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New bill would revive single-room occupancy apartments in NYC

The legislation would allow the construction of single-room occupancy apartments as small as 100 square feet in NYC for the ...

The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Single-Room Apartments

There is a push to revive single-room occupancy housing, where kitchens and bathrooms are shared among apartments as small as ...
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NYC releases rules for legalizing basement and cellar apartments

NYC has published draft guidelines to launch a pilot program legalizing basement apartments for qualifying one- and two-family homes citywide.
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Exceptional New York Apartments for Luxury City Living.

Second, only to San Francisco, New York City is among the most expensive housing markets in the country. Given the ...
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Op-ed: How building small could help solve NYC's housing crisis

There is one easy and overlooked answer to New York City's urgent need for diverse housing: building small. Small-scale ...

NYC unveils rules for basement apartment legalization pilot program

For too long, too many New Yorkers have been forced into dangerous basement and cellar set ups just to find a place to live." ...

NYC will see a wave of apartment buildings with exactly 99 units for 1 specific reason

Bloomberg reports that New York City developers filed 21 applications for residential buildings with exactly 99 units in the ...

A New Lawsuit Says New York's Rent Law Is Forcing Landlords To Keep Apartments Empty

Rental property owners and landlords say vacancy caps make units economically unusable, and violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
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“New York City has to be a prank, right?”: TikToker’s tiny NYC apartment transformation sparks debate over small-space living

A tiny but adorable New York City bedroom transformation went viral as people expressed dismay over the size. But now, others are sticking up for small space living. “Living in New York without being ...