"A Manhattan appeals court on Thursday put on hold one of NYCHA's most ambitious and controversial projects, its plan to demolish and replace 2,000 units of public housing in the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses. Supreme Court Justice David Cohen last month rejected a demand to halt the project by a group of tenants, joined by former state Sen. Tom Duane. The plaintiffs appealed, and the appellate division Thursday granted them a temporary stay until the appeal is resolved."
"Struggling to address decades of neglect that led to deteriorating conditions in its aging portfolio of 170,000 apartments, NYCHA has increasingly turned over management of its buildings to private developers under a program known as Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). In the scheme, the authority retains ownership of the properties, while the developers fund millions of dollars in upgrades in exchange for collecting rent paid by tenants and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through Section 8."
"Without the requested relief (NYCHA) will close imminently on its plan to convert, demolish and redevelop Chelsea Developments which will render this action (on appeal) moot."
An appellate division temporarily stayed NYCHA's plan to demolish and replace about 2,000 units at Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses pending resolution of an appeal. A lower court judge had denied tenants' request to halt the project, prompting the appeal and stay. NYCHA's board previously approved the redevelopment and the authority anticipated closing the deal this month. The redevelopment uses the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) model, keeping property ownership with NYCHA while private developers fund renovations in exchange for Section 8 rent payments. Plaintiffs argue the plan bypassed required city land-use approvals and seek a preliminary injunction.
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