"It can shorten construction timelines between 30 and 50 percent, according to Everett Perry of Urban Ecospaces, the developer behind a project to build 23 modular homes on Staten Island. 'You show up at four or five o'clock in the morning, there's nothing here except the foundation. By 12 o'clock, you're looking at a sort of a house. By two o'clock, you're looking at a house. By four o'clock the roof is on,' said Perry. After the pieces are assembled on site, it takes another two months to complete the home with finishes and hardwood floors, Perry said."
"The one and two-family homes will hit the market in mid-2026 and be homeownership properties, available to New Yorkers with moderate and middle incomes through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's Open Doors program. New Yorkers can apply for the homes, which will have list prices between $300,000 and $500,000, through the city's affordable housing lottery system, Housing Connect. The typical home value in New York City is nearly $800,000, according to Zillow."
Developers are assembling modular home sections in factories and transporting them to outer-borough vacant lots for on-site joining. Factory-built delivery and assembly can shorten construction timelines by 30 to 50 percent, substantially reducing on-site labor time. After assembly, homes undergo roughly two months of interior finishes and hardwood installation. The project includes 23 one- and two-family homes targeted to moderate- and middle-income buyers through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's Open Doors program, with list prices between $300,000 and $500,000. The homes will be offered via the city's Housing Connect lottery and are expected to reach market in mid-2026.
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