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Debate over the future of the Mitchell-Lama program

1:09:27

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Council Member Brewer expresses her opposition to changes in the Mitchell-Lama program, particularly the Kevin Plaza proposal. Commissioner Carrión affirms HPD's commitment to supporting the program while acknowledging potential changes and new developments.

  • The Mitchell-Lama program currently serves about 47,000 households or 85,000 New Yorkers
  • Two-thirds of Mitchell-Lama developments are co-ops
  • Discussion of a potential 'Mitchell-Lama 2.0' program on state land
Gale A. Brewer
1:09:27
Okay.
1:09:28
Now the other thing, we have disagreements in this room, but are Mitchell Adams.
1:09:32
Article 2 to 11, I am not for the Kevin Plaza proposal.
1:09:36
I am not for that change, which I know HPD likes, but I'm worried about the Mitchellama program staying as is in order to continue for the future.
1:09:47
What's your stance on that?
Adolfo Carrión Jr.
1:09:49
So the the Mitchellama program is one of the most successful historically And we're committed to supporting it.
1:10:00
We've got 93 developments.
Gale A. Brewer
1:10:03
No.
Adolfo Carrión Jr.
1:10:04
I think it's about 40 7 1000 households, about 85,000 New Yorkers that live in it.
1:10:12
Two thirds of the of the Mitchellamas are collapse.
1:10:15
As you know.
1:10:16
Yep.
1:10:17
So
Gale A. Brewer
1:10:17
I wanna keep them like that, but they'd love in some cases to go out with the program.
Adolfo Carrión Jr.
1:10:22
Yes.
1:10:22
We wanna we we definitely wanna keep affordability and affordable homeownership and the original intent of the program.
1:10:29
And and I'll just say, that I was encouraged today to see the conversation shifting up in the senate.
Gale A. Brewer
1:10:36
Right.
1:10:37
That's all that.
1:10:37
They wanna build until I'm at 2.0 on state land.
Adolfo Carrión Jr.
1:10:40
Yes.
1:10:41
And I think that would be helpful and it would speak back to what the chair started the hearing earlier on, which is how do we get to half a 1,000,000 units?
1:10:50
Every tool, including a Mitchellama 2.0, we we would be certainly interested in hearing what the state has to say, obviously, we need more detail, but it was very encouraging to see that today.
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