New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development has launched a competition to design affordable housing on 23 of its more difficult plots of land. The department is seeking proposals for the first phase of what it calls “Affordable Housing” in Manhattan, which will be built by private developers who are not subject to any zoning restrictions. The competition, launched in partnership with the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, aims to develop lots with areas as low as 1,008 sq ft and as narrow as 13 ft. While the competition is relatively small scale, the department hopes it will have an outsize effect on neighborhoods. Potential residents said they are wary about the affordability of the resulting homes.
New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development has launched a competition to design affordable housing on 23 of its more difficult plots of land. The department is seeking proposals for the first phase of what it calls “Affordable Housing” in Manhattan, which will be built by private developers who are not subject to any zoning restrictions. The competition, launched in partnership with the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, aims to develop lots with areas as low as 1,008 sq ft and as narrow as 13 ft. Potential residents said they are wary about the affordability of the resulting homes.