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Hello. Just wondering if anyone can tell me if there is a difference between NYCHA apartments and HPD apartments....like are the neighborhoods generally "safer" in HPD housing? What percentage of your income is your rent with HPD? Would you rather live in NYCHA or HPD? Where can I find a list of HPD housing apartments? Is the HPD application process the same as NYCHA?
HPD lists lotteries, waiting lists, sales, etc. for housing - it's more public/private partnerships and developers getting tax breaks for building low, middle, and mixed-income housing. As far as I know, HPD does not directly administer housing unless a landlord is putting peoples lives in danger.
You can find current availabilities in the HPD section at nyc.gov. Just make sure you look at all of the listings because sometimes opportunities are listed in the wrong borough.
Hello. Just wondering if anyone can tell me if there is a difference between NYCHA apartments and HPD apartments....like are the neighborhoods generally "safer" in HPD housing?
The main difference would be income. NYCHA caters to low and moderate income families while HPD serves both and middle class. Sort of like this era's Mitchell-Lama program. As far as safety, a lot of the new HPD buildings are built in low income areas(the usual ones that pop up are in the South Bronx, Harlem, or Northeastern Brooklyn.) Once in a while you might see an opening in a "better" area.
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What percentage of your income is your rent with HPD?
I might be wrong but it's probably 30%, just like NYCHA.
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Would you rather live in NYCHA or HPD?
Depends. HPD apartments you have to pay utilities(except for gas). In NYCHA, you don't have to pay utilities. Allegedly HPD apartments screen their prospective residents much better than NYCHA. Which I guess means you're less likely to have undesirable neighbors than in the projects. But that doesn't mean all projects are the same. There are a few gems out there...
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Originally Posted by Vyxsin69
Where can I find a list of HPD housing apartments?
The main difference would be income. NYCHA caters to low and moderate income families while HPD serves both and middle class. Sort of like this era's Mitchell-Lama program. As far as safety, a lot of the new HPD buildings are built in low income areas(the usual ones that pop up are in the South Bronx, Harlem, or Northeastern Brooklyn.) Once in a while you might see an opening in a "better" area.
I might be wrong but it's probably 30%, just like NYCHA.
Depends. HPD apartments you have to pay utilities(except for gas). In NYCHA, you don't have to pay utilities. Allegedly HPD apartments screen their prospective residents much better than NYCHA. Which I guess means you're less likely to have undesirable neighbors than in the projects. But that doesn't mean all projects are the same. There are a few gems out there...
On the 30%:
The HPD "controlled" housing first defines an income group they want to target. If it is say near- median income...say $50,000 per household.
Then the rent is set at 30% or $15,000/year or $1250 per month. Then the building is rented out (or co-opted) at this rent to people in the approximate range.
But all pay the $1250.
Now if Mary Jones loses her job and her income falls to $20,000, her rent/maintenance is NOT throttled down to 30 %. She must still come up with the $1250 or she will be evicted.
Conversely if Joe Blow gets a raise to $70,000 he will still pay the $1250. (Very high incomes will pay a surcharge though.)
In NYCHA, her rent would be adjusted down, and his presumably up (to some preset maximum.)
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