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Building to the Sky, With a Plan for Rising Waters
The American Copper Buildings, just right of the Empire State Building, were designed so that tenants could live in their apartments for at least a week if the area floods.
There is a breathtaking view of the mid-Manhattan skyline, pierced by the Empire State Building, from the 48th floor of the taller of two new copper-clad apartment towers along the East River, just south of the United Nations.
No plutocrat will enjoy it, however. This impressive penthouse aerie is hogged by five emergency generators. The window is already blocked by a bank of electrical switchgear. For the developers, giving up premium space to machinery is insurance against an ominous future: They want tenants in the towers’ 760 apartments to be able to live in their apartments for at least a week, no matter how high floodwaters may reach nor how long the power is out.
Has anyone noticed that Housing connect has now changed things on the website.
The buildings i think after the Hub now have new oct 4 rules CB preference part for homeless in yellow and now they have stated besides income requirements ASSET LIMITS.
Im not sure that some of it was added after the building was listed and people applied.
anyone notice this?
Has anyone noticed that Housing connect has now changed things on the website.
The buildings i think after the Hub now have new oct 4 rules CB preference part for homeless in yellow and now they have stated besides income requirements ASSET LIMITS.
Im not sure that some of it was added after the building was listed and people applied.
anyone notice this?
Yes, I think it's unfair to change the rules of the game after everyone has applied (for example, some people may have chosen to apply/not apply under the current rules which were unknown to them at the time of application), but HPD/HDC will do what it wants.
Asset limits have always been in force, they were just considerably higher. Bear in mind that the asset limits exclude bonafide retirement accounts (IRAs, 401ks), which is something. And this has got nothing to do with fairness. It's an irrelevant concept. One could also argue that the lotteries discriminate against older people, who are more likely than others to be over the asset cap, but still low income.
My impression is that this building is moving faster than others. It issued lottery numbers pretty quickly. But as I've said, my number is way to high to get too involved here, despite preference. Famous last words. I'll probably be psychotic in a month.
My impression is that this building is moving faster than others. It issued lottery numbers pretty quickly. But as I've said, my number is way to high to get too involved here, despite preference. Famous last words. I'll probably be psychotic in a month.
How is it moving faster? It's almost been 4 months and nobody's heard anything. Usually we hear people getting called after 2 months.
And don't get down over your log number. CB6 is an average sized community board with a median household income of nearly $100,000, so most people won't qualify. And there are 80 CB units! I bet you'll get called regardless of number.
You think this is slow? You must be new here (ha, ha). Really, there are buildings that have taken years. This is not slow. I think the new requirements will slow things down -- that would even happen in a normal system, and this housing bureaucracy is not normal.
You think this is slow? You must be new here (ha, ha). Really, there are buildings that have taken years. This is not slow. I think the new requirements will slow things down -- that would even happen in a normal system, and this housing bureaucracy is not normal.
they can take years if there are construction delays, but the building is basically finished and there is a C of O. i'd say any delays are being caused by the recent changes to guidelines.
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Housing connect changes
