Landlord imposter pocketed $1.5M in rental assistance: Authorities
The scam went on for years, authorities said. Posing as a landlord with 20 properties around New York City,...
Affordable Housing
Housing is considered affordable if it costs one-third or less of a household’s income and is stabilized to avoid rent increases over time.
Affordable Housing Q&A
Why is affordable housing an issue?
Affordable housing can allow residents financial security and stability. However, many landlords and property owners argue that stabilized rents for affordable housing make renovating and maintaining property difficult or impossible. There are different opinions about the impact of affordable housing on neighborhoods, whether or not the government is obligated to provide and create affordable housing, and how and to whom affordable housing should be made available.
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Affordable Housing Top Stories
August 14, 2019—An affordable housing building from Grand Street Guild is coming to the Lower East Side
August 9, 2019—Kanye West has been cited for violating city code while building his “Star Wars”-inspired affordable housing domes.
The Latest
Council member wants to take up office-to-resi conversions debate
With various state-level proposals on the table, a City Council member wants to take the issue of office-to-housing conversions...
National
Modular housing startup Veev raises $100M to build homes faster, cheaper
Modular home builder Veev has raised $100 million to further its goal of speeding up residential construction. The startup,...
Mayoral candidates tackle affordability, cancel rent in housing debate
The top mayoral hopefuls agree that more affordable housing for the lowest-income New Yorkers is needed. But the details...
Issue
“We need more housing”: Q&A with BRP Companies’ Meredith Marshall
As a managing partner of BRP Companies, Meredith Marshall is one of the largest builders of affordable and workforce...
Apartment project near Brooklyn Botanic Garden is shortened
A developer who proposed two Crown Heights apartment towers, only to be shot down by the mayor because they...
Facing backlash, developer promises Crown Heights supermarket
The owner of a Crown Heights parcel that houses an Associated supermarket says it plans to replace the store...
Shaun Donovan can do housing. Can he do politics?
Say this for Shaun Donovan: If he succeeds in his bid to become mayor of New York City, he...
BRP’s Meredith Marshall: “We get the story wrong in New York”
Developers often get a bad rap in New York City, with politicians eschewing donations, resident groups resisting gentrification and...
The Closing: Ray McGuire
For this month’s The Closing, The Real Deal sat down with banker-turned-mayoral candidate Ray McGuire. Like many candidates in the Democratic primary, he lacks name recognition and experience in politics. Instead, McGuire, 63, was...