The East New York Basement Apartment Conversion Pilot Program (BACPP) is an ongoing demonstration project that seeks to test the efficacy of certain reforms intended to facilitate the conversion of basements and cellars apartments and to identify additional barriers...
Click here to download full presentation with footnotes Over the years, cities in Europe have handled residential facilities for refugees in a range of ways – from large emergency reception centers with simple partitioning structures to more permanent options...
The legalization of basement apartments is a policy issue that lives at the intersection of housing, climate change, and social justice. New York’s expensive and highly constrained housing market drives many low-income families with little housing choice into...
After more than a year of research and consultation with experts across the housing and planning sectors, CHPC is thrilled to release our latest publication, Onward and Upward: A technical guide to zoning and regulatory reform in the crisis era. Onward and Upward...
Over the last two years, New York City has pioneered a new resident-centered approach to the PACT program (Permanent Affordability Commitment Together); NYC’s version of the federal RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration) program which converts public housing...
The City of New York has a goal of reducing city-wide GHG emissions by 80 percent (from 2005 levels) by 2050. However, the city is trailing far behind when it comes to solar panel installation, despite the enormous benefit of solar energy in reducing GHG emissions. ...
