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The LIHTC provides funding for the development costs of low-income housing by allowing an investor (usually the partners of a partnership that owns the housing) to take a federal tax credit equal to a percentage (either 4% or 9%, for 10 years, depending on the credit type) of the cost incurred for development of the low-income units in a rental housing project.
The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) is an agency of the New York state government [1] responsible for administering housing and community development programs to promote affordable housing, community revitalization, and economic growth. Its primary functions include supervising rent regulations through the State ...
There was a concern in the 1970s that residential housing construction was declining as people moved from New York City to the suburbs. [8] In response to this trend, the state passed the original 421-a tax exemption program in 1971, with the goal of encouraging the construction of more residential housing in the city. [9]
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New York City's 80/20 housing program was created in 1985 and has financed developments in New York that meet the parameters ever since. Compared to market rate units in the same area, the affordable units in 80/20 developments had a disproportionately high number of women, single parent households, households with multiple children and minorities.
National Equity Fund, Inc. was founded by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to be one of the first LIHTC syndicators, following the creation of LIHTC in the Tax Reform Act of 1986. LIHTC provides investors in affordable housing a dollar-for-dollar reduction in federal taxes in exchange for equity in new or refurbished affordable housing ...
The Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) is a Federal housing grant program administered by HUD which assists Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects funded during 2007, 2008 and 2009. The TCAP program is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which was signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The program is designed ...
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the department of the government of New York City [1] responsible for developing and maintaining the city's stock of affordable housing. Its regulations are compiled in title 28 of the New York City Rules. The Department is headed by a Commissioner, who is appointed by and reports ...