the creation of affordable housing and encourages residential development at a time when it's desperately needed, cost the city about $ 1.1 billion in foregone tax revenue in 2013, according to the New York City Independent Budget Office.

The Government has accepted the vast majority of its recommendations which, when implemented, will encourage the development of affordable housing and associated services in rural areas.

The number of apartments allowed to be built on a one - acre property doubled from 6 per acre to 12 per acre — with a 24 unit cap on each development — last year when the Town Board approved Mr. Russell's proposed code change aimed at encouraging affordable housing.

«The administration has made it clear that their ambitious affordable housing program will include a menu of options that will encourage new development on a neighborhood by neighborhood basis, recognizing the economics of different parts of the city will vary by location,» Mr. Spinola said.

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.

The East New York rezoning proposal includes amendments that mandate or require affordable housing and encourage mixed - use developments on corridors like Fulton Street and Pitkin Avenue.

Changes to ZQA, the more controversial plan to eliminate parking requirements and increase height limits to encourage senior and affordable housing developments as well as better - designed retail space, include:

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A thought leader in smart growth, national infrastructure, «green» building and affordable housing movements, Jonathan F.P. Rose chairs the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Blue Ribbon Panel Sustainability Commission, which recently released its groundbreaking incentive program to encourage transit - oriented development in communities served by the MTA.

Among other aspects, the initiative aims to encourage the development of «Supportive Housing» which combines affordable housing with support services for issues such as mental health and addHousing» which combines affordable housing with support services for issues such as mental health and addhousing with support services for issues such as mental health and addiction.

We encourage the removal of policy and program disincentives that inhibit owner participation in the development of new rental housing or the preservation of existing safe and affordable rental housing.

The program was inspired by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Affordable Housing Design Advisor (www.designadvisor.org), which encourages and facilitates good design in affordable hHousing and Urban Development's Affordable Housing Design Advisor (www.designadvisor.org), which encourages and facilitates good design in affordablAffordable Housing Design Advisor (www.designadvisor.org), which encourages and facilitates good design in affordable hHousing Design Advisor (www.designadvisor.org), which encourages and facilitates good design in affordableaffordable housinghousing.

The agreement includes a new requirement for the City of Houston to adopt «multifamily priorities and a policy for objectively evaluating federally supported affordable housing developments in all areas of Houston; to seek to invest additional funds in homeless assistance programs, and; to encourage more landlord participation in Houston's housing voucher program».

Among the hurry - up land assembly initiatives is a residential project with some affordable housing and a brownfield on which the city hopes to encourage development.