Section 02 · Blog
Housing Policy
Op-eds, analyses, and field notes from forty years inside NYC's housing system.
- April 6, 2023
Bringing Affordable Housing to NY's Market More Quickly, and Less Expensively
A detriment to building sufficient affordable housing is the long and laborious path projects must go through to reach completion. Projects built via LIHTC have multiple sources of financing and complicated processing. From application to fully leased, six years or more can elapse.
CityLimits · Op-Ed · By Michael Lappin
- February 8, 2022
A Slow But Accelerating Crisis — Preserving Affordable Housing for Up to 1.4 Million NYers
Lost in NYC's tempestuous legislative battles over rent regulation is the fact that the largest number of low- and moderate-income residents in the city live in privately owned rent-regulated housing. An estimated 1.4 million low- and moderate-income New Yorkers live there.
CityLimits · Op-Ed · By Michael D. Lappin
- 2021
The Case for Pension-Fund Investment in Affordable Multifamily
How New York City and State public employee pension funds became investors in affordable housing.
Industry Report · Field Notes · By Michael D. Lappin
Article 3 - 2021
Bronx Mixed-Income Development Announcement
New project announcement for a mixed-income development in the Bronx.
Press Release · Field Notes · By M Lappin & Associates
Article 4 - 2020
Senior Housing Initiative in Hudson Valley
Analysis of senior housing needs and opportunities in the Hudson Valley region.
Regional Report · Field Notes · By M Lappin & Associates
Article 5 - 2019
Understanding the LIHTC Program
A comprehensive overview of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and its impact on affordable housing development.
Educational · Speeches · By Michael D. Lappin
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