Mayor Eric Adams and the Department of City Planning (DCP) have officially launched the public engagement phase of the “Manhattan Plan,” a proposal to add 100,000 new homes to Manhattan over the next decade. The plan, first announced during Adams’ State of the City address, aims to reverse decades of declining housing production in Manhattan and ease soaring housing costs.
A new website and survey are now live, inviting New Yorkers to provide feedback on where and how the city should build new homes from Inwood to the Financial District. Engagement will continue through early fall, combining in-person neighborhood events with digital outreach.
The plan builds on zoning reform tools introduced in the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” and will explore neighborhood re-zonings, development of city-owned sites, and new policy mechanisms. It follows rezoning proposals already in motion, such as the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan and projects like 100 Gold Street and the Second Avenue Subway overbuild.
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Not living in Manhattan with a view of Central Park is not the kiss of death. There are many situations in the outer boroughs were housing could be more easily and less expensively constructed.
I live in an area of 41 co-op buildings built largely in the 1950s. These are 6 stories with basements and are surrounded with lawns and gardens. In 1968, the area was down zoned with a 40 ft. maximum height for new construction. This resulted in row house type apartments with concrete yards in the front used for parking. These are far less “suburban” than the larger buildings. A return to the higher density would make more sense. I am certain one can find similar zoning reductions elsewhere.
100%
totally agree – reduced density often leads to a messier and less healthy city
New York State needs to start to learn to build in less expensive areas. Building in Manhattan makes no sense.
Manhattan is sinking and already maxed out in terms of infrastructure. Build nearby elsewhere
Agree with commentators. MSMX plan area is already densely built environment with strained infra structure. Sure, release restrictions allow for CONVERSIONS of user utilized manufacturing space to allow for residential use, but up-zoning to 18 FAR is reckless and absurd. It only incentivizes demolition & new build. What’s that timeline? Good luck getting new housing in the next 5-10yrs. There are 5 boroughs and vast warehouse districts, perhaps look there for increasing density. Less expensive to acquire and build. If more housing is really the goal, look to where there is more space. Its not NIYMBY, its common sense.