Sentences with phrase «number of affordable housing»

But with many of the nation's cities facing what Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro calls an affordable housing crisis, the strategy is weaving its way into a growing number of affordable housing plans.

Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA), created in 1980 by the Alabama Legislature, is dedicated to serving the housing needs of Alabama and offers a number of affordable housing programs for homebuyers and renters.

Nixon Peabody is mentioned in this article for working with Silver Street Development Corp. to leverage the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program to increase the number of affordable housing units in a New Jersey senior housing community.

«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.

Union officials say there are a number of affordable housing developments using union labor, including the huge Pacific Park (formerly Atlantic Yards) project in Brooklyn.

The proposal is part of two zoning amendments that seek to increase the number of affordable housing units throughout the city.

While this development is part of the fair - housing settlement between Westchester County and the federal government, I'm proud to note that the County is going beyond the requirements of that agreement in the number of affordable housing units in the works.

Shephard said that Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to greatly expand the city's number of affordable housing units provides an opportunity for developers to incorporate solar and clean energy into lower - income neighborhoods.

Meanwhile de Blasio campaigned on record lows on crime, expanding free pre-K and increasing the number of affordable housing units across the city.»

On Wednesday, Rodriguez said the rezoning was a «long and delicate process where we endeavor to achieve the best possible outcome for the entire district, including developing the highest number of affordable housing and commercial space we can get.»

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Housing affordability is calculated as a share of household income, so a higher number means housing is less affoHousing affordability is calculated as a share of household income, so a higher number means housing is less affohousing is less affordable.

Specific policies include the 30 - 50 Plan to Fight Poverty, which is committed to reducing the number of people living below the poverty line by 30 percent and the number of children by 50 percent; an Affordable Housing Plan; pursing the long - term goal of a national high - quality, universal, community - based, early education and child care system; increasing the Guaranteed Income Supplement by $ 600 per year for low - income seniors; and creating a new relationship with Canada's First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples, including re-instating the Kelowna Accord.

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The council says it stopped using Boundary House to temporarily house some of its homeless families due to the shortage of affordable move - on accommodation in that area, and points out that the government's welfare reforms have led to an increasing number of properties being unavailable to those on housing benHouse to temporarily house some of its homeless families due to the shortage of affordable move - on accommodation in that area, and points out that the government's welfare reforms have led to an increasing number of properties being unavailable to those on housing benhouse some of its homeless families due to the shortage of affordable move - on accommodation in that area, and points out that the government's welfare reforms have led to an increasing number of properties being unavailable to those on housing benefit.

«Right now, we have no affordable housing program that's operating in the City of New York, and that is a major concern for the mayor and for myself, and that's been our number one topic of conversation.»

Negotiations in Albany were also bogged down over how to divide increased education funding, the details of an affordable housing and development tax credit in New York City and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the state, as well as the federal and state budget.

Rep. John Katko, on his third day in office, joined House Republicans who voted unanimously to change the Affordable Care Act's definition of a full - time work week — a move that could reduce the number of people with employer - provided health insurance.

Having blown past their deadline for the April 1 fiscal year start, the sides have been stuck on a number of topics, including criminal justice, education and affordable housing.

A veteran of numerous mayoral administrations and a rare independent voice in Mr. de Blasio's realm, Mr. Weisbrod was unafraid to admit that a solution to the city's affordable housing crisis may be encouraging more housing construction beyond the five boroughs — and therefore enticing the increasing number of people who work in the city to live elsewhere.

Selechnik claims to provide quality, affordable housing, but the number of violations in his buildings tell another story.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has identified a number of new locations for creating additional affordable housing in the borough.

«When I talk to people involved in commercial real estate, and I don't have the exact number, but they're saying land costs are astronomically high, and taxes are one of the big reasons why it's very difficult to build affordable housing,» Flanagan said.

Mayor de Blasio is celebrating what he says is a major milestone in his affordable housing plan: a record number of affordable apartments preserved, financed, or created over the last three years.

The mayor touted the number of affordable apartment units - 20,325 - as a one - year record, and far from anything seen in the city since Mayor Ed Koch's ambitious housing plans of the «80s.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration said it was working rapidly to remove families from cluster sites into safer properties, but noted the number of families in need far exceeds the limited available supply of affordable housing.

While many residents at Tuesday night's Southold Town Board meeting agreed that having affordable housing for the area's workers and retired population is important, others said they feared how a proposal to increase the number of units allowed in an affordable housing development will change the North Fork's rural character.

The plan has been resisted by many housing advocate groups, who argue that it would impede building financing and result in a lower number of affordable units.

But Albanese struggled to articulate a vision on a number of issues — including an affordable housing plan, saying at one point he would revisit the policies of Mayor Koch.

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.

Lasher believes that preserving the existing affordable housing stock in the district, which has the highest number of regulated units in the city, is the answer to securing residences for low - income New Yorkers.

agencies and other partners is just the most recent example of a number of new initiatives that support the continued creation of new, quality, affordable housing on Buffalo's east side and in neighborhoods citywide.»

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This year, the Governor launched an unprecedented $ 20 billion five - year plan to provide affordable housing and combat homelessness by constructing and rehabilitating 100,000 units of affordable housing and 6,000 units of supportive housing — enough units to house the number of residents of the City of Buffalo.

They are asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders to address the growing number of homeless people in the state and free up funding for supportive, affordable housing before the end of the year.

«I would say that because of the history that we've known with affordable housing programs, I'm sure it will be a very substantial number in New York City,» he told reporters after the speech, and following his private meeting with Cuomo.

«There are a very substantial number of publicly owned lots that are being developed for affordable housing, there's others that physically can't be because of health and safety issues, because of logistical issues.»

The county anticipated reaching the number of required affordable housing units six months ahead of schedule, but Westchester lawmakers, in a -LSB-...]

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.

Mr. de Blasio, who is focused on increasing and retaining affordable housing, is lobbying the State Legislature to strengthen rental protections to curb the number of stabilized units taken out of regulation each year.

With 27 percent of tenants covered already, Levine said that number would climb even higher when all the city's new programs were online and with other help pledged for those in neighborhoods being up - zoned through the mayor's affordable housing plan.

«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.

Some people, like Harlem State Sen. Bill Perkins, think that including the more affluent Hudson Valley counties in the calculation skews the numbers, putting affordable housing out of the reach of poorer residents.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn't followed through on pledges to stem the growing number of New Yorkers who are homeless, despite the billions the Democrat claims is being invested in affordable and supportive housing across the state, advocates said Monday.

«We've secured a strong new program with most of the reforms we sought: requiring affordable housing in every corner of the city, doubling the number of affordable apartments produced, and slashing the subsidy per apartment dramatically,» de Blasio said.

Following an unrelated rally, Mr. Cuomo told the Observer that — with just three legislative session days left — he and the leaders of the Assembly and State Senate are «discussing a number of proposals» on the tax credit, which is intended to produce affordable housing but which critics argue incentivizes market - rate development.

The 20 percent number was struck after the developer put its hand up to be the first participant in the city's mandatory inclusionary zoning program after early resistance to the plan's lack of affordable housing.

On the panel, there are several affordable housing advocates, a number of Grand Street residents who have historically resisted low income housing on the SPURA parcels and a third contingent made up of «moderates,» people who have advocated compromise in order to «get something built.»

Next, Park City Manager Diane Foster and Planner Hannah Tyler preview the agenda for Thursday's city council meeting, which includes a number of proposed amendments to the Land Management Code to address affordable housing.

Enrollment has fallen as the birth rate throughout the county has declined, the number of independent charter schools has grown, and housing costs have driven families to more affordable suburbs.