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For all New Yorkers to have access to affordable homes, permitting has to be fast, transparent, and predictable. Right now, NYC Council is considering a proposal that will help with all of that. If you want more homes and lower rents, tell your Council Member!! actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

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It doesn’t have to be this way. Los Angeles, Maryland, and New Jersey have all placed limits on the amount of time reviews can take, to ensure the review process doesn’t get in the way of new housing. New York could do the same.

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And these delays come with a cost: $50,000 per home. That’s huge. They also identified discretionary permitting — a rezoning, or “ULURP” — as taking 30 months in NYC. That's 2.5 years just to be allowed to build new homes. All of this contributes to our housing crisis.

Permitting delays contribute to the nationwide housing shortage by increasing the cost of new housing development, leading would-be deals to not pencil out. These costs include interest payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities, business operation overhead, and higher financing costs to compensate investors for delays and uncertainty. One study of Washington state estimated that each additional month spent in the permitting process increases the cost of building by about $4,400 (or about 1 percent). In New York City, a two-year delay for mid-rise development increases the per-unit cost by an estimated $50,000. Permitting requirements may also dissuade smaller projects and impose larger burdens on smaller builders who are less well capitalized.
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Like much of the US, New York is experiencing a dire housing shortage. One factor is our lengthy permitting and review process. But according to a new report from the White House CEA, New York takes an average of 2 years to permit new homes.

Among large multi-family projects subject to discretionary permitting, the median time spent in the permitting process in recent years was 7.5 months in Boston, 8 months in Oakland, 13 months in Los Angeles, 16 months in Seattle, 30 months in New York City, and 33 months in San Francisco. These numbers may understate the burden since they exclude projects that never receive approval. In New York City pre-certification and environmental review alone often take nearly two years. In California, environmental review lawsuits sought to block the permitting of 48,000 proposed units — nearly half of all proposed units – in 2020 alone. Even for projects that are ultimately greenlit, construction cannot begin until litigation is completed, typically in four to five years.
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NEW: The White House just released a new report that singles out NYC for its long permitting times for new homes 🏠 How long does it take to permit a new home in NYC? 2 years, adding $50,000 (!!!) to the cost of every new home. A short 🧵

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City of Yes is proposing to end parking mandates in NYC. That won’t make it illegal to build parking—it’ll just make it legal to build without parking. Email your Council Member to tell them you support ending parking mandates! www.amny.com/opinion/elim...

Op-Ed | Eliminating ‘parking minimums’ in NYC can help ease the housing crisis | amNewYork
Op-Ed | Eliminating ‘parking minimums’ in NYC can help ease the housing crisis | amNewYork

In New York City, space is arguably the most premium commodity. With a growing population and housing demand that seems insatiable and will continue to grow,

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City of Yes is proposing to end parking mandates in NYC. That won’t make it illegal to build parking—it’ll just make it legal to build without parking. Email your Council Member to tell them you support ending parking mandates! www.amny.com/opinion/elim...

Op-Ed | Eliminating ‘parking minimums’ in NYC can help ease the housing crisis | amNewYork
Op-Ed | Eliminating ‘parking minimums’ in NYC can help ease the housing crisis | amNewYork

In New York City, space is arguably the most premium commodity. With a growing population and housing demand that seems insatiable and will continue to grow,

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“By eliminating parking minimums, we can unlock the potential for more housing across the city” write CM Erik Bottcher and CM Jennifer Gutierrez in AM New York It’s time for New York to end parking minimums!!!

Op-Ed | Eliminating 'parking minimums' in NYC can help ease the housing crisis
By Erik Bottcher and Jennifer Gutierrez
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