NYC Rezoning Tracker

2024

Inwood

Incentivize the development of deeply affordable housing that exceeds minimum MIH requirements

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD will work with Inwood property owners to facilitate the creation of affordable housing that exceeds MIH requirements, prioritizing the creation of deeply affordable homes. HPD recently updated its financing terms for its Extremely Low- and Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) and Mix and Match programs to enable deeper affordability levels and to set aside homes for formerly homeless households. Additionally, any MIH project receiving City subsidy must now provide 15% more permanently affordable homes than required by the MIH program alone. Housing developments financed by HPD, greater than 45 homes, will include at least 10% of all homes for families earning less than 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI), and an additional 10% for families earning at or below 50% of AMI.
Several property owners in the Inwood area have already committed to using City financing to develop affordable housing, including senior housing, that exceeds the minimum MIH requirements. Development of additional affordable housing on these sites will require the continued partnership of these private owners.

Ongoing

HPD is currently working with multiple Inwood property owners to facilitate the creation of affordable housing that exceeds Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) requirements, prioritizing the creation of deeply affordable homes. HPD-financed projects in the rezoning area will create hundreds of new affordable homes.

2024

Inwood

Include Inwood, Washington Heights, and Marble Hill in the new "Partners of Preservation" initiative to develop a comprehensive neighborhood anti-displacement strategy

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD will include Inwood, Washington Heights, and Marble Hill in its new Partners in Preservation initiative and launch a Preservation Action Center that will serve as a hub for neighborhood-based anti-displacement initiatives. HPD will pair agency data with the on-the-ground experience and work of community-based organizations, legal services providers and HRA’s Office of Civil Justice, Council Members and other elected officials, the City’s Tenant Support Unit (TSU), and local stakeholders to advance a comprehensive anti-displacement plan for the Inwood area. • Coordination: HPD and partner organizations will implement action plans in close coordination with tenant organizers, legal service providers, TSU, HRA, and other government agencies.

• Tenant organizing: This initiative will leverage funding for tenant organizers to partner with HPD to develop and implement building action plans.
• Meeting frequency: HPD will convene regular project management/coordination meetings with all partners, and it will meet every two months or upon request with local Council Members’ offices.
• Data sharing: Affordable housing data, including preserved and newly constructed homes with affordability levels and homes at risk of deregulation, as well as updates on the implementation of building action plans, will be shared with the Council Members at meetings every two months or upon request.

Q1 2019 Launch
(1 year pilot)

HPD’s official partnership with the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) and Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) as part of the Partners in Preservation pilot program ended in June 2021. Although the COVID-19 pandemic presented significant challenges throughout the latter half of the program, NMIC and its organizing team were able to conduct initial outreach in over 64 buildings, establish and maintain 25 active tenant associations, and develop 54 tenant leaders since the program began in July 2019. During Partners in Preservation, NMIC focused much of its organizing energy on building and maintaining portfolio-wide tenant coalitions alongside its community partners. While the pilot program has ended, HPD is committed to continuing to provide strategic support to NMIC and its partners as they work to maintain the tenant associations established during the program.

2024

Inwood

Keep homes affordable by continuing to offer loans and tax incentives to building owners

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

Since 2014, HPD has financed the preservation of 445 affordable homes in Community District 12. HPD will continue monitoring homes in Community District 12 with affordability restrictions in its portfolio and use its various financing programs to preserve and invest in the neighborhood’s existing affordable housing stock. HPD will strive to preserve the affordability of as many homes as possible in Inwood and Washington Heights through 2026

Ongoing

Since 2014, HPD has financed the preservation of 2,258 affordable homes in Manhattan CD 12. HPD will continue to monitor homes in Manhattan CD 12 with affordability restrictions in its portfolio, and to use its various financing programs to preserve and invest in the neighborhood’s existing affordable housing stock. HPD will strive to preserve the affordability of as many homes as possible in Inwood and Washington Heights through 2026.

2024

COY: Economic Opportunity (Citywide)

Department of Buildings investment

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS (DOB)

In Progress

The City will make additional investments in the Department of Buildings (DOB) resources to supplement its capacity to protect the public and preserve quality of life.

Early 2025.

Ongoing. Funding of $4,700,000.

2024

Inwood

Make it easier for residents to understand, prepare for, and complete the affordable housing application process

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD continues to take steps to help residents become better prepared to submit complete and accurate applications. In addition to revamping its affordable housing application and lottery education materials, HPD will recruit and train Housing Ambassadors in the Inwood area, which are local community groups that provide free technical assistance to residents who wish to apply for affordable housing.

Ongoing

HPD continues to make improvements to the Housing Connect portal to make it easier and more efficient for applicants to apply and obtain affordable housing through the lottery process. HPD has implemented a variety of policy changes, and will continue to do so, to remove administrative burden on applicants; most notably, the recent policy changes benefit applicants with rental subsidies (vouchers), such as the removal of the income eligibility review for voucher holders and prohibition of credit checks as an eligibility criteria for voucher holders.

HPD also continues to administer the Housing Ambassador program. HPD, in partnership with the NYC Dept of Consumer and Worker Protection, received council discretionary funding once again in FY25 to administer the Ready to Rent program, which provides funding to a select number of Housing Ambassador organizations to host events and seminars to educate the public on the Housing Connect process, and partners with financial counselors to provide additional support in preparing to apply for affordable housing.

2024

Inwood

Open a new Pre-K for All Facility as part of the Inwood Library development project

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

The Department of Education will operate a new Pre-K for All facility that will be part of the Inwood Library development project. The facility will include three classrooms and a total of approximately 6,500 SF. Following the selection of an operator, DOE will begin discussions about integrating STEM education into the curriculum for the new facility and explore partnerships with topic experts, such as the NYC FIRST STEM Center also located in the Inwood Library development, to tie this school into the broader District 6 STEM network.

Based on the Inwood Library development project timeline

Project is complete, space is delivered.

2024

Inwood

Open a NYC FIRST STEM Center as part of the Inwood Library development project

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

the Inwood Library development project will include an NYC FIRST STEM Center, focused on robotics and mechatronics, in the new facility. NYC FIRST STEM Centers offer hands-on, sustained STEM (“science, technology, engineering and mathematics”) education and robotics competitions, including a range of courses and programs that integrate the disciplines of computer science, digital and non-digital fabrication, mechanical engineering, electronics, and sensors. The STEM Center will complement programming offered by the Activities, Culture, and Training (ACTS) Center. It will include programming in partnership with Inwood, Washington
Inwood Points of Agreement
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Heights, and Marble Hill schools and will also partner with the Pre-K for All facility in the Inwood Library development project.

Based on the Inwood Library development project timeline

Project is complete, space is delivered.

2024

Inwood

Pilot a Landlord Ambassadors Program to provide technical assistance to Inwood property owners

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD is partnering with Enterprise Community Partners to pilot a Landlord Ambassadors Program to contract with community-based organizations who will conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to owners of multifamily buildings in targeted areas across the city. The selected Landlord Ambassador for Inwood, Mutual Housing Association of New York (MHANY) will work with local property owners to:
• Provide information about the benefits of using HPD financing programs;
• Navigate HPD program requirements, including regulatory requirements, and package application materials for HPD review and approval; and
• Access local resources and vendors needed in order to close, construct, and operate their properties, including contractors, property managers, attorneys, and other professionals.

FY2019-FY2021

Since June 2017, HPD has partnered with Enterprise Community Partners and community-based organizations to pilot a two-year demonstration program called the Landlord Ambassadors Program. Organizations have been conducting outreach and providing technical assistance to owners of multifamily buildings in specific communities throughout the City, including Inwood. Beginning in July 2019, the City continued the work of the pilot program through a two-year demonstration program, where a portion of the funding was available to help owners repair and lease-up vacant units. With the Landlord Ambassadors Program's help, properties that participated in the pilot received 42 percent fewer violations and reduced municipal arrears by 21 percent. Since the pilot began, the program has expanded to 124 properties, 15 of which have applied for HPD financing, and four of which have closed on HPD construction loans. The Mutual Housing Association of New York (MHANY) will continue working with local property owners to provide information about the benefits of using HPD financing programs; navigate HPD program requirements, including regulatory requirements; and package application materials for HPD review and approval.

2024

Inwood

Proactively engage property owners in Inwood about the City’s resources to develop affordable housing

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD, in partnership with other City agencies and local elected officials, will host two events by the end of 2019 for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City’s resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing.

Winter 2019

In partnership with Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and the Economic Development Corporation, HPD hosted an event in October 2021 with local Inwood property owners to inform them of the City’s resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing.

2024

Inwood

Provide adult education, training, and certificate programs at the Activities, Culture, and Training (ACTS) Center in the Inwood Library development project

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

The ACTS Center at the Inwood Library development project will provide adult education programming such as high school equivalency, computer training, English as a second language, and CUNY classes, in partnership with CUNY in the Heights. It will also provide certificate programs for Safe Serve and Home Health Aide.

Based on the Inwood Library development project timeline

Project is complete, space is delivered.

2024

COY: Economic Opportunity (Citywide)

Illegal smoke and cannabis enforcement

Economic Development

POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYPD)

In Progress

The Administration is committed to rooting out illegal smoke and cannabis shops and will continue to update the Council on the progress of its enforcement efforts.

The Sheriff's Office began Operation Padlock to Protect on May 4, 2024, which combined members from the NYPD and DCWP to conduct inspections on illegal cannabis shops. To date, every illegal cannabis shop open on May 4, 2024 has been inspected and the Sheriff has issued over 1,300 closing orders.

Ongoing

2024

Inwood

Support mission-driven groups interested in developing affordable housing on underutilized sites

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

Inwood residents and stakeholders expressed a desire to see more participation by mission-driven organizations in affordable housing development and preservation. To assist those interested in affordable housing, HPD will work with local faith-based organizations to explore development opportunities.
HPD maintains a Pre-Qualified List of Owner’s Representatives to help mission-driven organizations who may have underutilized land but little to no real estate experience. In creating the list, HPD evaluated each organization’s technical expertise, experience, and capacity to represent owners in the development of affordable housing.
Additionally, HPD will implement recent RFP reforms for future public site RFPs in Inwood, including a new preference for community development plans and experience; recognition of development experience in rehabilitation; and the use of a remainder interest, which is a legal tool that gives the City ownership of the property at the end of the initial affordability period unless HPD and the owner agree on an extension.

Ongoing

HPD continues to steer mission-driven groups to the Pre-Qualified List of Owner's Representatives and NYC Acquisition Fund, which is now available exclusively to nonprofits and M/WBEs, to support their affordable housing initiatives. Since 2015, HPD has financed about 35 projects, comprising about 5,000 affordable homes, with faith-based organizations as development partners; over 1,700 additional units are in various stages of discussion.

HPD is actively partnering with Enterprise’s Faith-Based Development Initiative (FBDI) and LISC’s New York Land Opportunity Program (NYLOP) to ensure faith-based and other mission-driven organizations have access to the technical assistance and resources they need to pursue affordable housing development projects.

2024

Jerome

Advance affordable housing development on publicly-owned land: Morrisania and Morris Heights NCP

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

Morrisania and Morris Heights NCP Two small sites located at 130 West 182nd St and 1647 Popham Avenue, were included in the New Infill Homeownership Opportunities Program (NIHOP)/Neighborhood Construction Program (NCP) Request for Qualifications (RFQ) as part of the Morrisania and Morris Heights cluster. HPD selected a development team led by Neighborhood Infill Partners in February 2018 to develop these two sites, along with seven other small and difficult to develop sites scattered across CDs 3 and 12. The two sites in CD 5 will be developed into approximately 29 affordable rental homes under the Neighborhood Construction Program. The sites will need to undergo environmental analysis and, eventually, Uniform Land Use Reform Procedure (ULURP) for disposition and other potential actions.

HPD selected a development team led by Neighborhood Infill Partners in February 2018 to develop 12 small and difficult-to-develop sites as part of the Morrisania and Morris Heights cluster. The scattered site project includes two small sites in CD 4 located at 294 East 164th Street and 1316 Findlay Avenue, and two small sites in CD 5 located at 30 West 182nd Street and 1647 Popham Avenue, along with eight other City- and privately-owned sites scattered across CDs 2, 3, 7 and 12. The two sites in CD 5 will be developed into approximately 28 affordable rental homes under the Neighborhood Construction Program. The two sites in CD 4 will be developed into approximately four homeownership units under the Open Door program. The project completed ULURP in November 2022. The NCP project closed in August 2023 and the Open Soor sites are anticipated to close in late 2025.

2024

Jerome

Advance affordable housing development on publicly-owned land: 97 West 169th St

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

97 West 169th Street This is a site adjacent to Corporal Fischer Park that was approved for a non-open space use through State legislation and signed by Governor Cuomo in September 2017. HPD will prioritize 100% affordable housing and deep affordability at this site, and will issue an RFP for the development of senior housing. A development team will be selected through a competitive RFP process.

HPD issued an RFP and selected a developer for 97 West 169th Street in 2018. Fischer Seniors, a 9-story building that will contain approximately 105 units of senior rental housing and community facility space for a federally qualified health center, completed ULURP in 2021 and had a financial closing in June 2023. It is currently under construction with completion targeted for July 2025.

2024

Jerome

Advance affordable housing development on publicly-owned land: Morrisania Diagnostic and Treatment Center Surface Lot

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

This is a surface lot owned by NYC Health and Hospitals (H+H), behind the Morrisania Diagnostic and Treatment Center at 1225 Gerard Avenue. The site’s address is approximately 1252 River Avenue, adjacent to the elevated train (4 line), and sits on a slope with a raised foundation, which serves to level the lot. The site is currently used for parking, and the Administration is evaluating how current uses can be temporarily relocated and/or incorporated into new affordable housing development on site. The City will recommend to the H+H board that the health clinic parking lot be developed as affordable housing with parking for clinic staff, in partnership with HPD. Approval is pursuant to review by the H+H Board and City Council. In addition to prioritizing 100% affordability, HPD will set aside at least 20% of all homes for households earning up to 30% of theAMI. A development team will be selected through a competitive RFP process.

In December 2021, HPD announced selection of Type A Projects, L+M Development Partners, and BronxWorks as the development team. The approximately 328-unit project, River Commons, provides a mix of permanently affordable unit sizes, including family-sized units – a request from the community during the engagement process. The project includes an approximately 40,000 sf state-of-the art H+H clinic and two high-impact community facilities. The BronxWorks Empowerment Center will provide an extensive range of services for the community, including health and nutrition education, fresh food access, after school and summer camp programming, family support, eviction prevention, as well as job readiness, training, and employment services. As part of the development agreement, L+M is expected to exit the ownership structure at Year 5, offering its initial ownership stake to BronxWorks for a nominal fee. This results in long-term project ownership held by an M/WBE and Non-Profit. Awaiting H+H Board approval and City Council approval. Closing is anticipated late 2025.

2024

Jerome

Advance affordable housing development on publicly-owned land: 1640-1642 Anthony Avenue

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

This site is located at Anthony Ave and includes a small vacant lot adjacent to an active ACS facility. This small vacant site, a former play lot, is owned by Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). The site sits adjacent to the Lower Bathgate Child Care Center and across an entrance to Claremont Park. The administration will continue evaluating feasibility and determine the best course of action for the site’s development. HPD will prioritize 100% affordable housing on this site. A development team will be selected through a competitive RFP process.

In September 2021 HPD announced selection of Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County, Camber Property Group, Almat Urban and Interboro Community Land Trust (CLT.) The project will result in an 8-story, approximately 65-unit affordable residential building. The project is being financed through HPD’s Open Door program, which funds the new construction of affordable cooperative and condominium buildings, as well as new one- to three-family homes. A land use application required for the City to dispose of this land to the development team is anticipated to enter ULURP in late 2024.

2024

Jerome

Advance affordable housing development on publicly-owned land: 1337 Jerome Avenue

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

1337 Jerome Avenue This site is a small vacant, single-story commercial building owned by HPD and located in the Jerome Avenue rezoning area. HPD will continue evaluating feasibility of development of mixed-use affordable housing on this site.

2018 through Q2/3 2019

1337 Jerome Avenue is a small, vacant, single-story commercial building owned by HPD and located in the Jerome Avenue rezoning area. HPD will continue evaluating the feasibility of the development of mixed-use affordable housing on this site.

2024

COY: Economic Opportunity (Citywide)

Office of Nightlife commitment

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

In Progress

The City will commit additional resources to the Office of Nightlife.

End of fiscal year 2025.

Ongoing

2024

Bronx Metro-North

Launch Homeowner Help Desk

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

Introduce a dedicated help desk to assist homeowners with issues related to property management and maintenance. No dedicated nvestment

Ongoing

2024

Jerome

Establish a “Certification of No Harassment” (CONH) Pilot Program

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

In response to feedback from the community and growing interest across the city, the Administration will enforce a pilot CONH program in designated neighborhoods, including CDs 4 and 5, to protect certain tenants from being harassed from their homes. This program will identify specific buildings which meet criteria indicating that tenants may be at risk for harassment. Owners of such buildings will be required to obtain a CONH before being granted building permits for specified covered work in the buildings. Community groups, under contract with HPD and identified through a Request for Proposals (RFP), will investigate buildings that apply for CONHs.

Fall 2018 through Fall 2021

HPD received funding in the FY19 budget to implement the pilot Certification of No Harassment (CONH) program in designated neighborhoods, including the Jerome Avenue area, to protect tenants from being harassed from their homes. Owners of designated buildings are required to obtain a CONH before being granted building permits for specified covered work in the buildings. The program launched in fall 2018 and 162 buildings were subject to evaluation by the program in Bronx CDs 4 and 5. The CONH pilot was expanded citywide in October 2021.

2024

Jerome

Continue to improve housing quality through rigorous enforcement of the Housing Maintenance Code

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

As part of the City’s focus in the Jerome Avenue area, HPD has increased code inspections in Community Districts (CDs) 4 and 5 by 11%, and violations issued by 25% since 2014. HPD also spent $2.2 million in emergency repairs between Fiscal Years 2014-2017.

Ongoing

HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) continues to respond to resident complaints and referrals to identify and remediate problems with the quality or safety of buildings.

2024

Jerome

Continue upholding responsible contracting and labor standards for affordable housing projects receiving City subsidy

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD will require disclosure and background checks through its Sponsor Review process to ensure the integrity of individuals and entities seeking to do business with HPD (e.g., as developers or contractors).  Through this review process, some of which will be performed in consultation with the Department of Investigation (DOI), HPD’s Sponsor Review Unit will continue to ensure that sponsors are honest, reliable stewards of public resources. Through the sponsor review process, HPD attempts to identify: History of noncompliance with local, state and federal rules and regulations; including violations, administrative findings and debarments. Pending and prior litigation; and Negative contracting history with the city.

Ongoing

HPD conducts integrity checks to ensure the integrity of individuals and entities seeking to do business with HPD (e.g. as developers or contractors). Through this process, some of which is performed in consultation with the Department of Investigation, HPD ensures that sponsors are honest, reliable stewards of public resources. Among other things, HPD attempts to identify: a history of non-compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations, including violations, administrative findings, and debarments; pending and prior litigation; and negative contracting history with the City.

2024

Jerome

Create a Southwest Bronx Housing Task Force to address unsafe building conditions

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD will convene and manage a Task Force led by the Bronx Borough President and local Council Members to identify buildings of concern and create action plans to address issues for each building. Building issues may include but are not limited to tax delinquencies, code violations, source of income discrimination, harassment, and expiring affordability restrictions. The Task Force will meet quarterly.

Summer 2018

HPD's Office of Enforcement and Neighborhood Services (OENS) continues to respond to resident complaints and referrals to identify and remediate problems with the quality or safety of buildings.

2024

Jerome

Continue to work with the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force to investigate and take action against landlords who harass tenants

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

The Administration helped to create an interagency, multi-jurisdictional Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force comprised of HPD, DOB, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), the NYC Law Department, Department of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), and the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to investigate and bring enforcement actions – including criminal charges – against landlords who are found to be harassing tenants to force them to vacate rent-regulated homes. HPD will continue to work with the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force to take action against landlords in the Jerome Avenue area who are harassing tenants.

Ongoing

HPD participates on the Tenant Harassment Prevention Task Force, in partnership with the New York State Attorney General's Office, New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal, and other City agencies.

2024

Jerome

Expand local hiring incentives in HPD-financed developments

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

In all HPD RFPs for the development of City-owned property, respondents must demonstrate a plan for outreach to residents of the local community district related to employment opportunities generated by the proposed project. Applicants will be required to comply with their outreach plans and report regularly on outreach activities. Regarding the development of private sites, beginning with FY 2019 projects, applicants requesting city subsidies will be encouraged to demonstrate a plan for outreach to residents of the local community district related to employment opportunities generated by the proposed project. Private site developers submitting plans will be required to comply with these plans and report regularly on outreach activities.  In addition, HPD will continue implementing HireNYC, which requires that any housing development receiving $2 million or more in HPD subsidy post open positions with the Workforce1 system and consider qualified candidates. Jerome Avenue area residents will be able to apply for jobs through the City’s HireNYC program at nearby Workforce1 Centers. See the “Workforce Development and Small Business” section for more information.

Ongoing; 2019 for private sites

In all HPD RFPs for the development of City-owned property, respondents must demonstrate a plan for outreach to residents of the local community district regarding employment opportunities generated by the proposed project. Applicants will be required to comply with their outreach plans and report regularly on outreach activities. Concerning the development of private sites, applicants requesting City subsidies have also been required to demonstrate a plan for outreach to residents of the local community district related to employment opportunities generated by the proposed project. Private site developers submitting plans will be required to comply with these plans and report regularly on outreach activities. In addition, HPD will continue implementing HireNYC, which requires that any housing development receiving $2 million or more in HPD subsidies must post open positions with the Workforce1 system and consider qualified candidates. Jerome Avenue area residents will be able to apply for jobs through the City’s HireNYC program at nearby Workforce1 Centers.

2024

Bronx Metro-North

Office of the Homeowner Advocate (OHA) tranings and resource fair

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

Provide training and resources to homeowners through the OHA to help them navigate challenges and access support. No dedicated investment

Ongoing

2024

Jerome

Help homeowners access the resources they need to keep, maintain, and improve their homes

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

Funding for home repairs is often hard to find for low-income homeowners, especially families struggling to make mortgage payments. HPD will create HomeFix, a new program to help low- and moderate-income homeowners in small, one-to-four family properties fund home repairs. The new program will pair financial counseling with financial assistance, and leverage the services of community and non-profit partners.

2019 start

In September 2024, HomeFix 2.0 was officially rolled out. The program will assist 450 low- and moderate-income homeowners of one-to-four family homes across the city over the next three years by providing loans of up to $150,000 for critical repairs and sustainability measures. HomeFix 2.0 is now taking applications.

2024

Jerome

Host outreach and marketing events to continue promoting programs that help owners make repairs and preserve affordability

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD will continue its targeted outreach to property owners, including through events, mailings, e-mails, calls, and surveying of distressed properties. HPD currently hosts monthly Property Owners Clinics at its downtown location, where building owners can consult one-on-one with HPD preservation finance specialists and representatives from Department of Buildings (DOB), Department of Finance (DOF), and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). HPD will target outreach for its monthly Property Owner Clinics – including via calls, mailings, and e-mails – to owners in the Jerome Avenue area. HPD will also conduct at least two property owner and homeowner resource events in the neighborhood. Outreach will be coordinated with local Council Members to determine communication and outreach strategies. HPD will e-mail to the Council Members regular reports of all property owner outreach conducted in the Jerome Avenue area and meet upon request.

Ongoing starting Winter 2019

HPD continues its targeted outreach to property owners in the Jerome Avenue area, through events, e-mails, and surveys of distressed properties. In 2023 and 2024, HPD has interacted with 240 community members and tabled at 4 events, where they shared resources with homeowners.

2024

Jerome

Host tenant resource fairs to educate tenants about their rights and resources to prevent displacement

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD is committed to working with partner agencies, elected officials, and community groups to ensure tenants are aware of their rights and have access to important housing resources. HPD will host two tenant resource fairs per year in coordination with local Council Members. Additionally, as the Tenant Support Unit (TSU) conducts door-to-door outreach, they provide flyers informing tenants of their rights and offer assistance with accessing available resources to prevent displacement, including free legal services.

2018 through 2021

HPD is committed to working with partner agencies, elected officials, and community groups to ensure that tenants are aware of their rights and have access to important housing resources. HPD hosted a tenant and homeowner resource fair for the Jerome Avenue area in coordination with local council members. In FY20, staff from HPD's Neighborhood Education and Outreach Unit attended 6 events in the Jerome Avenue area (Bronx CDs 4 and 5) to educate tenants about their rights and resources. In February 2021, HPD cohosted a virtual Tenant Resources Fair with Council Member Cabrera.

2024

Jerome

Implement the Neighborhood Pillars Program to help community organizations acquire rent stabilized buildings

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD and New York Housing Development Corporation (HDC) are launching a new Neighborhood Pillars program to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing rent-regulated buildings to protect current tenants and stabilize communities. The City will double the capacity of the Acquisition Loan Fund to $275 million to enable non-profits and mission-based organizations to acquire buildings that are rent-regulated, but not otherwise part of an existing affordable housing program.

2019 start

HPD is working to relaunch the Neighborhood Pillars Program which helps M/WBE, For Profit, and Not for Profit owners aquire and rehabilitate physically and financially distressed multi-family buildings. HPD is working to obtain final approvals for launch in 2024.

2024

Jerome

Incentivize the development of deeply affordable housing that exceeds minimum MIH requirements

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD recently updated its financing terms for its Extremely Low & Low-Income Affordability (ELLA) and Mix & Match programs to enable deeper affordability levels and to set aside homes for formerly homeless households. Additionally, any MIH project receiving City subsidy must now provide 15% more permanently affordable homes than required by the MIH program alone. Housing developments financed by HPD, greater than 45 homes, will include at least 10% of all homes for families earning less than 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI), and an additional 10% for families earning at or below 50% of AMI. If MIH Option 1 and the Deep Affordability Option are mapped along the Jerome Avenue corridor, any project that receives HPD financing under the ELLA or Mix & Match programs will be required to set aside between 35% and 40% of all homes as permanently affordable.

Ongoing

Since 2014, 6,505 new affordable homes have been constructed in Bronx CDs 4 and 5. Of these, close to 50% are serving households earning extremely-low and very-low incomes. Since the rezoning was adopted in 2018, 4,769 new affordable homes have been created in the rezoning area.

2024

Jerome

Keep homes affordable by continuing to offer loans and tax incentives to building owners

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

Since 2014, HPD has financed the preservation of over 5,500 affordable homes in CBs 4 and 5, representing more than 10% of all homes preserved across the city. HPD will continue monitoring homes in Community Districts (CDs) 4 and 5 with affordability restrictions in its portfolio, and use its various financing programs to preserve and invest in the neighborhood’s existing affordable housing stock. HPD will strive to preserve the affordability of as many homes as possible in the Jerome area through 2026. Based on an assessment of its current pipeline, the agency will initiate preservation on at least 1,500 additional affordable homes over the next two years.

Ongoing

Since 2014, HPD has financed the preservation of over 11,000 affordable homes in Bronx CDs 4 and 5. HPD will continue to monitor homes in Bronx CDs 4 and 5 with affordability restrictions in its portfolio, and to use its various financing programs to preserve and invest in the neighborhood’s existing affordable housing stock. HPD will strive to preserve the affordability of as many homes as possible in the Jerome Avenue area. Since the rezoning was adopted, HPD financed the preservation of 4,900 affordable homes in Bronx CDs 4 and 5.

2024

Jerome

Make it easier for residents to understand, prepare for, and complete the affordable housing application process

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD continues to take steps to help residents become better prepared to submit complete and accurate applications. In addition to revamping its affordable housing application and lottery education materials, HPD will recruit and train Housing Ambassadors in the Jerome Avenue area, which are local community groups that provide free technical assistance to residents who wish to apply for affordable housing.

2019

HPD continues to make improvements to the Housing Connect portal to make it easier and more efficient for applicants to apply and obtain affordable housing through the lottery process. HPD has implemented a variety of policy changes, and will continue to do so, to remove administrative burden on applicants; most notably, the recent policy changes benefit applicants with rental subsidies (vouchers), such as the removal of the income eligibility review for voucher holders and prohibition of credit checks as an eligibility criteria for voucher holders.

HPD also continues to administer the Housing Ambassador program. HPD, in partnership with the NYC Dept of Consumer and Worker Protection, received council discretionary funding once again in FY25 to administer the Ready to Rent program, which provides funding to a select number of Housing Ambassador organizations to host events and seminars to educate the public on the Housing Connect process, and partners with financial counselors to provide additional support in preparing to apply for affordable housing.

2024

Jerome

Pilot a Landlord Ambassadors Program to provide technical assistance to Jerome Avenue area property owners

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD is partnering with Enterprise Community Partners to pilot a Landlord Ambassadors Program to contract with community-based organizations who will conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to owners of multifamily buildings in targeted areas across the city. The Landlord Ambassador will work with local property owners to: Provide information about the benefits of using HPD financing programs; Navigate HPD program requirements, including regulatory requirements, and package application materials for HPD review and approval; and Access local resources and vendors needed in order to close, construct, and operate their properties, including contractors, property managers, attorneys and other professionals

2017 through 2019

Since June 2017, HPD has partnered with Enterprise Community Partners and community-based organizations to pilot a two-year demonstration program called the Landlord Ambassadors Program. Organizations have been conducting outreach and providing technical assistance to owners of multifamily buildings in specific communities throughout the City, including the Southwest Bronx. Beginning in July 2019, the City continued the work of the pilot program through a two-year demonstration program, where a portion of the funding was available to help owners repair and lease-up vacant units. With the Landlord Ambassadors Program's help, properties that participated in the pilot received 42 percent fewer violations and reduced municipal arrears by 21 percent. Since the pilot began, the program has expanded to 124 properties, 15 of which have applied for HPD financing, and four of which have closed on HPD construction loans. The Mutual Housing Association of New York (MHANY) will continue working with local property owners to provide information about the benefits of using HPD financing programs; navigate HPD program requirements, including regulatory requirements; and package application materials for HPD review and approval.

2024

Jerome

Pilot the new “Partners in Preservation” initiative to develop comprehensive anti-displacement strategies for buildings at risk

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD will include the Jerome Avenue area in its new Partners in Preservation initiative and launch a Preservation Action Center that will serve as a hub for neighborhood-based anti-displacement initiatives. HPD will pair agency data with the on-the-ground experience and work of Council Members and other elected officials, community-based organizations, legal service providers, and local stakeholders to advance a comprehensive anti-displacement plan for the Jerome Avenue area. Strategies are expected to combine new and existing tools to address harass­ment and disrepair; provide tenants with anti-eviction legal services; protect home­owners from foreclosure and predatory activities; and help building owners access HPD financial resources to improve their buildings and preserve affordability. As part of this initiative: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Risk analysis: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. Neighborhood preservation goals: The risk analysis will inform a series of neighborhood-wide preservation goals, strategies, and actions to protect vulnerable households to protect vulnerable households and and ensure the Jerome Avenue area remains affordable into the future. Building action plans: HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Coordination: HPD and partner organizations will implement action plans in close coordination with tenant organizers, legal service providers, TSU, other government agencies, and the new Southwest Bronx Housing Task Force. Tenant organizing: This initiative will leverage funding for tenant organizers and legal service providers to partner with HPD to develop and implement building action plans. The Preservation Action Center will be housed within a community-based organization already on the ground in the neighborhood. Meeting frequency: HPD will convene regular project management/coordination meetings with partner organizations, and it will meet bi-monthly or upon request with local Council Members’ offices. Data sharing: Affordable housing data, including preserved and newly constructed homes with affordability levels and homes at risk of deregulation, as well as updates on the implementation of building action plans, will be shared with the Council Members at bi-monthly meetings or upon request.

2019

Partners in Preservation concluded in January 2021 for the Jerome Avenue pilot area. During the pilot program, the two partner CBOs (Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Community Action for Safe Apartments) conducted outreach in 73 buildings and formed 42 active tenant associations in their target buildings. They worked alongside HPD to develop action plans for 28 target buildings. The organizers hosted 73 tenant leadership workshops and conducted leadership development with 138 tenants. The CBOs provided individual counseling to 143 tenants in the target buildings. They deployed a variety of strategies to demand change, including: 311 campaigns, HCR education and outreach assistance, Know-Your-Rights training sessions, quarterly stakeholder meetings with legal and direct services providers, social media blasts, a neighborhood-wide anti-displacement plan, and engagement with the Stabilizing NYC Coalition on housing policy reform, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic presented significant challenges to the Partners in Preservation program, since social-distancing requirements rendered in-person organizing and coalition building impossible. Working together, HPD and the partner CBOs for Jerome Avenue successfully pivoted towards innovative digital tenant organizing strategies that enabled them to continue much of the critical work of the program.

2024

Jerome

Proactively engage property owners along Jerome Avenue about the City’s resources to develop affordable housing

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Completed

HPD, in partnership with the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), and local elected officials, will host an event this spring for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City’s resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and for small business support and development.

Spring 2018

HPD, in partnership with DCP, SBS, and local elected officials, hosted two events in 2018 for property owners in the rezoning area. At the events, HPD and DCP informed owners about the City’s resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and about the requirements of any developers in the rezoning area. SBS offered information about local retail needs and resources for finding community-serving commercial tenants.

2024

Soho/NoHo

Coordinate with partners in the Federal government to explore the feasibility of developing affordable housing on Federally-owned land

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The SoHo and NoHo neighborhoods do not have developable City-owned land that can be leveraged for a 100% affordable housing project. Public sites owned by the federal government exist in the neighborhood that can accommodate hundreds of affordable homes under MIH and public financing. HPD and other city agencies will coordinate with the City's Federal Affairs Office to liaise with Congressional representatives and advance affordable housing on federally controlled land. These sites could include the parking lot on 2 Howard Street, the 350 Canal Street Post Office, and the 93 Park Avenue South Post Office

HPD and other city agencies will coordinate with the City's Federal Affairs Office to liaise with Congressional representatives and advance affordable housing on federally controlled land. These sites could include the parking lot on 2 Howard Street, the 350 Canal Street Post Office, and the 93 Park Avenue South Post Office.

2024

Bronx Metro-North

HPD to monitor affordability restrictions and preserve existing affordable housing stock

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

Ensure that existing affordable housing remains accessible and affordable through regular monitoring and intervention if needed. No dedicated investment

Ongoing

2024

Bronx Metro-North

Castle Hill Playground and Restroom

Open Space

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (DPR)

Not Started

Reimagine and upgrade Castle Hill Playground with new amenities and a renovated public restroom. Funding: $16M (DPR, FY 27) + $3.5M (DPR, FY28)

Design to begin in 2026

2024

Soho/NoHo

Fund dedicated tenant support services targeted for SoHo/NoHo and surrounding neighborhoods

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The City will fund one or more local community organizations to conduct proactive outreach to tenants in the rezoning area. Outreach will inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as emergency repairs and HRA’s free legal assistance. HPD will identify one or more partner organization(s) through a competitive process in early 2022, and will work with the selected organization to develop a scope of work that meets local needs.

• Timeline: Identify community organization(s) in 2022 and begin implementation in 2022/2023
• Funding: $200,000 for up to three years

The City will fund one or more local community organizations to conduct proactive outreach to tenants in the rezoning area. Outreach will inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues, and connect them with a range of resources, such as emergency repairs and HRA’s free legal assistance. HPD launched a competitive procurement process in 2022 to select one or more partner organizations for the re-launch of the Partners in Preservation program, which will include targeted outreach and education for tenants in SoHo and NoHo. HPD is currently finalizing the contracts for Partners in Preservation, anticipating a launch by the end of 2024.

2024

Soho/NoHo

Prioritize the development of City-owned land at 324 East 5th Street for affordable housing

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The City will issue an RFP to redevelop an NYPD parking lot at 324 East 5th for affordable housing. The site is City-owned under DOE jurisdiction and currently being used as a parking lot (with approximately 50 spaces) by the NYPD 9th Precinct, located directly across the street from the site. Development will be subsequent to the relocation of the NYPD parking spaces to a site with reasonable proximity to the 9th precinct. DCAS will work with HPD and partner agencies to evaluate potential relocation and incorporation into new affordable housing developed on‐site. Any future RFP will be subsequent to an executable relocation or incorporation plan for the minimal municipal parking need. HPD will engage with local stakeholders in advance of issuing an RFP.

Relocation will be assessed in 2022. RFP for this site will be released following confirmation of relocation.

The City will redevelop an NYPD parking lot at 324 East 5th Street for affordable housing through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The site is City-owned under DOE jurisdiction and is currently being used as a parking lot (with approximately 50 spaces) by the NYPD 9th Precinct, which is located directly across the street from the site. Development will be subsequent to the relocation of the NYPD parking spaces to a site with reasonable proximity to the 9th precinct. DCAS will work with HPD and partner agencies to evaluate potential relocation and incorporation into new affordable housing developed on‐site. The future RFP will be subsequent to an executable relocation or incorporation plan for the minimal municipal parking need. HPD will engage with local stakeholders and launch community engagement for the site in late 2024, in advance of issuing an RFP in 2025.

2024

Soho/NoHo

Prioritize the development of City-owned land at 388 Hudson Street with affordable housing

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

388 Hudson Street is a City-owned site under DEP jurisdiction in nearby Hudson Square. The site is currently vacant with critical DEP infrastructure on the southern half of the lot. The northern half of the lot has 12,500 sq ft of developable land that the City will prioritize for the development of affordable housing. This half of the site can accommodate around 100 affordable homes. HPD will commence community engagement in Fall 2022 to inform development of the site and issue an RFP for a 100% affordable housing project in 2023.

Commence community engagement in Fall 2022 and issue RFP in 2023.

388 Hudson Street is a City-owned site under DEP jurisdiction in Hudson Square. The site is currently vacant, with critical DEP infrastructure on the southern half of the lot. The northern half of the lot has approximately 13,622 square feet of developable land that the City will prioritize for the development of affordable housing. This half of the site can accommodate approximately 200-300 affordable homes. HPD conducted community engagement in 2023, and will issue the Request for Proposals (RFP) for a 100 percent affordable housing project that includes a new NYC Parks recreation center at the base of the building. More information about the project and the takeaways from community engagement can be found on the project website: nyc.gov/388-hudson-rfp

2024

Soho/NoHo

Prioritize the use of the Affordable Housing Fund for projects as close to the rezoning area as possible and maximize the creation and preservation of affordable homes

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

• To-date, HPD has not had in-lieu contributions to the Affordable Housing Fund (the Fund) through Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH). If funds are available to use in the SoHo/NoHo area, HPD will prioritize identifying projects within the SoHo/NoHo rezoning or as close to it as possible. HPD would use the following guiding principles to identify and evaluate projects that are eligible for use of the Fund:
• The Fund should be used to create new opportunities for affordable housing that would not exist without it.
• The Fund should prioritize projects that serve those who would benefit significantly from the amenities and opportunities of Lower Manhattan.
• The Fund should be used as closely to sites that generate the funds as possible.
• If funds are available, HPD will pursue these principles through the following priorities:
• Using funds to increase the percentage of affordable units in new construction projects and residential conversions – for market-rate new construction projects and residential conversions or additions, the Fund can be used to subsidize a portion of the units to make that project more affordable. This could mean adding more affordable units to an MIH project in SoHo/NoHo than the required 25 or 30 percent (Option 1 or 2). This could also include adding units to Voluntary Inclusionary Housing (VIH) projects elsewhere in Manhattan CD 2, or other creative uses like funding affordable basement conversions and additions or expansions to existing affordable projects.
• Supporting acquisitions of projects for preservation – the Fund can be used to acquire buildings in distress and establish long-term regulatory agreements to protect existing affordable units. Since acquisition costs might be higher in this neighborhood, the Fund can be crucial for making up the difference.
• Deeper affordability on public sites – for future public site developments in Manhattan CD 2, the Fund can be used to provide more units with deeper affordability by supplementing the allowed subsidy on HPD term sheets.

2024

COY: Economic Opportunity (Citywide)

Last-mile facilities special permit

Transportation & Infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP)

In Progress

The Department of City Planning (DCP) will propose and advance a zoning change application that would regulate last-mile facilities via CPC special permit processes.

Issue 30-day scoping notice by the end of March 2025.

Ongoing

2024

COY: Economic Opportunity (Citywide)

Indirect source rule legislation

Transportation & Infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP)

In Progress

City to advance legislation that would empower the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to enact an indirect source rule to regulate emissions associated with warehouse operations.

End of 2024.

Ongoing

2024

COY: Economic Opportunity (Citywide)

Citywide Industrial Strategic Plan

Transportation & Infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP)

In Progress

Develop a holistic industrial strategic plan as part of Local Law 172 of 2023.

End of 2025.

Ongoing

2024

COY: Housing (Citywide)

Encourage deep affordability and voucher opportunities in every neighborhood

Housing

DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP)

Completed

Encouraging the creation of deeply-affordable housing, including housing opportunities for New Yorkers with vouchers, is a core goal of City of Yes. The new Universal Affordability Preference (UAP) program will deliver affordable units at an average of 60 AMI in medium and high-density districts across the City. Throughout our discussions, the Council has placed a pronounced emphasis on the need to ensure even deeper affordability is delivered through UAP, and we share the Council's vision. To that end, I am pleased to report that larger projects taking advantage of UAP - specifically, those that include 10,000 or more square feet of UAP floor area - will be required to deliver 20% of those income-restricted UAP units at no higher than 40 AMI. This policy will ensure that UAP delivers deeply-affordable housing, including opportunities for New Yorkers with housing vouchers, in every community.

2024

COY: Housing (Citywide)

Require affordability on large sites in low-density zoning districts

Housing

DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP)

Completed

In our discussions, the Council has also advocated for affordability requirements in lower­-density zoning districts to ensure that every neighborhood does its part to address our affordability crisis. We share that goal, and I am pleased to report that City of Yes for Housing Opportunity will include - for the first time in the history of New York's zoning code - affordability requirements in low-density zoning districts. Specifically, Town Center, Transit­-Oriented Development, and community facility developments with 50,000 or more square feet of permitted floor area will be required to provide permanently affordable housing at an average of 80 AMI in order to achieve their maximum FAR. Similar to UAP, the affordable FAR will represent a 20% bump over the market-rate cap.

2024

COY: Housing (Citywide)

Make MIH Option 3 a stand-alone option

Housing

DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP)

Completed

At present, MIH Option 3 - which requires the delivery of 20% income-restricted housing at 40% AMI, the deepest level of affordability in the program - cannot be required as a stand-alone option. As a result, even when communities and councilmembers wish to require this deeply­affordable option, property owners have the ability to select another path that delivers more income-restricted units but at a higher AMI. In response to the advocacy of the Speaker and Council, we are pleased that, as a result of City of Yes, MIH Option 3 will now be available as a standalone option, opening up new opportunities for deeply-affordable housing through the MIH program.

2024

COY: Housing (Citywide)

Study zoning tools and financing programs to generate affordable housing

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

Zoning tools - like the Universal Affordability Preference - tax benefits, and capital subsidies are all important tools for financing new affordable housing construction. Effective use of these tools requires regular study and re-examination. To ensure the City is deploying the most effective means of securing affordable housing, the City will examine how present zoning, subsidy, and tax programs deliver affordable housing, including housing for households making less than 60% AMI, and whether adjustments to these policies could more effectively and feasibly deliver deeply-affordable housing.