Q&A
Discussion on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and community support
3:28:57
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Council Member Narcisse and Daniel Garodnick discuss the potential benefits and challenges of implementing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in the community. They explore how ADUs could help homeowners financially while addressing concerns about community support and potential negative impacts.
- Council Member Narcisse highlights the initial excitement about ADUs, especially among seniors and households seeing it as an opportunity
- Garodnick explains how ADUs can help homeowners pay for daily expenses and potentially avoid foreclosure
- The discussion touches on the complexity and cost of creating ADUs, acknowledging that it may not be feasible for everyone
Mercedes Narcisse
3:28:57
You can have a d u in your family.
3:28:59
You especially the seniors.
3:29:01
They sold an opportunity.
3:29:03
Right?
3:29:03
And we have household that quickly thinking that there's a possibility for themselves.
3:29:08
But remember, in our community, we had the one of the highest foreclosure.
3:29:15
We have people that's not paying their rates.
3:29:18
I know it's not a problem for for you for that part, but it's necessary to for for some community like my community, some part of my community, like flat interior, and Kenarcy to keep their home.
3:29:32
So how do we said, what can we do?
3:29:36
What is the the and what can we implement in that process?
3:29:42
That can like, if somebody choose to have a a d u, they can have it, they can have the support, and there is laws in place, check-in balance for folks that act actually can get the support, the financial support to build and to make sure they stay in the community that they build.
3:30:00
They've been there for decades.
Daniel Garodnick
3:30:02
Well, I think this is a really important point about, first, the complexity of creating an ADU on your own property.
Shahana Hanif
3:30:10
Mhmm.
Daniel Garodnick
3:30:11
Even 800 square feet with the cost, the complexity, lot sizes, opportunity is not gonna work for everybody.
3:30:17
But to the extent that somebody wishes to take advantage of it, a homeowner wants to add an ADU on their lot, Well, that is something that actually really can help pay for the costs of the primary homeowners day to day expenses.
3:30:34
Whether that is paying for the cost of a mortgage, avoiding a foreclosure, being able to generate revenue from your own property.
3:30:41
It's something that actually helps homeowners across the country.
3:30:45
We believe this is an important tool for New York City homeowners too, and we want to be able to give that to them.
