Land Lease

Developing NYCHA Land Has Benefits, But They Drop Off in Less Affluent Neighborhoods

Developing NYCHA land has the potential to generate much-needed revenue for the public housing agency, and at the same time creates more affordable housing, but those benefits drop off abruptly in less affluent neighborhoods, according to a report released today by NYU's Furman Center.

By Kim Velsey

Is NYCHA’s Land Lease Plan Dead? Housing Authority Does Not Intend to Designate Sites Before de Blasio Takes Office

The New York City Housing Authority’s controversial land lease plan, in which the cash-strapped agency would have raised direly needed

By Kim Velsey

NYCHA’s Land Lease Plan Faces Yet Another Legal Challenge

In a bid to block the New York City Housing Authority’s controversial land lease plan from moving forward, a group

By Kim Velsey

Condolences, but No Culpability, After Columbia Building Collapse in Harlem

By Matt Chaban

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