1795 townhouse on the market, 421-a tax break winds down, & more

By Emily Myers | May 31, 2022 - 10:30AM

Lawmakers are poised to let the controversial 421-a tax break expire, ending an incentive for developers to build affordable housing (City & State)

Roommate troubles: If they won't pay rent and won't leave, your options include housing court or a private settlement (The New York Times)

An East Village townhouse at 44 Stuyvesant St., which was built in 1795, is on the market for the first time ever—it is asking $8.9 million (EV Grieve)

Plans to allow NYCHA to generate funds for repairs by transferring 25,000 apartments to a trust appear on track for approval (City Limits)

The city's rat problem—with sightings at record levels—is only going to get worse, according to pest experts (Gothamist)

A conversion project at a century-old Bronx ice house at 20 Bruckner Blvd. is one of NYC's deadliest construction sites (The New York Times)

Emily Myers

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Emily Myers is a real estate writer and podcast host. As the former host of the Brick Underground podcast, she earned four silver awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors. Emily studied journalism at the University of the Arts, London, earned an MA Honors degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and lived for a decade in California.

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