Q&A
City's position on cooling requirements in new construction
1:00:34
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Council Member Restler seeks clarification on the city's stance regarding cooling requirements in new construction. Deputy Commissioner Joffe confirms that HPD supports efforts to ensure cooling access for all New Yorkers and is working towards having cooling in all new construction buildings.
- The city of New York supports a cooling requirement in all new construction
- HPD has taken steps to implement cooling in their own new construction portfolio
- The mayor's office representatives present also confirmed support for this requirement
Lincoln Restler
1:00:34
Firstly, just because I couldn't I I got the vibes from your testimony, deputy commissioner Santiago, that HPD supports the intent of the legislation, but I would love to just drill down a little bit more.
1:00:48
Does the city of New York does the mayor's office support a cooling requirement in new construction?
Lucy Joffe
1:00:56
Thank you for that question.
1:00:57
I will step in here.
1:01:00
I'm I'll withhold, making a joke about the vibes comment, but, we are supportive of efforts to ensure that all New Yorkers have access to cooling.
1:01:12
HPD, specifically in our portfolio, has taken significant steps in terms of new construction within our own buildings, and we are supportive of working towards, having cooling in all new construction buildings as well.
1:01:24
That is a small slice of our housing market, but it is an important step that
Lincoln Restler
1:01:27
we're looking for.
Pierina Sanchez
1:01:28
For a
Lincoln Restler
1:01:28
broader policy standpoint.
1:01:29
I know we've got a a good diversity and impressive panel of HPD leaders and a NYPDer, but we do have mayor's office representatives in the audience.
1:01:37
I'm just trying to understand the city's position on this because it did appear in whatever your plan yc iteration is now that the mayor supports requiring cooling requirement in all new construction.
1:01:48
So I'd just like to get that on the record that the city of New York supports a cooling requirement in all new construction.
1:01:52
Tell me if I'm missing something, though.
Pierina Sanchez
1:01:54
Yes.
1:01:54
We do.
Lincoln Restler
1:01:55
We do.
1:01:55
You do.
1:01:56
Good.
1:01:56
Okay.
1:01:57
So that's clear.
