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With all these housing lotteries popping up in some admittedly swanky and upscale developments all over the city, I have to wonder: do developers separate those units that are affordable from an associated condo development or the market rate units?
I know in the EDGE development in Williamsburg, they packed all the affordable units into mid-rise 8 story brick buildings along Kent Ave, while the high-end condos are all completely separate in the high rise glass towers flanking the East River. I'm just wondering is this unique to EDGE or do all new developments with 20% affordable units or whatever separate them? It's not something I can just see from their websites...
Ever hear of the "poor door". However I think they later banned that.
Why would they ban it? Maybe for all-rental buildings but I can't imagine who would want to buy a market rate condo in a building that mixes affordable renters with people buying properties worth millions.
Ever hear of the "poor door". However I think they later banned that.
How much later? Because Extell next to the Manhattan Bridge has a blockhouse with no view for the "affordable" apartments. Even with affordables in the same building, the affordable units are usually less desirable in terms of view and location.
How much later? Because Extell next to the Manhattan Bridge has a blockhouse with no view for the "affordable" apartments. Even with affordables in the same building, the affordable units are usually less desirable in terms of view and location.
That disgusting out of place tower has affordable units? Or are we taking about the projects across the street? Last I read about that building its 80% empty and the developer is pushing a rent to own scam.
Federal and Stste laws ban discriminating against the "affordables" in any way, but it is not enforced so "the poor" are kept to lower floors, no amenities, etc.
"Poor door" is the most extreme...almost like being forced to sit in the back of the bus.
I don't know about the city, but in Jersey the affordable units in townhouse-type condo complexes are smaller one-story jobs and usually tucked away under the stairs of the "regular" units. A lot of people don't know this and assume the nicer townhouses are being given to the poor cheaply, but the affordable housing is not the same type of unit as those sold at market rate.
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