REBNY Study Concludes Landmark Districts Create Barriers to Housing Production Throughout the Five Boroughs

An analysis of housing creation throughout New York City over a 10-year period has concluded that of all the new housing created citywide, less than one half of one percent was within landmark districts. The report, issued today by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), clearly demonstrates that the prevalence of landmark districts has effectively created unforeseen barriers to the creation of housing, including affordable units, in all five boroughs