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Comment on NYC Approves Building Where Poor People Must Use Back Door by Jaziel B. Sims
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New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development approved plans this week by real estate developer Extell for their new building on 40 Riverside Boulevard.
The 33-story tower will have 219 units, 55 of which will be designated for low-income renters.
Sounds good all around, but there’s one little quirk in the plan that’s making city residents angry.
Because of NYC’s Inclusionary Housing Program, by including low-income apartments in the building Extell can build bigger than is normally allowed–and Extell gets a nice tax break to boot.
But the company has drawn fire for its proposal to include two main entrances to the building–one leading to the standard-price units and another–built on “a back alley”–servicing the low-income units.
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