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Debate over the future of the Mitchell-Lama program

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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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