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City Council advances Midtown South rezoning to add nearly 10,000 homes and investments for garment industry
Summary
The New York City Council took up the Midtown South rezoning plan that would allow housing in core Midtown, deliver about 9,500–10,000 units including more than 2,800 permanently affordable homes, and include large investments for the Garment District and public space improvements.
The New York City Council on Aug. 14 advanced a rezoning for Midtown South that city lawmakers said would allow roughly 9,500 to 10,000 new housing units in core Midtown Manhattan, including more than 2,800 permanently affordable homes under Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) option 1.
Speaker Adams introduced the measure, calling it the largest residential neighborhood rezoning in two decades and saying the council had secured more than $448,000,000 in economic development investments through negotiations to support the Garment District’s fashion and garment industry and to fund community benefits and infrastructure improvements for Midtown South.
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