http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd NYC.gov RSS en Copyright 2012 City of New York Tue, 29 May 2012 16:19:46 EST http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-29-12.shtml New York, NY – NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver,NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, and other elected officials joined residents today to announcethe beginning of renovationsto Masaryk Towers, a six building Mitchell-Lama cooperative development located at 77 Columbia Street onManhattan’s Lower East Side. The funding provided by the City to Masarykwill enable the much needed renovations to take place in exchange for keeping its 1,110 co-opunits affordable to the existing tenants and extending the property’s obligation to stay in the Mitchell-Lama program for 30 more years.Also in attendance were State Senator Daniel SquadronandCity Council Member Rosie Mendez. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-29-12.shtml Tue, 29 May 2012 15:41:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-29-12-LPC.shtml NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua announced the release today of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the former Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The City-owned site located at 337 Berry Street between South 4th Street and South 5th Street will be developed to create approximately 50 units of low-income rental housing along with new ground-floor commercial and/or community space, and open space for use by the future tenants. The LPC’s warehouse served as a repository for fixtures and ornaments reclaimed from buildings across New York as part of that agency’s architectural salvage program. The program was discontinued in 2000, and in 2005 the site was identified in the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Points of Agreement (POA) as a possible location for affordable housing development. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-29-12-LPC.shtml Tue, 29 May 2012 15:01:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-24-12.shtml NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, NYC Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Marc Jahr, project developer BRP Companies Managing Partner Meredith Marshall, and Macedonia AME Church Senior Pastor Reverend Richard O. McEachern announced that they have closed on $49.6 million in construction financing for the Macedonia Plaza mixed-use development. Located at 37-08 Union Street in Queens, Macedonia Plaza will add 143 newly constructed units of affordable housing to the Flushing community. This project, which will be developed by BRP Companies, will transform a municipal parking lot into a thriving community hub with affordable low-income apartments, community facility space, and economic opportunity through the addition of new retail space. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-24-12.shtml Thu, 24 May 2012 15:52:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-18-12.shtml Brooklyn, NY – NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambuajoined Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC) today to announce the completion of Moffat Gardens in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 16-26 Moffat Street, Moffat Gardensprovides 72 new units of low-income housing and on-site supportive services with a preference for senior citizens ages 62 and older. Also in attendance were State Senator Martin Dilan, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Council Member Erik Martin Dilan, and Council Member Stephen Levin. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-18-12.shtml Fri, 18 May 2012 15:51:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-07-12.shtml New York, NY - The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), and its sister agency, The NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), joined the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (SoBRO), and partners for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of 1800 Southern Boulevard. The new mixed-income development was built upon an underused brownfield lot and adds 64 units of low- and moderate-income housing to the Crotona Park East neighborhood in the Bronx. Also in attendance at the grand opening were Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., New York City Council Member Joel Rivera and Community Board 3 District Manager, John Dudley. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-07-12.shtml Mon, 07 May 2012 14:27:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-04-12.shtml Bronx, NY– The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Bronx Pro Group LLC,Services for the UnderServed (SUS), Chase,and Enterprise celebrated today the groundbreaking of 1070 Washington Avenue in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. The new 49-unit development will be energy efficient andaffordable housing with on-site supportive services for special needs tenants including veterans. Twenty-one of the units in this federally-funded building will be NYCHA public housing units, making 1070 Washington the first transaction of its kind with NYCHA on privately-owned land. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-05-04-12.shtml Fri, 04 May 2012 13:16:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-27-12.shtml NYC Human Rights Commissioner/Chair Patricia L. Gatling and NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua today launched Fair Housing NYC, a new City website explaining the rights and responsibilities of tenants, homeowners, landlords, and building owners. The new site, www.nyc.gov/fairhousingnyc, will serve as a central location for information on discrimination and fair housing opportunities under the auspices of the two agencies charged with providing and protecting fair housing in the City of New York, the Commission and HPD. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-27-12.shtml Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:04:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-II-04-26-12.shtml Brooklyn, NY, April 26, 2012 –NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner and CEO Darryl C. Towns, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn,and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz join Habitat for Humanity New York City, Amalgamated Bank and partners to announce the opening of St. John’s Residences Condominiums. Located at 1812 St. John’s Place in Brooklyn, this development was built on formerly City-owned land and was funded with both City and Federal funding. The new development creates 12 affordable new homeownership units in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-II-04-26-12.shtml Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:52:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-I-04-26-12.shtml BRONX, NY – NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS), Common Ground, and their partners announced today the completion of The Lenniger Residences. Located at 614 and 623 East 179th Street in the East Tremont section of the Bronx, The Lenniger Residences is comprised of two separate buildings which provide 92 new family and single units of supportive housing with a preference for the formerly homeless, New Yorkers with special needs, and low-income individuals and families. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-I-04-26-12.shtml Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:19:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-18-12.shtml New York, NY - Marc Jahr, President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and Eric Enderlin, Associate Commissioner for the Division of Preservation at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) joined representatives of MBD Community Housing Corporation, Monadnock Construction, Richman Housing Resources, LISC, Wells Fargo and partners at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mid-Bronx Plaza, located at 1441 Boston Road, and Bryant Mews Senior Residence, located at 1690-1700 Bryant Avenue in the Bronx. Rehabilitation work included an upgrade to major mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and extends rent affordability an additional 30 years on each property. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-18-12.shtml Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:34:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-12-12.shtml Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, and NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) Commissioner Carole Post announced that eCertification is now being used by 3,500 residential buildings across the city to certify that a housing code violation issued by HPD have been corrected by the owner or manager within the legally required timeframe. Local Law 29, which was introduced and passed by the City Council required HPD to accept electronic certifications of correction of violations of the Housing Maintenance Code. eCertification was officially launched in June 2011 in an effort to streamline a procedure that requires a property manager to complete notarized paperwork for each violation that they want to certify as having been corrected. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-12-12.shtml Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:50:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-03-12.shtml New York, NY - Marc Jahr, President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Mathew Wambua, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chairman John Rhea joined representatives of Artimus Construction and Citi Community Capital at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Elliott-Chelsea on West 25th Street and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. The new construction development adds 168 units of affordable housing for low- to middle-income families to the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The $65 million development was funded through public and private partnerships and is located on land provided by NYCHA, which was previously used as a parking lot for neighboring NYCHA properties – Elliott and Chelsea Houses. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-03-12.shtml Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:09:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-02-12.shtml New York, NY - New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Marc Jahr and New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua, joined Acacia Network, Inc, to announce the preservation of OUB Houses and Mins Plaza. Both developments are located in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx. In exchange for rehabilitation financing, OUB Houses and Mins Plaza will extend affordability on a total of 445 units and remain in the Mitchell-Lama program for an additional 30 years. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-04-02-12.shtml Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:22:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-03-21-12.shtml New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced the results to date of HPD’s Proactive Preservation Initiative (PPI) along with the addition of 134 buildings to the second PPI “At-Risk” buildings list. PPI is the City’s comprehensive approach to identify multifamily buildings in deteriorating physical condition and to hold their owners accountable for bringing the properties back into good repair before their condition endangers the health and safety of residents, and threatens the quality of the surrounding neighborhood and the viability of the building itself. Since PPI was rolled out last year, 18 buildings have been discharged because either their owners reduced the number of outstanding Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations by more than 80 percent or their litigation case was closed. The updated At-Risk list being published today includes 39 buildings that remain on the original list plus 95 newly identified buildings. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-03-21-12.shtml Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:54:00 EDT http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-03-12-12.shtml New York, NY – The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the DESIS Lab (Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability) at Parsons The New School for Design and the Public Policy Lab have announced an innovative new partnership to explore ways to facilitate the involvement of community residents in the development of housing-related services in neighborhoods with significant public and private sector investment leveraged by HPD. The research effort will be led by a team of Public Policy Lab Fellows, Parsons faculty, and Parsons students who will target specific neighborhoods where HPD programs and initiatives are most active. The program will kick off with a series of lectures at Parsons highlighting cross-sector collaboration, the nexus of design and public policy and the delivery of critical government services. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/pr2012/pr-03-12-12.shtml Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:23:00 EDT