On April 15, 2025, the New York City Housing Authority in collaboration with critical stakeholders celebrated the completion of the $6.1 million renovation of the Mariner’s Harbor Community Center on Staten Island. The Mariner’s Harbor Development includes over 600 apartments in 22 buildings, housing 1,300 residents.
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Comptroller’s Audit Reveals Big Delays in HPD’s Tenant Interim Lease Program Projects
On February 14, 2025, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander revealed deficiencies in the New York City Department of Housing Preservation Tenant Interim Lease (TIL) program in a new audit. The audit shows that City Department of Housing Preservation and Development has only converted 13 buildings in the Tenant Interim Lease (TIL) program to co-ops since 2012. All of these projects incurred delays, some ranged from 15 to 87 months, and some delays were as … <Read More>
HPD Announces Online App for J-51 Tax Relief Program Now Open
On February 12, 2025, the New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development announced that the online application for the J-51 R program, formally J-51, is now open. Since 2009, the J-51 tax relief program has resulted in the rehabilitation of more than 3,200 buildings, consisting of over 143,000 homes. In December 2024, the City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development created the updated version of J-51, “J-51 R”, available to property owners and … <Read More>
HPD Announces Start of 2024-2025 Heat Season
On October 1, 2024, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced the launch of the 2024-2025 heat season. Heat season runs from October 1st to May 31st. During heat season, building owners must maintain specific indoor temperatures depending on the outdoor temperature. Owners must maintain indoor temperatures at 68 degrees when outdoor temperatures are below 55 degrees during the daytime and a minimum of 62 degrees indoors overnight regardless of the outdoor temperature. Hot … <Read More>
City Planning Commission Approves Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan
On June 26, 2024, the City Planning Commission voted to approve the Bronx Metro-North Station Area plan. Four new Metro-North stations will be constructed along the East Bronx in Morris Park, Hunts Point, Co-op City, and Parkchester/Van Nest. The plan complements the construction of these stations by adding more housing, job opportunities, and enhanced public spaces around the Morris Park and Parkchester/Van Nest stations.
Comptroller Launches Dashboard to Track Shelter and Homelessness Data
On April 18, 2024, the New York City Comptroller Brad Lander launched Charting Homelessness in NYC, a dashboard that will track NYC’s shelter population, eviction filings, and shelter exits with housing vouchers in an effort to collect data around factors that contribute to homelessness.