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Affordable housing ‘fast track’ plan targets low-production NYC neighborhoods
Executive Brief
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New York City is implementing a fast-track permitting process for affordable housing projects in twelve underperforming districts. The initiative aims to rectify significant production imbalances where these areas contributed only 1.1% of recent citywide affordable units.
- 01Twelve specific districts are now prioritized for accelerated housing permit approvals
- 02Targeted neighborhoods contributed minimal affordable housing volume over the past five years
- 03The plan seeks to rebalance residential production across New York City neighborhoods
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Twelve districts contributed just 1.1% of the city’s new affordable housing in the past five years, the city says. They’re now prioritized for faster permitting.