Sentences with phrase «mandatory inclusionary housing»

The fate of Mayor Bill de Blasio's contentious Mandatory Inclusionary Housing proposal is yet to be decided, but the city is already asking developers to submit their rezoning plans under the program's guidelines.

The application, which was the first individual project proposed under Mayor Bill de Blasio's controversial Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan, appeared before the City Council's Land Use Committee Tuesday morning.

The project was the first proposed by a private developer under mandatory inclusionary housing, a de Blasio administration policy that forces developers to include affordable housing in any project that needs zoning approval.

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez opposes first project subject to mayor's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing policy, which was designed to trade increased density for more affordable apartments

The formal land use process in the city requires that these proposals, formally known as Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability, be settled by the beginning of April.

Chief among them is the fact that while any zoning application ultimately needs the approval of the City Council's 51 members — 42 of whom voted in favor of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing — when it comes to individual projects, the council's long - standing tradition is to defer to the local council member.

Also at 10 a.m., the NYC Planning Commission will vote on Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability, 22 Reade St., Manhattan.

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

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.

After securing City Council approval for a new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing project, Lemor Development Group is moving ahead with plans to build a new mixed - use building in Harlem.

If passed by the City Council, the Sherman Plaza project would be the first in the city to be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rezoning plan.

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.

«The Council's response to the proposals for Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability represent months of thoughtful deliberation, community consultation and negotiation with our partners in the administration,» Mark - Viverito said Monday at City Hall.

Even as policies like Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, which requires set percentages of rent - controlled units in new developments, move toward enactment in an administration - run rezoning process, some East Harlem stakeholders are making proactive attempts at steering their community's future.

The developers qualified for the rezoning in exchange for affordable apartments, under a de Blasio - championed policy called Mandatory Inclusionary Housing.

Now Kushner can swoop in and build whatever he wants there, without following the usual Mandatory Inclusionary Housing requirements set forth by the de Blasio administration.

«We don't need Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) to bring affordable housing here.

The top issue that has emerged from the meetings is the level of affordable housing required from Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, known as MIH for short.

The first gathering in a series of public review hearings included a presentation of the citywide Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, which drew sharp criticism from Barron and his wife, Councilwoman Inez Barron.

«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.»

Experts say the loss of 421 - a could also greatly hinder the mayor's recently - approved Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan, which largely relied on the tax breaks to make it easier for developers to build housing that includes affordable units.

While the de Blasio administration hopes to implement Mandatory Inclusionary Housing by the summer, the proposal has been met with resistance by local community boards and politicians across the boroughs.

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

The city's plan, including Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, would require any new development to set aside at least 25 percent of units as permanently affordable housing.

The City Planning Commission Wednesday approved its modified version of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing proposal with recommendations for the City Council, which will vote on the measure in the following weeks.

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 density.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program aims to create a framework requiring developers to make portions of any new residential project available below market rate.

One proposal, known as Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, would require a portion of below - market - rate apartments from developers who receive city - issued rezonings.

Mark - Viverito, an early supporter of Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, has yet to take a position on the second proposal, known as Zoning for Quality and Affordability.

Also at 10 a.m., low - wage workers reject NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's housing plan a day before a City Council hearing on Mandatory Inclusionary Housing, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

De Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing zoning change would require some new construction to include a certain amount of permanently affordable housing.

After securing City Council approval for a new Mandatory Inclusionary Housing project, Lemor Development Group is moving ahead with plans to build a new...

Sounds like a great deal; a victory for Mandatory Inclusionary Housing.

De Blasio responded that he was «taking on the real estate industry and winning,» and pointed to policies like mandatory inclusionary housing (MIH), a city policy that requires developers to set aside affordable apartments in market - rate buildings in rezoned areas.

One proposal is called mandatory inclusionary housing, which would force developers to build affordable housing in certain neighborhoods that will be rezoned.

This area, which is close to the Upper East Side and just saw the opening of a new Q - train stop, is growing in value, and so Brewer recommends that it either be subject to mandatory inclusionary housing requirements or preserve affordable housing in the area in another fashion.

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.

A high - rise residential building that had been slated for Sherman Ave. and Broadway as part of the first individual project proposed under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing plan was brought down by community advocates who protested throughout the summer and ultimately prevailed with City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

The developer was seeking a rezoning on the lot under the city's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing policy.

The $ 500 million 1.2 million - square - foot development by Bruce Eichner of the Continuum Company would be built under Mayor Bill de Blasio's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, which allows developers to build higher and denser if they include affordable units.

The correspondence revealed that Jonathan Rosen — co-founder of the political consulting and lobbying firm BerlinRosen — had participated in meetings about the mayor's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program, an initiative that overhauled the city's building regulations.

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) rezoning plan.

The Department of City Planning, working with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, will initiate and expedite the completion of a study to provide the foundation for incorporating a mandatory Inclusionary Housing Program into the Zoning Resolution.

The Council held its first hearing today on Mr. de Blasio's mandatory inclusionary housing proposal, which would require developers citywide to set aside a percentage of apartments for below - market tenants in each new building.

The City Council passed the mayor's mandatory inclusionary housing plan, strongly endorsing that principle.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz issued her recommendations to disapprove the proposed «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» (ZQA) and «Mandatory Inclusionary Housing» (MIH) zoning text amendments.

QUEENS, NY — The Queens Borough Board voted 12 -2-6 this evening to disapprove both the proposed «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» (ZQA) and «Mandatory Inclusionary Housing» (MIH) zoning text amendments.

Seniors, Parking, Prior Contextual Rezonings and Skilled Labor Commitments Chief Among Concerns QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz issued her recommendations to disapprove the proposed «Zoning for Quality and Affordability» (ZQA) and «Mandatory Inclusionary Housing» (MIH) zoning text amendments.

The Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program would require a portion of new housing units built in newly rezoned areas — such as East New York — to be «permanently affordable.»