Information on Potential NYC Housing Project Sites

Near zero. When was the last time NYCHA built a high-rise housing project? 1970s?

Huh? There are new city-sponsored buildings going up all over Harlem. Now. Rent-stabalized.

They may not be NYCHA per se, but they are subsidized by the city, and say so on the signs...

The term "project" is misleading - the City of NY is constantly acquiring real estate and converting into subsidized housing.

Those were not planned by the City, but rather WITH the City. RS (and partially RS, which is what those are) are radically different from NYCHA projects in every way, and "subsidized" by tax breaks and loan underwriting/guarantees. By that measure, all the 80/20 buildings on Sixth Ave. in Chelsea, etc., are "projects".

And as for NYCHA low-rises being redeveloped higher, I'm not aware of that happening ever.

Well, I would guess TOP would object to living near a 100% rent-stabalized apt with low-income people subsidized by the city about as much as living next to projects.

My guess is that OP's main concern is having views cut off by said redevelopment, not living near subsidized people. And I'm not aware of any recent new construction that's 100% rent-stabilized anyway. I suppose the version of 80/20 that allowed the 20% to be developed off-site would explain that ... just not aware of any (in Manhattan, anyway)

When one notices a large cluster of contiguous small buildings owned by NYCHA, it doesn't seem far-fetched to think that, at some point, a parcel like that couldn't be used for a high rise. But it is good to hear that this does not seem to ever happen. Buildings like that permanently impair neighborhoods in my opinion. Much different that small, basically attractive townhouse style housing. It isn't about low income per se.

williamsburg? (kidding)

imho NYCHA is more likely to have to demolish tall buildings (like all other cities have done) than building more of those. they have massive repair needs and the $ is just not there. i'd expect the program to shrink, along with section 8 due to the budget issues (less funding is coming from HUD and from state/city gov for these 2 programs).

What is the useful life of an NYCHA building?

you mean, till it totally falls apart?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/nyregion/25repairs.html?ref=newyorkcityhousingauthority

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The term "project" is misleading - the City of NY is constantly acquiring real estate and converting into subsidized housing."

How would one go about searching purchases that the NYCHA authority has made or is planning to make? How does this process work? Do they just make offers to owners at market prices? Are there ever "eminent domain" type purchases? Or is it as alanhart has mentioned and buildings these days are developed WITH the city rather than the City becoming the landlord?

Also, are there any examples of NYCHA house reverting to private ownership?

Sorry. lots of questions.

"Potential NYC Housing Project Sites"

Here's one:

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/11/29/three_developers_in_the_running_for_long_island_city_megaproject.php#reader_comments

Oh. I thought we were talking about housing projects in New York.

zing.... :)

oh you mean

Hunters Point South—the 5,000-unit middle-class utopia planned on the barren city-owned land next to all those glassy new Queens West towers

with 60% of the apartments reserved for households making between $63,000 and $130,000

likely government employees and union workers, no?

If there is a spot in Chelsea welcoming to new affordable housing, city officials have yet to find it.
Residents want a park rather than new affordable housing where a two-story Sanitation Department building and adjacent parking lot now stand. I guess, any city owned land could potentially be a NYC housing project.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/01/13/chelsea_residents_take_park_fight_signs_to_board_throwdown.php#more

"Hunters Point South—the 5,000-unit middle-class utopia" - is there middle-class left in NY?

Alanhart, there are DEFINITELY 100% rent stabilized bldgs built in the last 5 years in Harlem. They may in fact be part of other building's 20% (or in some cases 50%) affordable housing requirement, but still they exist - see 116th/5th for two examples (east of 5th), another at 119th/5th, and one going up on 102nd/2nd.

These are all like 8-10 stories.