#affordable-housing

#affordable-housing

"John held the unbending position that everyone in San Francisco had the same rights regardless of interests and status. I don't know if he was controversial. The battle over who San Francisco is for, and who gets to say here, is as old as I am, and I'm as old as dirt."

"To address housing affordability in our community, we need all types of affordable housing options, including affordable ownership opportunities that allow individuals and families an opportunity to build equity alongside housing stability," said Santa Clara County Supervisor Betty Duong.

Riccardo and Simone Bertagna bought a 25% stake in a property valued at 440,000 through a housing association, feeling proud and accomplished. However, they later faced significant issues, including rising service charges and maintenance problems, which left them feeling trapped in an unsellable home.

Ealing Council approved plans to add even more homes to the site, bringing the total to 465 flats. John Lewis will remain a delivery partner and seek to find someone to take over the homes.

The Bollo Lane development will deliver up to 900 new homes in Acton, with half designated as affordable, including discounted market rent and shared ownership properties.

The Gowanus Green project, which aims to provide 950 all-affordable apartments, has been stalled since 2024 due to disputes over the cleanup of the toxic Public Place site.

A pair of bills would have required local zoning codes to allow multifamily and mixed-use residential development by right across broad swaths of commercially zoned land. Supporters said the approach could convert underused strip malls, parking lots and office corridors into thousands of apartments without case-by-case rezonings.

One of the solutions to the housing crisis can be found in our backyards, our attics, or our basements - in an Ancillary Dwelling Unit. By making it easier for New Yorkers to turn their homes into an extra place for a loved one or a little more income, we're allowing our city to grow while keeping the character of the neighborhoods we love.

My goals for 2026 are to advance affordable housing, protect public land for public good and strengthen neighborhood resiliency. I am focused on ensuring city agencies are responsive to community concerns, supporting small businesses and making Lower Manhattan more livable for working families.

New York developers Rabina and Park Tower Group plan to swap a reviled, outdated low-rise office building near the Manhattan Bridge for more than 1,200 apartments. Roughly a quarter of the apartments currently referred to as 395 Flatbush are set aside for lower-income New Yorkers. The approval illustrates the odyssey new ground-up housing must endure to move from blueprint to reality in the Big Apple, even amid an urgent push for more homes.