Sentences with phrase «levels of affordable housing»

They say she should oppose the proposed 35 - story buildings and call for deeper levels of affordable housing, the group said.

«It is financially feasible in a number of New York City neighborhoods to require a new MIH option that reaches deeper levels of affordable housing so that more families earning less that $ 30,000 annually can have access to permanently affordable housing,» opined Michelle de la Uz, who abstained from voting.

Council members and advocacy groups are fighting for deeper levels of affordable housing in the plan and de Blasio received a victory over the weekend when a leading critic of the proposals, Real Affordability for All, agreed to endorse the plan in exchange for a study to determine ways to make the proposals more affordable.

At an earlier community forum, Johnson took credit for having forced the developer to increase the level of affordable housing to be built from 20 % to 26 %.

«The level of affordable housing should reflect what the neighborhood used to be like.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio today touted a high level of affordable housing activity in the City, reporting that the City «financed the creation and preservation of 20,325 affordable apartments and homes during fiscal year 2015.»

On May 7, de Blasio proposed revamping the 421 - a law to require some level of affordable housing throughout the city and to strengthen the requirement that service workers be paid a prevailing wage.

«If you're happy with job development, if you're happy with the level of affordable housing, then you have the status quo and you can vote for the status quo.

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«The barriers to building housing that's affordable for people at all levels of income is not the money that's available.

To do this, we must take a look at all the factors that play into safeguarding our community from devastation, such as developing smart infrastructure, increasing mobility options, addressing the affordable housing crisis and closing the income inequality gap that is fueling high levels of poverty throughout Miami - Dade County.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo (the «Big 3 banks») provide a lower level of affordable consumer, housing and small business lending and services to Valley residents and businesses than they do to consumers in other parts of California.

But it was otherwise vague on plans to address the problem, stating without any specifics that it was expanding veterans» access to affordable housing and working with other levels of government and civil society.

The people of Riverside County, along with those in the communities of Temecula, Murrieta and Lake Elsinore, enjoy an exceptional quality of life, a mild climate, good air quality, reasonably priced land and building sites adjacent to the I - 15 and I - 215 corridors, affordable housing at all levels, a highly skilled labor force, quality educational facilities and programs and cultural, entertainment and recreational activities for every lifestyle.

Despite the urgent need for affordable housing uptown, Jackson indicated that Sherman Plaza would not be a good deal for the community, as the affordability level of many of the units would still be too high.

This is a project that truly reflects the needs of the community, providing affordable apartments for people at a range of income levels, with services to those who require them in order to remain stably housed.»

It is the largest, fastest affordable housing plan ever attempted at a local level,» he added, promising to «change the face of this city forever.»

Though shrinking federal subsidies have severely curtailed the city's ability to offer affordable housing in the past, city officials spoke hopefully about favorable leadership on federal and state levels that might help to restore some of that long - lost funding.

«Public housing is critical affordable housing, and all levels of government should be increasing financial support, not drastically reducing it,» Alcantara said.

A white paper issued by the Community United for True Affordable Housing, a coalition of Upper Manhattan elected officials and community leaders who took part in Sunday's rally near a vacant lot on West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, said the city should provide the area with the same level of housing provided in other Manhattan commuHousing, a coalition of Upper Manhattan elected officials and community leaders who took part in Sunday's rally near a vacant lot on West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, said the city should provide the area with the same level of housing provided in other Manhattan commuhousing provided in other Manhattan communities.

«To fund new affordable housing development providers need to be able to charge rents of up to 80 % of the market levels but the impact of the overall benefit cap will prevent them from doing so in many areas greatly reducing their financial capacity,» it says.

But Cuomo has decried on a broader level the Republican control of the federal government that he says will end up «cutting affordable housing, health care for the poor and food for the poor.»

Current rent laws could be continued by short - term «extender» legislation or even if the laws lapse for a short period of time, which they have in the past, there will not be a significant increase in rent levels or disruption in the availability of affordable housing.

A Cuomo plan that could add a costly level of oversight to the city's affordable housing financing has no «rational» policy basis and is simply a blatant power grab by the state, according to a scathing new NYC Council report.

The level of local opposition to de Blasio's affordable housing proposal is a startling rebuke for a mayor who promised a «people - powered government» at City Hall.

The boards, which are appointed by the mayor, City Council and borough presidents, have criticized the rezoning plans as not providing enough housing that is affordable to the actual income levels of people in the neighborhoods and for fear that it would spark more gentrification and overcrowding.

«We need MIH,» said Paul Muhammad of the Coalition for Community Advancement, an East New York group opposed to the neighborhood's rezoning, referring to Mandatory Inclusionary Housing which would mandate some affordable housing in new construction of areas being rezoned, «but in a much more affordable level for the people who live there.Housing which would mandate some affordable housing in new construction of areas being rezoned, «but in a much more affordable level for the people who live there.housing in new construction of areas being rezoned, «but in a much more affordable level for the people who live there.»

This project is providing not just 134 units of affordable housing, but high - quality, energy efficient homes for New Yorkers at a range of income levels, from very low - income families to those middle income families who increasingly struggle to make ends meet.

A spokesman for de Blasio's campaign said: «Under three years of Mayor de Blasio's leadership, crime is at record low levels, jobs are at record highs, graduation rates are up and New York City is building more affordable housing than ever before.

He suggested another way to get around the state was to go to the Federal level and push to have the Housing Trust funded and to get the HUD office to initiate public / private development of affordable hHousing Trust funded and to get the HUD office to initiate public / private development of affordable housinghousing.

With Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort to re-zone the city in pursuit of affordable housing in the news this week, Ms. Mark - Viverito will also address that topic — and the feeling from many at the community board level that Mr. de Blasio did not work with local communities enough on his proposals.

They understand it because even if sea - level rise is a challenge to visualize, gentrification and the problems of affordable housing in the city are not.

These developments provide affordable housing units for families across a range of income levels.

«a few acid - burned faces is a small price to pay for lasting marriages, stable families, legitimate children, low levels of debt, strong currencies, affordable housing, homogenous populations, low levels of crime, and demographic stability.»

Windward Animal Hospital and Georgia House Rabbit Society are working together to fill a need in the rabbit community at affordable prices while maintaining a level of health care recommended to all rabbit owners.

Built to the level of perfection, Casa Yin Yang House makes for a classy, serene, affordable and picturesque getaway for summertime Costa Rican travel.

And through conversations with others in the growing climate justice movement, I began to see all kinds of ways that climate change could become a catalyzing force for positive change — how it could be the best argument progressives have ever had to demand the rebuilding and reviving of local economies; to reclaim our democracies from corrosive corporate influence; to block harmful new free trade deals and rewrite old ones; to invest in starving public infrastructure like mass transit and affordable housing; to take back ownership of essential services like energy and water; to remake our sick agricultural system into something much healthier; to open borders to migrants whose displacement is linked to climate impacts; to finally respect Indigenous land rights — all of which would help to end grotesque levels of inequality within our nations and between them.

Global Green USA's signature programs include greening affordable housing, schools, neighborhoods, and cities as well as rebuilding communities — such as New Orleans and areas of New York and New Jersey — that have suffered from the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.

All of the affordable properties, including the passive house units, needed to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes level four.

A further 14 % was transferred to other levels of government to help cover the cost of things like health care, post-secondary education, public transit, affordable housing and other social services.

While it may not have the level of integration with music services that Sonos offers, Alexa's Multi-Room Music is one the most affordable ways to play the same song through the entire house — and you can do it all with your voice.

Housing: To increase Aboriginal home ownership and to raise the level of Aboriginal control of, and access to, quality affordable rental hHousing: To increase Aboriginal home ownership and to raise the level of Aboriginal control of, and access to, quality affordable rental housinghousing.

But what the various levels of government have to get their heads around is that we need affordable housing for those who don't have a great abundance of cash to invest.

America could face a critical affordable housing shortage this decade without concerted action to increase supply levels, according to Franklin D. Raines, chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae, the nation's largest source of home mortgage financing.

All levels of government must ramp up their individual efforts to provide affordable housing for our future generations.

«Many of these homes have survived and are affordable,» West says in his blog, noting that split - levels in College Park, Md., can be found for between $ 375,000 and $ 450,000, versus Colonial - style houses of the same size and condition for between $ 450,000 and $ 550,000.

«Working with elected officials, at all levels, to find ways to create affordable housing so that as many people as possible can achieve the dream of home ownership has always been a priority for Realtors,» says TREB president Richard Silver.

Amid all the news coverage about how the housing market is still in the tank, there's one piece of news that seems to have escaped the notice of most commentators: Housing is at its most affordable level in several dhousing market is still in the tank, there's one piece of news that seems to have escaped the notice of most commentators: Housing is at its most affordable level in several dHousing is at its most affordable level in several decades.

And to be healthy, markets need a plentiful supply of affordable housing — rental and ownership — for all income levels.

Not only does this provide housing, it also protects property owners: «This is a way for property owners in these areas to achieve a «meeting of minds» with their prospective tenants and achieve much higher occupancy levels, while the tenants get the clean, safe and secure accommodation they want at an affordable price.

We are the voice toward different levels of government and we need to speak about issues such as affordable housing, GST and the transfer tax.»