![]() ![]() Low-Cost Apartments Are Getting Harder to Find Jay Martin, executive director of the Community Housing Improvement Program, an association of property owners, said the survey is evidence to him that New York’s officials are “actively trying to depress the creation and preservation of needed housing with bad policies,” he said in a statement.ĬHIP has taken the city to court over New York’s rent stabilization laws, one suit in a pair challenging their constitutionality that are now before the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. That’s up from 3.63% in 2017, the last time the survey was completed. The report found that 4.54% of all New York apartments are vacant as of 2021. Here are the highlights from the findings: Vacancy Rate Is Up - But Rent Regulation Is Still Safe This latest survey took place between February and July of 2021. Census Bureau on behalf of the city’s housing department every three years since 1965. The survey has been conducted by the U.S. ![]() A 91-page summary analysis of the report from the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development paints a vivid picture of the rental landscape across the five boroughs, the places where renters live - and what they can afford. The highly anticipated 2021 Housing and Vacancy Survey (HVS) arrived a year late on Tuesday, delayed by the pandemic. But more important, I hope they understand how Edward Clark identified problems and how he went about solving them so they gain a better understanding of thinking outside the box.New York City has more vacant apartments overall than it did five years ago even as units with monthly rents under $1,500 have dried up, according to a new report that also shows maintenance issues are surging across the board. I want my readers to come away with a better understanding of what constitutes living well, and why New York apartments cost so much, especially at The Dakota. What do you hope readers take away from your book? Each one is so clear, so you can really see how living at The Dakota was so much better than living anywhere else. I loved creating all those floor plans because they’ve never been published before. What was the most exciting part of this project? This book delves into how it all happened. The pioneer was The Dakota, which presented both a new living concept and a new neighborhood. What makes The Dakota different than other landmarked buildings in New York City?īy 1910, the luxury apartment house was the primary form of upper class residential living in the city. You wrote nine other books about Manhattan’s architecture before this one. Essentially, he did the same thing that Steve Jobs did with the Apple computer. In the process, he created the need that justified his project. Why do you think The Dakota is such an important part of Manhattan’s history?Ĭlark created the first truly luxurious apartment house in New York. Then, later in his life he used the same innovative thinking to create a brand new product to fill a need no one knew existed. Edward Clark proved to be a fantastic businessman when he developed the Singer Sewing Machine Company with Isaac Singer. It was so fascinating to discover how astoundingly brilliant and innovative the man who built The Dakota was. What eye-opening things did you discover about The Dakota from writing this book? When I met someone who was enthusiastic about the idea of its history, the concept of the book resonated me and I decided to write it. I began collecting articles about the building well over 50 years ago. Naturally it fascinated me because it was so dramatically different from every other apartment house I ever saw. Since I was a young child growing up in the neighborhood, I knew about The Dakota. What inspired you to write the first full-length history of The Dakota? Here, Alpern divulges to DuJour what it was like getting insider access to one of the most elite residences of all time. The resulting book, The Dakota: A History of the World’s Best-Known Apartment Building, features never-before-seen building plans and archival photos of the building’s interior. ![]() The Dakota, the exclusive Manhattan apartment building that’s housed the likes of Joe Namath, Yoko Ono and Judy Garland, might be next to impossible for mere mortals to move into, but the famously private building recently opened its doors to historian Andrew Alpern. ![]()
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