The Housing Construction and Community Development Committee is currently considering the Faith-Based Affordable Housing Act (the “Act”), a new law allowing religious corporations or certain religious nonprofit corporations...more
A number of affordable housing components of the New York State Budget Bill are worth calling out for developers, as the moves, along with the hundreds of millions of dollars coming from the state, should spur...more
Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation authorizing a new tax abatement to promote improvements to affordable housing in New York City. In June 2023, lawmakers in New York State passed the Affordable Housing...more
During the waning hours of the 2023 legislative session, New York lawmakers passed the Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Program (the “Program”) to replace the lapsed J-51 tax break that expired on July 1, 2022. Similar to...more