PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Eric Goshow, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects New York, on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
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Eric Goshow, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects New York and partner at Goshow Architects, testifies in support of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal. He emphasizes the severity of New York City's housing crisis and the need for comprehensive zoning reform to address the significant housing deficit.
- Goshow cites a Regional Plan Association estimate of a 540,000 dwelling unit deficit in New York City
- He praises the City of Yes for Housing as a comprehensive review of outdated zoning laws from 1961
- Goshow stresses the importance of holistic zoning reform, touching on aspects like parking requirements and density around transit nodes
Eric Goshow
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My name is Eric Goshow.
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I'm a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and I'm an active member of the AI New York chapter's housing committee, and I'm my partner in my firm, Gasha Architects, where we focus on market rate and affordable and supportive housing in New York City.
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First, the bad news, which we all know, New York City is in the midst of a housing crisis.
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This is a crisis at all levels from market rate housing to affordable and supportive and special needs housing.
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The regional plan association is estimated that we now have a deficit of 540,000 dwelling units in New York, and that will only get worse over time.
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So the question is, are we now willing to address this for the health and the future of our beloved city?
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The answer is, good news.
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We have the city of Yes for Housing.
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It's an opportunity that I have personally not experienced since my firm was established back in 1978.
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What is it?
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It's a comprehensive, more or less comprehensive review of New York City zoning laws that have been in place since 1961.
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And are now in 2024 long overdue for revision.
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Housing production has suffered as a result.
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Our rethinking of zoning resolutions and regulations cannot be piecemeal but have to be com comprehensive and holistic because everything is inter interrelated with one another.
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So if we're looking for For example, park revisions and parking requirements, density around transit nodes,
Kevin C. Riley
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that's
Eric Goshow
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very difficult.
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We need that.
