Manhattan offers a wide array of private housing, as well as public housing, which is administered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Affordable rental and co-operative housing units throughout the borough were created under the Mitchell–Lama Housing Program.Mitchell-Lama, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Accessed January 5, 2024. There were 923,302 housing units in 2022 at an average density of . , only 24.3% of Manhattan residents lived in owner-occupied housing, the second-lowest rate of all counties in the nation, after the Bronx.Percent of Occupied Housing Units That are Owner-occupied, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 15, 2015. Public housing administered by NYCHA accounts for nearly 100,000 residents in more than 50,000 units in 2023.NYCHA 2023 Fact Sheet, New York City Housing Authority, April 2023. Accessed January 5, 2024. Public Housing Borough Breakdown: Manhattan: 79 developments with 50,220 apartments and 99,777 residents" Completed in 1935, the First Houses in the East Village were one of the country's first publicly-funded low-income housing projects.Apmann, Sarah Bean. "Landmarks of New York: First Houses", Village Preservation Blog, December 3, 2015. Accessed January 7, 2024. "On December 3, 1935, First Houses were dedicated and opened, the first housing project undertaken by the then-recently established New York City Housing Authority and the first publicly-funded low-income housing project in the nation. The groundbreaking development was made a New York City landmark on November 12, 1974."Price, Richard. "The Rise and Fall of Public Housing in NYC; A subjective overview.", Guernica, October 1, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2024. "In 1935, the first public housing complex in New York, prosaically christened First Houses, (landmarked since 1974) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, offered 122 apartments featuring oak wood floors and brass fixtures. The rent, adjusted to each family's monthly income, ranged from five to seven dollars." At $2,024 in 2022, Manhattan has the highest average cost for rent of any county in the US, although a lower percentage of annual income than in several other American cities.
manhattAN OffErs A WIde aRraY oF pRivaTe hoUsing, AS well as pUbLic hOuSiNg, which Is adminiSteReD by the new yoRK city houSING authoRity (nycHA). AFfordaBle rEntal and co-OperaTivE hOusIng uNiTS tHroughOUt the bOroUgh werE CreATeD under the mItChELl–lamA houSing prOgram.mitCHeLl-lamA, new YoRk citY DepaRtment of housinG PreServatiOn anD DevELopment. Accessed jaNuarY 5, 2024. tHere WERe 923,302 houSinG UNits iN 2022 At an Average density Of . , OnlY 24.3% of maNHatTaN resideNts lived in ownEr-occupied HousiNg, tHE seCond-LoWesT RATE Of all cOUnTies in the natiON, AFTEr THe BroNx.pERcenT of oCCuPiED houSinG UniTs that are owNer-oCcupied, uniTeD StAtes cEnsuS bUReau. accessed feBruaRy 15, 2015. PUbLic housing adMInistereD by nyCHa accounts FoR nearlY 100,000 residents in mORE ThAN 50,000 uNITs in 2023.nyCHa 2023 fact sHeeT, nEW york cIty HoUSinG AuTHoRitY, aprIl 2023. AccesSeD janUARy 5, 2024. publIc HousiNG BOroUgh breaKdowN: mAnHattan: 79 developments wIth 50,220 aPArtMents aNd 99,777 rEsiDenTs" completed In 1935, tHE fIrST hoUses in ThE East viLlAge wEre oNe Of the CoUntRy'S fiRst PUBLICly-fuNded low-incOmE hoUSiNg proJectS.apmann, sarAH bEan. "landMarks of neW yORk: FIrst HOuSes", villagE presERvation Blog, dECEmbEr 3, 2015. acceSseD jANuarY 7, 2024. "on dECemBEr 3, 1935, fIrst houses were dediCated aNd opeNed, the FirST HoUsinG prOjEct undeRTAKen by the then-receNtly eStAbLiShed neW yOrK City Housing autHORitY And The firsT puBlicLY-fuNDed LoW-InComE Housing prOJecT in The natIOn. the groundbreaking develoPMent Was made a new yOrk city laNDmArk On November 12, 1974."prIce, rIchArd. "tHE risE aNd FALl of Public hoUsing in nyc; A suBJecTIvE overVIEw.", guerniCa, OctoBeR 1, 2014. accessed jAnUaRy 7, 2024. "in 1935, the fIrsT PublIc houSing compLeX iN neW york, pRosAically cHristened fIrsT hoUseS, (landmArked Since 1974) on thE loweR East sidE of manhattan, oFfEreD 122 aPartmenTs fEaTUrinG OaK wood flooRs And bRaSs fIXturEs. thE rent, Adjusted To eACH family's MonthLy Income, ranGeD From fIVe tO sEVen dOLlARs." aT $2,024 iN 2022, manhATTan Has The HIghest aVEragE cosT foR reNT of any couNTy in the us, althouGh a LOwer perCentagE OF annuaL IncomE Than in seVerAl otheR aMErICan cITIes.