Sandy victims get first dibs at new HPD buildings
The city Department of Housing Preservation and Development will now offer up apartments in its new developments to Hurricane...
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10 Washington Heights properties deemed “at risk,” city officials say
Ten apartment buildings in Washington Heights have been designated by a group of city officials as “at-risk properties,” buildings...
New law requiring massive disclosures on affordable housing passes City Council
The City Council has approved a controversial new law requiring more transparency for affordable housing projects for which developers...
City peddles $1 lots in Brooklyn
The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development is looking for a developer to build up to 225 affordable housing units and 68,000 square feet of retail space along a vacant strip on Livonia...
New NYU database sheds light on affordable housing subsidies
HPD Commissioner Mathew Wambua New York University’s Furman Center of Real Estate and Urban Policy has compiled the first...
Linden Boulevard landlords arrested for open housing violations
HPD Commissioner Mathew Wambua and 241 and 247 Linden Boulevard (building source: PropertyShark) A Brooklyn judge issued warrants of...