CHPC’s mission, since 1937, is to develop and advance practical public policies that support the housing stock of the city by better understanding New York’s most pressing housing and neighborhood needs.
Housing for Essential Workers
We applauded, shouted our thanks, and rattled pots and pans at 7pm every night. Now what? Essential workers need affordable housing.New York City owes a debt of gratitude to its essential workers, who have battled to sustain the city in some of its darkest days....
Vienna Social Housing Webcast
THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF...VIENNA SOCIAL HOUSING!Join CHPC and three Viennese housing experts as we go under the hood of their social housing system!Vienna's social housing is famously well-managed and maintained. What can we learn for improving NYC...
Regulatory Reform for Basement Apartments
In this policy brief, CHPC identifies regulatory reforms that could facilitate basement apartment conversions by making them safer, easier, and more affordable.Many of New York City’s basement apartments exist within the gray market, due to the financial and...
Housing Plan for a City of Immigrants
A housing plan for a city of immigrants will advance opportunity for millions of New Yorkers and secure the city's future as a diverse, thriving metropolis. The next housing plan can align the city's housing policy with its past, present, and future as a city of...
Rezoning SoHo/NoHo
Rezoning SoHo/NoHo is a crucial first step towards a more equitable development framework for New York City.CHPC has been a leading voice in discussions surrounding the ongoing process to rezone SoHo/NoHo. Although the lower Manhattan neighborhood was once a haven...
The Final Countdown
In The Final Countdown, CHPC recommends five housing policy strategies to build a more equitable New York City and to end the mayoral term with progress & results. The Final Countdown: 1. Rezone SoHo/NoHo for a more equitable NYC 2. Equitable code...
Equitable Code Enforcement
Enforcement of the city's buildings codes can keep us safe, but it can also be a major contributor to inequity in cities on a daily basis. CHPC explores how, and sets out recommendations for equitable code enforcement.CHPC is committed to advancing equity through...
Public Housing Revolution
The Public Housing Revolution: Lessons from London report is part of a CHPC initiative to learn about how England’s public housing conditions were radically improved, by pairing the expertise of residents with the resources of the affordable housing industry, and...
CHPC Policy Responses to COVID-19
Read CHPC's policy responses to housing during a global pandemic
CHPC in the Media
Ending brutal bureaucracy in New York City
Daily News op-ed, January 29 2021 As all eyes finally turn to the New York City mayoral election, an ever-growing list of candidates has lined up to try to convince New Yorkers they are worthy to be our battered city’s next mayor. Each candidate will tell us what...
Controversial NYC Hotel Amendment Gets Its First Public Hearing
Commercial Observer, January 25 2021 Jessica Katz, former associate commissioner at the city’s Housing Department, who now runs the nonprofit Citizens Housing and Planning Council, also felt that the hotel amendment would put a damper on tourism in the wake of the...
Next City: A New York Housing Plan Optimized for Immigrant Communities
Next City, October 2 2020 The Citizens Housing & Planning Council (CHPC) in New York has released its Housing Plan for a City of Immigrants, which explores how New York City’s next housing plan could be optimized to help the city’s immigrant communities thrive....
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