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.
Not exact matches
A new study released Tuesday shows that roughly 900
apartments in Rogers Park have been converted to condominiums each year since 2003, part
of a citywide trend that recently prompted Mayor Daley to call for a new campaign to
preserve affordable housing.
She applauded the mayor's two years
of rent freezes for tenants in regulated
apartments and his recent update to his plan to create or
preserve 200,000
affordable housing units by 2024 to cover more low - income individuals, but wants the city to go farther.
«A rent freeze on the surface may sound pro-tenant, but the reality is landlords will now have to forgo repairing, maintaining and
preserving their
apartments, which will trigger the deterioration
of quality,
affordable housing de Blasio pretends to care about,» stated Joseph Strasberg, president
of the Rent Stabilization Association, which represents 25,000 landlords throughout the city.
James S. Rubin, Commissioner / CEO
of New York State Homes and Community Renewal said, «This investment in the renovation
of Ohav Sholom Senior
Apartments furthers Governor Andrew Cuomo's strong commitment to
preserving and creating quality
affordable housing in communities across New York State.
«121 - 131 Ft. George Ave. in Washington Heights has exactly the kind
of affordable apartments policymakers must try to
preserve.
The city is accelerating its plan to build or
preserve 200,000 units
of affordable housing and boosting the end goal by 100,000
apartments, de Blasio announced.
He also added a dig
of his own at the de Blasio administration's already - underway effort to construct new
affordable housing at the development, a crucial part
of the mayor's ambitious plan to create or
preserve 200,000 below - market rate
apartments.
To
preserve our
affordable housing, the Department
of Housing Preservation and Development will lead extensive outreach to owners
of rent - regulated
apartment buildings to persuade them to take advantage
of loans and tax incentives that extend affordability and finance essential repairs.
The city is accelerating its plan to build or
preserve 200,000 units
of affordable housing and boosting the end goal by 100,000
apartments, Mayor de Blasio announced Tuesday.
The three
apartment buildings feature a mix
of rent - stabilized and market - rate units, a structure which, according to Rosan, presents a strong opportunity to
preserve affordable housing options in buildings with market - rate appeal and amenities.