CHPC joined Assembly Member Rodriguez, NYCHA tenant leaders, and 20 other organizations who are a part of the Coalition for Capital Investment to #SAVENYCHA to announce a proposed reform to the co-op & condo tax abatement, which could raise over $3.3 billion in repairs for NYCHA buildings.

City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy covered the event.

To read more about CHPC’s Co-op & Condo Tax Abatement Analysis, read our analysis here.

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Low-density neighborhoods face unmet housing need

While most people might think of New York City as a dense place with big apartment buildings, lower-density neighborhoods make up more than half of the city's land, Mr. Slatkin said. That's why the program seems promising, he said. It "helps ordinary homeowners who don’t have the kind of access to capital that a builder on their own might have," he said. "This is the way that you can produce housing at a relatively low cost," he said.
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NYC Homeowner Incentive Program Shows Promise for Low-Cost Housing Supply

While most people might think of New York City as a dense place with big apartment buildings, lower-density neighborhoods make up more than half of the city's land, Mr. Slatkin said. That's why the program seems promising, he said. It "helps ordinary homeowners who don’t have the kind of access to capital that a builder on their own might have," he said. "This is the way that you can produce housing at a relatively low cost," he said.
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Zoning is Essential But Not Enough

On the Max Politics podcast with Ben Max released Tuesday, October 31st, 2023, CHPC Executive Director Howard Slatkin discussed in depth why zoning reform is essential, but not enough to address our housing crisis. 
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