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Buildings in Dumbo, Brooklyn
Affordable Housing
What exactly is the 'AMI' that's used to determine affordable housing rents?
By Celia Young |October 22, 2024 - 9:30AM
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Rent
Can I work from my 80/20 apartment—and claim it on my taxes?

… given tax breaks in exchange for setting side for lowincome renter 20 percent of the units in their buildings These apartments are considered rentstabilized and so are subject to rent stabilization law regarding their legal usage  Most leases say that the apartment shall be used exclusively as a …

By Alanna Schubach |October 22, 2018 - 10:00AM
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Sell
2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… the neverending fight for affordable housing and the 421a tax abatement zoning battles galore L train and streetcar … Blasio feud an updated version of the controversial 421a tax abatement is expected to be reinstated this year … years adds Maundrell I think theres a great opportunity to live in neighborhoods that have a lot of residential …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 2, 2017 - 11:55AM
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Affordable Housing
Here's how incomes—and rents—are REALLY calculated in NYC's affordable housing

… for a spot in one of the citys rare affordable 8020 rentals often when you look into a buildings income requirements and rents theres an inevitable followup question Who can really … protections besides the comparatively low rents All of the leases you sign in these buildings are rentstabilized leases …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 15, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Affordable Housing
Apply for brand-new rentals by the Barclays Center for as little as $559/month
By Virginia K. Smith |April 29, 2016 - 9:59AM