Chair Riley asks how HPD will prioritize family-sized units in rezoning
He asks how HPD will encourage family-sized units; HPD says design standards require minimum 30% two-to-three bedrooms, max 25% studios, and they typically exceed, closer to 41% two or more bedrooms.
Okay.
Councilmember Dinos and I have consistently emphasized the need for greater ratio of family-sized housing units.
If proposed rezoning is approved, how would HPD work with developers to encourage and prioritize the inclusion of units that could accommodate families and support the long-term needs of the community?
HPDS design standards for new construction projects that are based on population data.
We require a minimum of 30% two to three bedrooms, a maximum of 25% studios.
We typically exceed these looking at data about our projects.
We're closer to 41% financing two or more bedrooms as part of the rezoning.
And as part of our conversations about future projects, we're happy to keep discussing what's the right bedroom mix for an individual project.