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    City Awards Nonprofits Over $200,000 to Help People with Disabilities Access Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYC HPD

    On August 17, 2020, The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, along with Citi Community Development and Investment, awarded nine community-based organizations over $200,000 to help disabled New Yorkers apply for affordable housing. This assistance is provided through the Department’s Housing Ambassador Program, which connects nearly two million users on Housing Connect with community organizations that assist with the housing application process. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing
    Date:09/10/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    City Secures Affordable Housing for Over 16,000 Households

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Co-Op City, Bronx. Image Credit: NYC HPD

    The City has now produced more than 164,000 units or more than 50 percent of the Mayor’s Housing plan to create 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. On April 3, 2020, Housing Preservation and Development announced the preservation of 16,083 affordable homes for New Yorkers. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, Department of Housing Preservation and Development
    Date:04/23/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    HPD Seeks Enhanced Enforcement Against City’s Worst Buildings

    Tenant Harassment  •  Citywide

    HPD ramps up enforcement against landlords with multiple violations. Image Credit: NYC HPD

    HPD picked 250 buildings with over 41,000 violations for enhanced enforcement. In 2019, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) launched the Anti-Harassment Unit (AHU) to keep tenants safe and to hold owners and landlords accountable for leaving homes in disrepair. On March 4, 2020, HPD announced that the AHU filed actions for nearly $400,000 against two building owners in court. Each building owner operates three buildings in Manhattan and the Bronx. (read more…)

    Tags : building violations, HPD, landlord tenant law, safety violations, Tenant Harassment
    Date:03/27/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    New York City Finances Over 25,000 Affordable Homes in 2019

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: NYC HPD

    The addition of over 25,000 affordable homes brings the City’s total affordable homes financed since 2014 to over 147,000. On February 3, 2020, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced that the City financed 25,889 homes in 2019. Of this number, 15,692 affordable homes were preserved and another 10,197 new affordable homes were financed. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, HPD
    Date:02/21/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    HPD Announces Financing for Nearly 800 Affordable Units in Downtown Far Rockaway

    Affordable Housing  •  Far Rockaway, Queens

    Rendering of Beach 21st Street. Image Credit: HPD

    Over 1,380 new affordable apartments were added to Far Rockaway since it was rezoned in 2017. On January 15, 2020, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced a new plan to add 793 affordable apartments to revitalize and strengthen neighborhoods in the Downtown Far Rockway area of Queens. Units will be spread across three properties – RadRoc, Beach 21 and Rockaway Village, and will include units set aside for the formerly homeless and individuals with extremely low to moderate incomes. These units will be built in addition to the 590 units financed following the New York City Council’s vote to rezone in Far Rockaway in September 2017. (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, HPD, HPD Mix and Match Program
    Date:02/07/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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