We will seek to adapt unused schools, hospitals, and other outdated municipal sites for productive useas new housing
Across the city, dozens of sites are no longer appropriate for their original intended use; but can be reclaimed for a new purpose. Whether it is redeveloping abandoned warehouses or transforming closed hospitals-like the landmarked Sea View nurses' residence that will become a new housing project for seniors-we can preserve some of our most beautiful buildings while meeting the city's most critical housing needs.

As we move ahead over the next two decades, we must continue searching for other opportunities in underused schools, hospitals, and office buildings. Where appropriate we will partner with the Landmarks Preservation Commission to save this irreplaceable architecture and restore its place as an integral part of our evolving city. We can also rethink these buildings to meet some of our city's unique needs; P.S. 109 is currently being converted into artists' housing and studios. By working with HPD and the Department of Cultural Affairs to open new affordable spaces for artists, we can not only preserve our physical city but also its essential creative spirit. (See case study: Re-imagining P.S. 109)

Progress (as of 4/22/08):
On August 22, HPD presented keys to the first low-income homebuyer at the Marcy New Homes development, which was formerly city-owned vacant land. On September 27, HPD announced development teams to build affordable housing on NYCHA properties on Manhattan's West Side. In October, construction began on the Park Lane at Sea View, a 104-unit gut rehabilitation project of two-story historic buildings on the Sea View Hospital Campus in Staten Island. The project will provide apartments for low- and moderate-income senior citizens. The Administration will continue to survey existing land uses for additional opportunities for adaptation and reuse for housing.