Crucial vote on rent increases, Bed-Stuy housing lottery, & more

By Emily Myers | June 21, 2022 - 10:30AM

The Rent Guidelines Board is expected to approve steep increases for more than two million tenants in rent-stabilized apartments (Gothamist)

Owners of the Spice Factory in Crown Heights plan a modest mid-rise after shelving a plan for towers that would have blocked sunlight for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Brownstoner)

The board of Walker Tower loses a legal fight demanding the right of first refusal for the condo's penthouse after it sold at a $30 million discount (Habitat Magazine via Crain's)

Ahead of a vote on rezoning in Jackson Heights, activists project messages on a new development site highlighting gentrification and rising rents (Queens Crap)

Opinion: Cancel zoning in order to fix major housing issues like affordability, segregation, and sprawl (The Atlantic)

An affordable housing lottery launches for 25 apartments at 912 Broadway in Bed-Stuy (New York Yimby)

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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