On January 10, 2024, the New York City Department Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced that they obtained civil penalties amounting to $150,000 against Ezriel Weinberger and affiliates for their failure to comply with lead-based paint laws across ten properties. These penalties concern lead-based paint offenses in over 790 units located across the Bronx and Manhattan. Each property incurred fines of $15,000.
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HPD Announces Conversion of Former JFK Hotel to Affordable and Supportive Housing
On December 18, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and project partners announced a plan to transform the former JFK Hilton Hotel into permanently affordable housing. The project, Baisley Pond Park Residence, will provide housing for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers in South Jamaica, Queens.
HPD and DSS Announce Pilot Program to Renovate Chronically Vacant Rent Stabilized Units
On December 18, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Social Services announced the start of a new pilot program that helps New Yorkers move out of shelters and into renovated rent-stabilized apartments. The program, Unlocking Doors, is now accepting applications from owners of rent-stabilized buildings with rental units that need repairs.
City’s Plus One ADU Pilot Program to Help Homeowners Add Accessory Units to Their Properties
On November 21, 2023, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the launch of the “Plus One ADU” pilot program to help up to fifteen homeowners add accessory dwelling units to their properties.
City Breaks Ground on New Phase of Affordable Housing Development in Hunts Point
On November 29, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Development Corporation, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation joined the development team to celebrate the groundbreaking of the next phase of the Peninsula, a 100 percent affordable housing mixed-use campus in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. The development team included Gilbane Development Company, Hudson Companies, MHANY Management Inc, and Wells Fargo.
HPD Relaunches HPD Online Site to Provide More Transparency for New Yorkers
On November 20, 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the relaunch of HPD Online, the agency’s platform for tenants, owners, and advocates to access information about where they live.