CHPC New Yorkhttp://www.chpcny.org Citizen Housing and Planning Council Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:42:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 enHarold Shultz Discusses Mortgage Crisis at EDC On Thursday, February 16, CHPC Senior Fellow Harold Shultz took part in Revisiting the Growing Impact of the Mortgage and Credit Crisis on New York City, hosted by the APA New York Metro Chapter at EDC. He was joined by Max Weselcouch of the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and John Warren of Workforce Housing Advisers.

Harold presented research from CHPC’s new report, The Impact of Multifamily Foreclosures and Over-Mortgaging in Neighborhoods in New York City. The report shows that in New York City neighborhoods, a correlation exists between the presence of overmortgaged multifamily buildings and increased housing code� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/02/harold-shultz-discusses-mortgage-crisis-at-edc/ 75th Anniversary Luncheon–Save the Date! We are delighted to announce the date for CHPC’s 75th Anniversary Luncheon!

The event will take place on April 25 at the Times Square Marriott Marquis featuring an array of industry special guests, awards, and presentations.

Click here to add the date to your calendar.

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/02/75thlunchstd/ Jerilyn Perine on Miami 21 at AIA New York On February 9, CHPC’s Executive Director Jerilyn Perine participated in “Miami21 New Zoning: New Lessons for New York City?” hosted by the AIA New York Chapter.

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Principle at Plater-Zyberk & Co in Miami, presented the details of “Miami21,” one of the few new city-wide zoning codes completed in the last decade, and the first city-wide form-based code for a major American city.

Jerliyn Perine and other respondents familiar with New York City’s zoning code discussed the potential takeaways of the Miami21 effort for NYC. Jerilyn stressed the symbolic relevance of Miami21, saying “Too many of us in New York think� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/02/jerilyn-perine-on-miami-21-at-aia-new-york/ J-51 and Gentrification The J‑51 tax incentive program, the most successful housing rehabilitation program in New York City history, expired on December 31, 2011 (The “J‑51” program is §11‑243 of the NYC Administrative Code, which is authorized by §489 of the New York State Real Property Law).

It will be up to the New York State legislature to decide to renew the program and under what terms. However one likely argument that will be made, that J‑51 somehow contributes to gentrification of neighborhoods, seems to have been already addressed by the Court of Appeals.

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In the 1950’s New York City still had� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/02/j-51-and-gentrification/ APA Panel Discussion with Harold Shultz Harold Shultz is taking part in a panel discussion organized by the APA New York Chapter on February 16 2012, entitled, Revisiting the Growing Impact of the Mortgage and Credit Crisis on New York City.

Last year’s mortgage crisis panel discussion revealed that NYC neighborhoods continue to be negatively impacted by  foreclosures and overleveraged multifamily properties.

This session Max Weselcouch will present this year’s findings of the State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods, an annual study conducted by the NYU Furman Center for Real Estate that reviews the impact of foreclosures on New York City neighborhoods.  She will� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/02/apa-panel-discussion-with-harold-shultz/ New Report: Neighborhood Impacts of Overmortgaged Buildings A brand new CHPC study reveals that over-mortgaged and foreclosed multifamily buildings increase the risk of deterioration of nearby buildings and raise costs for private owners and New York City in the form of additional Emergency Repair Program (ERP) expenditures.

Commissioned and funded by Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), “The Impact of Multifamily Foreclosures and Over-Mortgaging in Neighborhoods in New York City” examines more than 1,100 multifamily buildings across Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. It highlights the need to monitor multifamily housing stock and coordinate public and private sector intervention so that the stock may be improved, returned to responsible owners,� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/01/neighborhood-impacts-report/ Not Yet the Bottom; Housing Prices Decline Again The Case Shiller Index for single family houses continues its decline. The frequently forecasted “bottom of the housing market” has, apparently, not yet arrived. All metro areas in the US, with the exception of Phoenix, experienced a decline from October 2011 to November 2011 in the non-seasonally adjusted index. Some economists now predict the market bottom by the spring of 2012.

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/01/not-yet-the-bottom-housing-prices-decline-again/ AIA NY Event on Miami21 with Jerilyn On Thursday February 9 at 6pm, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Principle at Plater-Zyberk & Co in Miami, will be presenting the details of “Miami21”, one of the few new city-wide zoning codes completed in the last decade, and the first city-wide form-based code for a major American city.

This is a partnership event at the Center for Architecture for members of CHPC, AIA New York, APA, and the New York State Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism. Jerilyn will be part of the respondent panel discussion, alongside New York City planning expert, Michael Kwartler, and the former Planning Director for Seattle, Ray� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/01/aia-ny-event-on-miami21-with-jerilyn/ 1961: How Should Public Housing Be Designed? In 1961, CHPC commissioned the first Executive Director of the Chicago Housing Authority, Elizabeth Wood, to conduct a study entitled Housing Design: A Social Theory.’ Ms Wood was a public housing pioneer who advocated racial and economic integration and the designing of workable neighborhoods.

Beginning with the sentence “Like all who have loved public housing for a long time, I have felt angry and frustrated at the sight of public housing projects that have the bleak, unloved look of army barracks and institutions”, this fascinating report covered  recommendations for ways to make public housing more livable by providing facilities and� Read more...

]]>http://www.chpcny.org/2012/01/1961-how-should-public-housing-be-designed-2/ Job Housing Policy Analyst (New York NY) Plan and conduct research and analysis on housing policy and  planning policy in New York City, with a focus on introducing European best practices to the New York City housing industry; Write press releases and publications on related housing and planning topics; Apply for grants for research projects and manage the grant process; Design publications, presentations and web products; Manage small forums to large fundraising events; Manage the preservation of a housing and planning archival library, including responsibility for all grant applications, fundraising, and finding / managing volunteers.

Masters degree or foreign equivalent� Read more...

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