Send us a text Plus, it’s been the coldest winter in a decade. We explain why so many NYC buildings experience uneven heating distribution, and why most 311 heat complaints come to nothing. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X T…

Send us a text Plus, we’ll look at why SCRIE and DRIE are great programs that should be expanded, and listen for a mea culpa from Kenny about our comments on energy prices last week. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok Y…

Send us a text Plus, what’s worse than Hurricane Sandy? We look at New York City’s 15-year flood risk. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] On The …

Send us a text Plus, why does rebuilding after a fire take so long? And New York is the only place we know that ties rent stabilization to a perpetual housing emergency – thereby maintaining a perpetual disincentive to build new housing. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housin…

Send us a text Plus, more evidence that voucher holders are struggling to connect with housing, the latest on TENNY’s lawsuit over unfair property taxes, and some context regarding the Worst Landlords List. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny…

Send us a text Thousands of buildings will fail if the laws remain unchanged or the government doesn’t provide aid. Plus, if your rent is $2,500 in New York City, you are basically paying the same amount in property taxes as a million-dollar single-family home. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow …

Send us a text The 2025 session is upon us, and while we’re hoping state lawmakers take up new housing legislation again in 2025, we’re not counting on it. Plus, we look at Mayor Adams’ State of the City, and highlight the major reason behind a decline in co-op conversions. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Bu…

Send us a text Happy New Year! We’re back and ready to fight harder than ever for housing abundance in 2025. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on InstagramXTikTokYouTube&Substack On The Agenda 1:16: Office of Rent Administration Annual…

Send us a text The citywide housing reforms passed in 2024 are a welcome step in the right direction. New York Apartment Association CEO Kenny Burgos takes stock of the year in housing, and calls on all New Yorkers to demand bold leadership and smarter solutions from lawmakers in 2025. We see a future where New York housing is abundant, high-qualit…

Send us a text Plus, comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander weighs in on the housing crisis, and what’s going on in Kingston? This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack On The Agenda 1:16: Mayor a…

Send us a text Plus there’s a new J-51 Tax Break in town, and The Times reports mortgage regulators are turning a blind eye to climate risk. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack On The Agenda 01:26…

Send us a text The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity heads for a full vote in the City Council later this week. Plus, we discuss President Trump’s new pick for Housing Secretary. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTo…

Send us a text Plus, the importance of giving back to our neighbors, all year round. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack On The Agenda 1:20: City of Yes compromise 2:5…

Send us a text We compare two apartment buildings on the same block in Queens: one is rent-stabilized, the other is not. One pays property taxes while the other does not. Guess which one is financially sustainable, and which one is not. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @ho…

Send us a text This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda 2:19: The election results and NYAA’s renewed focus on housing 4:02: A Democratic backlash against the real estate industry? Don’t worry about it. 4:50: Good Cause Eviction: 1719 Gates LLC v Torres 6:11: Months-l…

Send us a text The New York City Council introduces City For All, billed as a companion piece to Mayor Adams’ City of Yes housing plan. A California judge deems San Francisco’s Vacancy Tax Law unconstitutional. REBNY proposes an alternative Broker Bill, and lead paint abatement deadline looms. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news…

Send us a text This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda 1:12: New York Community Bank sees 990% increase in multifamily loan delinquencies 2:32: New York City Council expected to eliminate broker fees for tenants 4:00: Local Law 157: What you need to know about the ga…

Send us a text Why the first citywide zoning change proposed in over 60 years must pass. Plus, a smarter fix for the homeless crisis and a ballot proposition to watch in California this election. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda Organizing the City of Yes coal…

Send us a text Your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda City of Yes – City Limits Rent-regulated apartment values have fallen by 67% since 2019 – Crain’s Economic Challenge for the Rent Guidelines Board – NYU Furman Center Water Bills: Examining rate-setting & billing structu…

Send us a text Last month, the New York Apartment Association officially formed as a merger between the Community Housing Improvement Program and the Rent Stabilization Association. NYAA CEO Kenny Burgos discusses the housing policy news we’re keeping an eye on this fall, and delivers a message on the turbulent political situation at City Hall. On …

Send us a text With temperatures rising in New York, one ambitious City Council member is proposing a law that would make landlords responsible for keeping everyone cool. Jay explains why the plan is wholly unrealistic – and better designed for grabbing headlines. Plus, housing has become a hot topic in the presidential election. We examine the Whi…

Send us a text The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted Monday to raise rents by 2.75% on one-year leases and 5.25% on two-year leases – not nearly enough to cover the skyrocketing cost of maintaining a rent stabilized building. That didn’t stop tenant advocates from protesting the increase: board members were heckled, protesters were arrested, and the …

Send us a text The New York City Rent Guidelines Board begins public hearings this week and as always, we’re expecting an unhelpful spectacle. Meanwhile, the City Council is in the middle of budget negotiations, and members are pushing to spend billions on transferring ownership of rent-stabilized buildings to nonprofits. Given the current costs of…

Send us a text Housing New York sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. This week, Jay speaks with Shams DaBaron, aka ‘Da Homeless Hero,’ a homelessness advocate fighting to expand, and reform, housing voucher programs in New York City. Visit our website for more information. Follow Us: BlueSky…

Send us a text Housing New York sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul congratulates herself and fellow lawmakers on reaching the “parameters of a conceptual housing agreement” in the FY2025 state budget… But we still haven’t seen details. Jay explains why a propos…

Send us a text Across the city, rent-stabilized owners are getting squeezed between rising costs and stagnant rental income. When will running a rental property become untenable? For some, it already has. Jay looks at the disastrous impact of the 2019 rent laws on New York’s atrophying housing stock. Housing New York sheds light on the politics and…

Send us a text In this episode we break down the Rent Guidelines Board’s most recent Income & Expense report, which shows a continued decline in net operating income for older rent stabilized buildings; look at the dramatic rise in unpaid New York City property taxes as a classic canary-in-the-coal-mine scenario; and wonder out loud if the new, ost…

Send us a text Housing New York sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. In this episode we look at the real-life implications of New York's broken housing voucher system; what the New York City Council's 19th housing emergency declaration really means; the skyrocketing costs associated with mai…

Send us a text Each week we provide analysis of all the news you need to know about New York's ongoing housing crisis. This week we'll cover some of the good, the bad and the ugly happening in New York housing. The good? We're one step closer to a state budget deal and hopefully a housing package. The bad... politicians are manipulating data for th…

Send us a text It's been a rough year for rent stabilized housing and it's been a rough year for New York Community Bank, which is struggling to stay afloat amid news of a very bad fourth quarter. The link between NYCB's woes and rent stabilized apartments in distress cannot be overlooked; any bank holding these loans may find itself in a precariou…

Send us a text Four weeks to go until the New York state budget deadline and the question on everyone’s mind, is will we get a housing package? A budget deal is New York's best shot at securing new housing legislation in 2024. But lawmakers and the governor remain at odds over a host of issues, and it's unclear if they're willing to set aside their…