{"id":5132,"date":"2017-11-08T05:54:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/?p=5132"},"modified":"2017-11-08T05:54:47","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T10:54:47","slug":"nyc-senior-housing-to-double-to-30000-affordable-units-according-to-mayor-de-blasio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/nyc-senior-housing-to-double-to-30000-affordable-units-according-to-mayor-de-blasio\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Senior Housing To Double To 30,000 Affordable Units According To Mayor de Blasio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cSeniors First,\u201d 3RD initiative of expanded 300,000-home housing plan, will make 15,000 more homes age-friendly,\u2019 build state-of-the-art senior buildings, protect existing senior developments<\/i><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/b>\u2013\u2013Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced \u201cSeniors\u00a0First,\u201d a slate of new affordable housing programs that will increase the amount of senior housing across the city. In total, the City will double its commitment to senior housing over the extended 12-year Housing New York plan, serving 30,000 senior households by 2026.<\/p>\n

The number of seniors in New York is projected to grow 40 percent by 2040. To meet the housing needs of older New Yorkers on fixed incomes, the City will invest $150 million to make more homes accessible to seniors and people with disabilities; build new 100 percent affordable developments on underused NYCHA, and public and private sites; and preserve aging senior housing built as part of HUD\u2019s 202 program.<\/p>\n

As an immediate step, the City will seek proposals for 100-pecent affordable senior buildings totaling 300 new homes on three underused NYCHA sites at Sotomayor, Bushwick II (Group E), and Baruch Houses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal government has gotten out of the business of building senior housing, so New York City is jumping into it in a big way. We won\u2019t let seniors be pushed out of the neighborhoods they helped build,\u201d said\u00a0Mayor de Blasio<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Along with the\u00a0Neighborhood Pillars<\/a>\u00a0program and the\u00a0Mitchell-Lama Reinvestment Program<\/a>, \u201cSeniors First<\/a>\u201d is the third new initiative announced as part of\u00a0the Mayor\u2019s plan to accelerate the creation and preservation of affordable housing across the city by financing 200,000 affordable homes by 2022, and expand that goal to 300,000 affordable homes by 2026 \u2013 enough to house\u00a0the entire population of Boston.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeniors\u00a0First\u201d is needed to address the shortage of affordable housing for low-income seniors, who are the most rent-burdened and more likely to live on fixed-incomes than other New York City populations.<\/p>\n

Through a multi-pronged strategy, the City will serve 25,000 senior households\u2014in addition to the 5,000 already reached, through:<\/p>\n

15,000 Age-Friendly Homes:<\/b>\u00a0The City is making a $150 million new commitment to address the needs of senior residents in buildings preserved over the next eight years. HPD will conduct assessments of the apartments it preserves with residents 62 or older, and make that housing accessible through improvements such as installing lever door handles and shower bars and widening doors to make bathrooms and kitchens wheelchair-friendly. These improvements will ensure seniors can age in place and retain their mobility as they age.<\/p>\n

4,000 New Senior Apartments:<\/b>\u00a0HPD is committed to developing 4,000 new affordable senior homes through its\u00a0Senior Affordable Rental Apartments\u00a0Program<\/a>. Of the total under the Mayor\u2019s housing plan, about 1,000 will now be constructed on a dedicated pipeline of underused NYCHA land. They will be developed in addition to the existing 10,000 affordable apartments already planned through NextGen NYCHA\u2019s 100% affordable program.<\/p>\n

6,000 Senior Apartments Protected:\u00a0<\/b>For decades, the federal government built hundreds of senior housing developments across the city through the HUD 202 program. These buildings are privately owned and operated, and many face physical deterioration that threatens their continued affordability. The City will target those properties most in need of protection, making repairs and providing long-term financing in exchange for continued affordability.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we accelerate and expand our work through Housing New York, we must put our seniors first. Today, we are doubling our initial commitment to senior housing and introducing a three-fold strategy to deliver on this critical priority.\u00a0Through a new program to make senior homes more accessible in the buildings we rehab across the city, a targeted focus on protecting the existing stock of senior buildings, and a dedicated pipeline of underused NYCHA land for new affordable senior housing, we are operating on all cylinders to serve the seniors who helped build our great city,\u201d said\u00a0Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cI want to thank the Mayor, NYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye, HDC President Eric Enderlin, and all my colleagues across City government for their partnership to keep our seniors in safe, quality, affordable housing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs New York City\u2019s senior population grows, so must our efforts to ensure no one is left without the dignity of a secure, accessible, and affordable place to live,\u201d said\u00a0Housing Development Corporation President Eric Enderlin<\/b>. \u201cWith this latest initiative under the Mayor\u2019s housing plan, we are keeping pace with increased demand for affordable housing and directing critical resources to New Yorkers in greatest need.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so pleased that the administration is two years ahead of schedule on its affordable housing plan, and moving ahead on even more robust plans to construct and preserve affordable housing for seniors,\u201d said\u00a0Department for the Aging Commissioner Donna Corrado.<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe demand for affordable senior housing in every community will only grow as New York City\u2019s older adult population is expected to increase by approximately 16.7% over the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeniors First is an important step in ensuring New York City supports its elderly residents, and NYCHA is proud to play a part in providing seniors an affordable home,\u201d said\u00a0NYCHA Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye<\/b>. \u201cOne in five of our residents is over 62, and with NextGen NYCHA, we are making improvements every day to ensure our residents can live safely and comfortably in their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working with the City and the Mayor on senior housing for the last four years, the most recent in my capacity as Assembly Housing Chair. I\u2019ve been gratified over the past year by the great progress we\u2019ve made in moving our housing agenda forward on the city and state levels to ensure that seniors in Brooklyn and all throughout our city and state are taken care of,\u201d said\u00a0Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz, Chair of the State Assembly Housing Committee.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe affordable housing and homelessness crisis in this city touches all areas and all populations. We in city government must ensure that our plan is comprehensive, that no one is left behind. Senior citizens are a population that is often targeted and taken advantage of in housing, and I thank the administration for taking these steps to protect and create affordable housing specifically geared toward these seniors,\u201d said\u00a0Council Member Jumaane Williams, Chair of the City Council Housing and Buildings Committee.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cOur city\u2019s seniors, the cornerstones of our communities, have earned the dignity and security of an affordable home in the neighborhoods they helped make great, a home they can enjoy well into their golden years. I thank Mayor de Blasio for expanding his administration\u2019s commitment to create and preserve senior housing in Brooklyn. We can and must do more to advance affordability for this priority population,\u201d\u00a0Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams<\/b>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt JASA, we know first-hand how important it is to provide New York\u2019s senior residents with an opportunity to age in place in homes of their own choosing,\u201d said\u00a0<\/i>Donald Manning, Director of Housing for JASA<\/b>.\u00a0\u201cWe applaud the\u00a0<\/i>\u2018Seniors First<\/i>\u2019 initiative, which\u00a0will\u00a0help assure\u00a0much-needed housing options for the\u00a0<\/i>city\u2019s older population now, and in the coming year.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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