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  1. developing
    An Island of Affordable Housing at the World Trade CenterA third of the tower’s residents will have cheap rent and expensive neighbors.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  2. the rent is too damn high
    Are the Landlords Bluffing?They say thousands of rent stabilized apartments are too cheap and too far gone to rent. You’ll just have to take their word for it.
    By Clio Chang
  3. street fights
    McNally Jackson Joins the Elizabeth Street Garden FrayAn appeals court ruled the affordable-housing development could move forward; the bookstore was not pleased.
    By Clio Chang
  4. great rooms
    The Entirely Affordable, Cheerfully Modernist El Borinquen in the BronxNonprofit developer Comunilife teamed up with Alexander Gorlin Architects.
    By Wendy Goodman
  5. affordable housing
    The Saga of One45: From Massive Apartment Complex to Truck DepotDeveloper Bruce Teitelbaum seems to be making good on his threat to use the 145th Street site as a giant parking lot.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  6. hotels
    Did New York Miss Its Moment To Turn Hotels Into Housing?“It’s hard to look at the timing of these programs and say that it was treated as an emergency.”
    By Bridget Read
  7. the hamptons
    Sag Harbor Worried About Becoming Port JeffersonAnd a group of residents is suing over an affordable-housing development.
    By Clio Chang
  8. street fights
    13 Years, 3 Mayors, Countless Community Board Meetings, and Just One BuildingThe tortured saga of turning a Hell’s Kitchen parking lot into 112 affordable apartment units.
    By Bridget Read
  9. housing
    The Regulars Rooting for a Crash at Brooklyn’s Foreclosure AuctionsHope springs eternal for the small-time hustler.
    By Molly Osberg
  10. curbed glossary
    Cuck Money Is the New Key MoneyGet ready to raise your own rent.
    By Bridget Read
  11. design edit
    An Olmsted Index, Archive of Nakagin Capsule Tower Images, and More FindsPlus ideas for a 100 percent affordable-housing skyscraper at the World Trade Center.
    By Diana Budds
  12. housing
    The Cruel Theater of Encampment SweepsAdams’s task force cleared hundreds of sites. Five people accepted a bed.
    By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
  13. housing
    How Airbnb Reinvented Itself As the World’s Crisis-Housing ProviderIn times of disaster, from war in Ukraine to wildfires in California, the platform is hoping to become something closer to critical infrastructure.
    By Molly Osberg
  14. homelessness
    The Oakland Tiny-Home Fire Raises Bigger Questions About Homeless HousingAdvocates and residents are asking about the safety and long-term feasibility of these unconventional shelters.
    By Alissa Walker
  15. college towns
    UCLA’s Guaranteed Student Housing Plan Is Fast, Comprehensive, and Worth CopyingThe city should take note.
    By Alissa Walker
  16. the rent is too damn high
    Battery Park City Residents Seek Relief From Upper-Middle-Class PovertyBattery Park City residents say condos should remain affordable. The only problem? They’re not.
    By Kim Velsey
  17. great rooms
    Meet the Residents of a New Low-Income Building by Robert A.M. Stern ArchitectsIn Brownsville, Brooklyn, not on Billionaires’ Row.
    By Wendy Goodman
  18. developing
    The Site Chosen by Elizabeth Street Garden Supporters Gets Affordable HousingBut that doesn’t mean the garden will stay.
    By Kim Velsey
  19. architecture
    What Would It Take to Build This ‘Lost’ Eames House?The Eames Office believes a 1950s prefab would be right at home in the 21st century.
    By Diana Budds
  20. bureaucracy
    It Takes How Long to Fill NYC Affordable Apartments Through the Lottery?We now know just how slow the process is.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  21. street fights
    It’s Time to Let the Elizabeth Street Garden GoIt may be a pretty oasis, but we as a city are desperate for affordable housing.
    By Kim Velsey
  22. street view
    La Central May Be the Best Affordable Housing Your Taxes Can BuyAnd that’s a problem.
    By Justin Davidson
  23. granny flats
    No, 3-D Printing the Suburbs Is Not the Future of HousingBut the process is certainly mesmerizing to watch.
    By Alissa Walker