How NYC's Zoning Reform is Subtly Changing The City's Landscape
New York City's landmark zoning reform is already having an impact. In Manhattan's Sutton Place neighborhood, plans to convert the Archdiocese of New York building into apartments got a boost: After the passage of the "City of Yes" plan in December, the project can create 75 more apartments. In the Bronx, a planned affordable housing development can also build bigger.
The changes to the city's landscape will be subtle — a few extra stories here, a granny flat there, apartments without the mandate to build a new parking lot. But despite being watered down by compromises, the reforms are projected to create 80,000 new units in the next 15 years — if construction costs don't get in the way. Read more about what the overhaul looks like from from Sarah Holder, Nacha Cattan, Marie Patino, and Fola Akinnibi, today on CityLab: Where New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add Housing
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