en.Wedoany.com Reported, The New York Mayor's Office has announced a new plan aimed at accelerating the construction of affordable housing on city-owned land. This initiative, named the "Community Builder Fast Track" affordable housing plan, is a collaborative project between the Mayor's Office, Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg, and Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy. Mayor Zoran Mandani stated at a launch event in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant that the plan is a response to the "historic housing crisis," with the goal of speeding up affordable housing development and making construction faster.

The Mayor's Office stated in a declaration that three initial sites have been selected as part of the plan, expected to provide a total of 300 new affordable housing units. These sites are located at 784-800 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn, 1337 Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, and 109-43 Farmers Boulevard in Queens. City Council Member Chi Osse stated that including the Myrtle Avenue site in the plan acknowledges the need for deeply affordable housing in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development is now accepting prequalification applications from developers, with a focus on non-profit organizations and minority- and women-owned businesses. The submission deadline is May 8th.

The Mayor's Office confirmed that, thanks to a new accelerated land use review process, the construction timeline for affordable housing projects could be shortened by nearly half. Levy pointed out: "Public land is a public resource—we will not let city-owned land sit idle while New Yorkers struggle to find affordable housing." Over the next two years, the city hopes to build up to 1,000 new affordable housing units as part of this plan. Recommendations developed by the Accelerated Inventory Fast Track and Accelerated Equitable Development Streamlining Process Task Force will be announced this spring.

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