Gabriel DeRurdy on supporting the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal, particularly the Universal Affordability Preference
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Gabriel DeRurdy, a resident of Hell's Kitchen, expresses support for the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal, citing personal experiences with the constrained rental market in New York City. He specifically endorses the Universal Affordability Preference section of the proposal.
- DeRurdy highlights the difficult rental market conditions, including a historic low vacancy rate of 1.4%
- He argues that the Universal Affordability Preference would incrementally add 20% more housing without radically changing neighborhood scale
- DeRurdy appreciates the 100% affordability requirement, believing it will benefit those most affected by the housing crisis
- Personal experience with difficult rental market in NYC
- Support for the universal affordability preference
- Belief that the proposal will incrementally add housing without radically changing neighborhood scale
- Affordability requirement benefits those most burdened by the housing crisis
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Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- UAP
The following are AI-extracted quotes and reasoning about which elements of the proposal were discussed in this testimony.
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UAP
"One section I'd like to speak in favor of is the universal affordability preference."
The speaker directly mentions the Universal Affordability Preference, which is a key element of the City of Yes For Housing Opportunity proposal.
"I think it's a good tool for our neighborhood and for the city since it incrementally adds that extra 20 percent of housing on top of the buildings."
This quote shows that the speaker understands and supports the UAP, which allows for an additional 20% of housing to be added to buildings if it's affordable.
"This doesn't radically change the scale of our neighborhoods in my view and it has the 100 percent affordability requirement, which means it benefits the people most burdened by this crisis first."
The speaker demonstrates knowledge of the UAP's affordability requirement and its intended impact on addressing the housing crisis.
About this analysis:
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