JUN 03 — Real Estate
Clock Ticks on 485-x: June 30 Deadline for Top Housing Tax Break Tier
Developers racing to start construction by June 30, 2026 can lock in 485-x's longest property-tax breaks — up to 40 years — under the state program that…
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housing
10 pieces on the wire.
MAY 27 — Politics
Mamdani Unveils $22B 'Block by Block' Housing Plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's May 26, 2026 housing plan commits $22 billion in capital over five years to build 200,000 affordable homes, preserve 200,000 more, and…
MAY 21 — Real Estate
Willets Point Commons Opens, Launching Queens' All-Affordable Megaproject
The first 880 affordable apartments at Willets Point Commons opened to residents in May 2026, the leading edge of a 2,500-unit, 100% affordable Queens…
MAY 08 — Politics
Rent Freeze on the Table: RGB Sets 0–2% Range in First Vote
The Mamdani-majority Rent Guidelines Board voted May 7, 2026 to put a rent freeze within reach for one million stabilized apartments — but left increases on…
MAR 23 — Real Estate
Isaacs Houses Tenants Vote to Stay in Traditional Public Housing
Residents of Manhattan's Stanley Isaacs Houses voted to remain in traditional Section 9 public housing rather than join NYCHA's Preservation Trust or the…
JAN 22 — Real Estate
Inside SoMA: Lottery Opens at the Country's Largest Office Conversion
A 330-unit affordable-housing lottery opened at 25 Water Street — the 1,320-apartment SoMA conversion in the Financial District billed as the largest…
DEC 10 — Real Estate
City of Yes: One Year In, Permits Up 23% as First Projects Move
On the first anniversary of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the city reports housing permits up about 23% in 2025 and more than 100 developments…
NOV 05 — Politics
Voters Pass Housing Fast-Track Ballot Measures
On November 4, 2025, New Yorkers approved four city charter ballot proposals — three to speed affordable-housing approvals plus a digital City Map — while…
AUG 15 — Real Estate
Council Approves Midtown South Rezoning, Clearing Way for 9
The City Council voted 43-0 in August 2025 to approve the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, rezoning 42 Manhattan blocks for roughly 9,500 new homes — the…
MAR 07 — Real Estate
Foreclosures Begin on Signature Bank's Rent-Stabilized Loan Book
The venture that bought a stake in failed Signature Bank's rent-stabilized loan portfolio filed its first foreclosures — six actions over eight buildings…