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    City Planning Hears Application for Supportive Housing and Shelter Redevelopment in East Midtown

    Supportive Housing  •  East Midtown, Manhattan

    The rendering of the New Providence Redevelopment. Image Credit: NYC CPC/HPD/DHS.

    The new building will allow Project Renewal to continue to operate its shelter while also offering permanent supportive and affordable housing. On January 19, 2022, the City Planning Commission heard an application from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to facilitate the construction of a new 21-story building at 225 East 45th Street in East Midtown. The new building, which will provide supportive and affordable housing and an emergency shelter would replace an existing women’s shelter that is retrofitted into two buildings. Project Renewal currently operates the existing shelter, and is partnered with DHS for this application.  (read more…)

    Tags : affordable housing, homelessness, supportive housing
    Date:01/26/2022
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    HPD to Redevelop Vacant Buildings for Homeless Families

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: HPD

    HPD issues the Property Pathways RFEI seeking vacant, or partially vacant multifamily buildings that can be redeveloped into permanent housing for vulnerable New Yorkers. On December 19, 2019, Housing Preservation and Development announced its release of Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for its new Property Pathways initiative. The Property Pathways initiative identifies privately-owned properties throughout the city with at least ten units that can be converted into safe and secure permanent housing to be immediately occupied by formerly homeless and other vulnerable households. (read more…)

    Tags : homelessness, HPD, Property Pathways, vacant buildings
    Date:01/21/2020
    Category : Department of Housing Preservation & Development
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    Mayor’s Office Announces Conversion of Temporary Homeless Shelters into Permanent Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The conversion is another step in the City’s plan to address the homelessness crisis. On November 19, 2019, the Mayor’s Office announced its transition into the second phase of a plan to convert temporary homeless shelters into permanently affordable housing units. According to the Mayor’s Office, this plan will help not-for-profit housing developers acquire and rehabilitate an additional 14 residential “cluster site” buildings, currently being used to house homeless families, and convert them into over 200 permanent affordable housing units for the homeless. (read more…)

    Tags : homelessness, permanent affordable housing
    Date:12/05/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    City to Acquire and Convert Nearly 500 Cluster Units into Affordable Housing

    Affordable Housing  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image Credit: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office.

    The new affordable housing is part of the de Blasio Administration’s efforts to end cluster site program. On December 4, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the progress made by the City for the acquisition and conversion of nearly 500 cluster units across 17 buildings into permanently affordable housing. The City’s plan is part of the administration’s initiative to address the homelessness crisis in New York City and is projected to provide housing for over 1,000 New Yorkers. (read more…)

    Tags : acquisition, affordable housing, cluster site program, cluster units, conversion, homelessness, HPD, mayor
    Date:12/26/2018
    Category : Mayor
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    City To Streamline Rental Assistance Programs

    Rental Assistance  •  Citywide

    Image credit: Department of Homeless Services.

    Old rental assistance programs will be combined into one. On July 18, 2018, the de Blasio Administration announced the new City Fighting Homelessness & Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program, which will replace the Living in Communities, the Special Exit and Prevention Supplement, and the City Family Eviction Prevention and Exit Plan Supplements programs, creating one unified rental assistance program. The new CityFHEPS program will simplify the rental assistance process making it easier for New Yorkers in need to get back on their feet and remain in their homes. The new program will also give landlords a simpler process to participate. The proposed rule was published for public comment on Friday, July 20, 2018. (read more…)

    Tags : homeless, homelessness, housing, mayor, rental assistance, streamlining, unified
    Date:07/26/2018
    Category : Mayor
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