The Other 41: Mid-Rise Housing for a High-Rise City
Of the 51 council districts in New York, 10 districts are home to the majority of the city’s affordable housing and new market-rate housing. And these districts are disproportionately neighborhoods of color. Zoning reforms proposed as a part of the City of Yes housing initiative aim to unlock moderate density across all neighborhoods, most of which have had little new development in recent years. This wave of density will not only change the urban fabric, it will result in smaller, more mid-rise buildings that are atypical of the city’s existing affordable and market-rate housing.
Join an AIANY panel of architects, journalists, developers, and planners as they share innovative approaches to creating, developing, and financing mid-rise housing. Panelists will highlight projects across the city and from other cities (that have dealt with the challenges of small-scale housing for decades). There will also be a discussion of 'The State of Housing Design 2023', a recent book from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies that features housing designs, trends, and ideas from around the county, including several New York City projects.
