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Design & Housing Typologies

Unplanned Shrinkage

How did NYC's low-density zoning become so restrictive? A combination of citywide and local zoning changes made over decades have effectively prohibited the addition or alteration of housing on many lots.

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Design & Housing Typologies

Twilight Zoning

How slow has housing growth been in NYC's low-density districts? On a per-capita basis, slower than anywhere in the metro area or any other U.S. city.

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Design & Housing Typologies

Home Truths: A Survey of Unmet Housing Need in Lower-Density Districts

How well is the housing in low-density districts meeting the needs of residents? CHPC asked 805 New Yorkers to find out.

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Process

Brutal Bureaucracy Follow-up: Additional Housing Connect Analysis

CHPC expands its analysis of affordable housing lease-up times with new, more granular data.

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Design & Housing Typologies

Basement Apartment Conversion Pilot Program Interim Report

The focus of this interim report is to describe why properties did or did not advance through the pilot and to outline additional changes that would enable the implementation of an effective legalization program at scale.

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CHPC Global

A tour of six notable refugee housing projects in Europe: a mini-directory

In its directory of housing projects, CHPC describes a range of facilities employed by cities to house refugees, including emergency shelters, temporary housing structures, and short-term and long-term construction projects.

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Design & Housing Typologies

From Lot to Neighborhood to City: An Action Plan for Basement Flood Safety & Stormwater Equity

CHPC’s new report on basement flood safety & stormwater equity explores possible interventions designed for city-, neighborhood-, and lot-level accountability.

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