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News and analysis on real estate and land use from Furman Center researchers.
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Housing Starts
Manhattan’s Pieds-à-Terre | Rent Freezes | FEMA Flood Zones Shrink
In reverse migration, pieds-à-terre and summertime city dwellers trending in Manhattan; Candidates Quinn, de Blasio & Liu advocate rent freezes at public hearing; Builder confidence reaches positive territory for the first time in 7 years. Read more »
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NYC’s Housing Shortage | Bloomberg’s Storm Plan | NYCHA’s Looming Cuts
This edition: NYC’s housing shortage, Bloomberg’s plan to protect NYC from rising sea levels, falling rents in Brooklyn, and deceptive housing discrimination. Read more »
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Gridlines
Gossip Girls or Golden Girls?
Although the recently wrapped show Gossip Girl portrayed the Upper East Side as a playground for the young, rich, and beautiful, the neighborhood is actually home to the most rapidly aging population in New York City. Read more »
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Housing Starts
Doubling NYC Supportive Housing | Weiner’s Rent-Stabilization Flip Flop
This edition: Bloomberg administration doubles its commitment to create supportive housing; Voters review Candidate Weiner’s 1994 rent-stabilization flip flop, and a developmental shift for the third installation of New York’s High Line. Read more »
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Housing Starts
NYC Builds it Back | NYCHA’s Backlog | The Gentrification of Rio
This edition: Bloomberg details Sandy recovery program “NYC Build it Back”; L+M Development Partners and Citi Community Capital create affordable housing fund without traditional government subsidies; and NYCHA’s seeks to clear repairs backlog by year’s end. Read more »
