January 10, 2023 The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Joins Other Businesses and Organizations in Reacting to Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Proposal on the New York Housing Compact Today, Governor Kathy Hochul put forth a bold vision for tackling our housing shortage in our region. It acknowledges a truth at the heart of […]
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CONTACT:Anika Nahar, Campaign Communications CoordinatorThe Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson [email protected] The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Among Honorees for New York Housing Conference’s 2022 Public Service Award (ARMONK, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester campaign was recognized for its work in public service at the New York Housing Conference’s 49th Annual Awards […]
Read more...The 2019 Westchester County Housing Needs Assessment and the subsequent years of budget investment to assist with land acquisition and infrastructure projects that would support new housing developments are moving the needle in terms of addressing this shortage and leading local municipalities by example. This year’s proposed budget dedicates $90 million to affordable housing includes […]
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The proposed 2023 Capital Budget has been released by County Executive George Latimer on October 13, 2022. The Welcome Home Westchester campaign believes that this budget proposal – which includes $90 million in affordable housing incentives — will be an excellent step towards addressing the housing crisis in Westchester County. Below is a statement on […]
Read more...This 3 minute video explains the importance of building more housing of all different shapes and sizes — not just mansions and high-rises, but duplexes, townhouses, bungalows, accessory dwelling units, and transit-oriented developments — and what local cities, towns, and villages should consider in order to address the gap of 11,703 new units of housing […]
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Read more...Westchester badly needs more housing. Opponents of multifamily housing projects often cite a potential increase in school-aged children and a predicted drain on local school resources as a reason to oppose building badly needed multifamily housing, especially affordable workforce housing pegged to middle-class incomes. Neighborhood defenders in every community with remarkable consistency have been known […]
Read more...Each city, town, and village within Westchester County has established land use boards to review site plan reviews, subdivisions, variances, and special-use permits. But there exists a wide and uneven variation between how boards function in different communities, both because the municipal code requirements are different and because of the personalities and interests of the […]
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