What exactly is the 'AMI' that's used to determine affordable housing rents?

… If youve ever entered New York Citys affordable housing lottery youve probably read one key term … income thresholds This year the 421a program was replaced by the new  485x tax incentive program which has a range of … units For example 60 percent of the incomerestricted apartments built under the citys 421a program between 2017 …

By Celia Young |October 22, 2024 - 9:30AM
Understanding ‘succession rights,’ a complex issue for rent-regulated tenants

… an elderly family member living in that most coveted of New York City apartments the rentregulated unit When they vacate the … in and take over the lease But like most everything else in New York inheriting a rentstabilized or controlled apartment

By Celia Young |January 9, 2024 - 11:00AM
What are land-lease buildings? Are they common in NYC?

… on the Upper West and East sides as well as in Battery Park Brooklyn has a smattering too The reason behind this … that lease their sites from NYC and buildings such as Quay Tower in Brooklyn Heights Instead of paying property taxes … to vacate and would no longer have any ownership of their apartments  According to Stone the landowner could extend …

By Evelyn Battaglia |December 4, 2023 - 12:30PM