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421-a

421-a

With 421-a Maneuver, Pacific Park Developer Could Save Buyers $50 Million More in Taxes

By Norman Oder | October 23, 2017

To sell 550 Vanderbilt luxury condos, they’d piggyback onto affordable building well down the block.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CampaignViews: In Defense of 421-a and Housing for the Middle Class

By Heidi Burkhart | July 24, 2017

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While I applaud the larger conversation taking place around homelessness in New York City and how to prevent it, we need to broaden the discussion to include citizens who are living paycheck to paycheck.’

421-a

360° Video: When the Local Supermarket Becomes a Luxury Tower

By Zach Williams | April 13, 2017

It’s just one parcel in a city undergoing dramatic development. But here is the view from the Lower East Side on what the departure of a neighborhood supermarket means.

421-a

UrbaNerd: Understanding the Latest Changes to 421-a

By Jarrett Murphy | April 10, 2017

Er, we mean the ‘Affordable New York Housing Program,’ of course.

421-a

Five Big Questions About the 421-a Tax Break Deal

By Jarrett Murphy | December 9, 2016

Legislators largely from outside the city are about to spend our local tax dollars on a plan hatched by developers and unions. And that’s not the weirdest part.

421-a

Max & Murphy on Housing: Love, Hate and the 421-a Deal

By Jarrett Murphy | December 2, 2016

Plus, talk of the landlord crackdown, new money for public housing, smoking and the latest on proposed rezonings.

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

Assembly Must Weigh in on Developer-Union Deal to Revive 421-a Tax Break

By Jarrett Murphy | November 11, 2016

certain 421-a buildings in Manhattan would pay on average an hourly wage of $60, including wages and benefits, for construction workers while those in Brooklyn and Queens would pay $45.

421-a

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

By Abigail Savitch-Lew | June 17, 2016

Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.

Housing and Development

Max & Murphy: The Affordable Housing Balancing Act

By Jarrett Murphy | May 4, 2016

Gotham Gazette and City Limits take a fair and balanced approach to running through the week’s biggest housing stories.

Affordable Housing

Max & Murphy On Housing: Bye Bye, Bernie. Hello Again, 421-a

By Jarrett Murphy | April 21, 2016

Gotham Gazette and City Limits review the week in housing policy news, from the Democratic candidates touring NYCHA buildings, to Mayor de Blasio winning another vote in favor of rezoning.

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