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HPD, DCP Release City’s First-Ever Fair Housing Growth Strategy

August 19, 2026

Draft Report Calculates City’s Housing Need and Crafts Strategic Equity Framework in Line with City Council’s Fair Housing Framework Legislation

New York, NY – Today, the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of City Planning (DCP) released the draft Fair Housing Growth Strategy, a citywide fair housing report that fulfills a requirement unanimously established by the New York City Council in 2023.  Local Law 167 of 2023 directs HPD and DCP to create a long-term housing needs assessment, five-year housing production targets, and a strategic equity framework every five years, all of which are released today as part of the city’s first Fair Housing Growth Strategy.

The report evaluates the scale of New York City’s housing need, estimating that the city needs approximately 700,000 new homes over the next decade to address its housing shortage. The report also includes housing production targets for each Community District as a part of its vision to advance fair housing in New York over the next five years.

Over the coming weeks, HPD and DCP will gather public feedback to shape the final report. New Yorkers interested in learning more and commenting can join two virtual public briefings, schedule a one-on-one conversation with City staff, or submit written comment.

“To overcome our housing crisis, we need every neighborhood in every borough to do its part,” said Dina Levy, Commissioner of the Department of Housing Preservation & Development. “The Fair Housing Growth Strategy is a roadmap to a fairer and more affordable city. We’re excited to engage with our neighbors across the city as we draft our final report.” 

“As the City commits to ambitious housing action through the Block by Block plan, the draft Fair Housing Growth Strategy provides a framework for measuring need and understanding where we should grow, with fair housing at its center,” said Sideya Sherman, Director of the Department of City Planning. “It is an important first step, but it is still a draft. We encourage New Yorkers to review the strategy, share their feedback, and help shape the final report.”

"The work undertaken by the City Council to establish a Fair Housing Growth Strategy is essential to identifying where housing development is most needed and addressing the longstanding disparities that have shaped our neighborhoods," said Council Member Farah N. Louis, Chair of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises. "This strategy affirms that even in communities like Central Brooklyn, where we have seen consistent housing production, we must do more to ensure that new homes are truly affordable and accessible to the neighbors who call these communities home. I look forward to working with our agencies and partners to meeting neighborhoods’ needs and ensure greater affordability and opportunity for all New Yorkers."

“Manhattan is at the epicenter of our city’s housing affordability crisis, and we need to build far more homes if we’re going to make our borough a place where working people and families can afford to stay. The finding that New York City needs approximately 700,000 new homes over the next decade underscores the scale and urgency of the challenge before us,” said Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal. “I thank Mayor Mamdani, Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg, HPD Commissioner Dina Levy, and DCP Director Sideya Sherman for putting forward this first-ever Fair Housing Growth Strategy and setting ambitious goals for every part of our city. Now we need Manhattanites to make their voices heard. I encourage New Yorkers across the borough to review the draft and provide feedback so we can ensure Manhattan does its part to build the housing our city desperately needs.”

“The Fair Housing Growth Strategy says out loud what a lot of us have known for years: the housing crisis doesn't end unless every community takes on its share. Queens CB2 has done that and more,” said Anatole Ashraf, Chair of Queens Community Board 2. “We conditionally supported the OneLIC rezoning — roughly 15,000 new homes and real public investment — because our own neighbors were being priced out. I'm glad to support this strategy, and I hope more neighborhoods across the city join us in creating a city where all New Yorkers can afford to stay in the communities they love.”

“The draft Fair Housing Growth Strategy the City is releasing today is vital to tackling the housing crisis. East New York has led the way as a high growth neighborhood in the last decade and we welcome other communities to produce similar housing growth in the coming decade. This growth framework lets us know who those other communities are or should be. ENYCLT members look forward to engaging in the public input process regarding this much needed draft framework,” said Boris Santos, the President of the ENY Community Land Trust.

“We commend Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Fair Housing Growth Strategy for its long-term planning for equitable development across the five boros, including housing for New Yorkers who are facing displacement and homelessness,” said Oksana Mironova, Director of Housing Policy at the Community Service Society of New York. “Over the next ten years, we hope to see the strategy matched with investment in tenant protections, as well as code and fair housing enforcement, to increase equitable access to affordable and dignified housing across the city.”

“A citywide problem requires a citywide solution, and that’s what this is,” said Mike Racioppo, District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6. “It takes a clear-eyed look at what needs to get done and lays out how to get it done.”

"Creating a healthy and affordable housing market benefits everyone in New York City and should be a goal that unites us all,” said Moses Gates, Vice President for Housing and Neighborhood Planning at the Regional Plan Association. “To do this we need every neighborhood doing their fair share to build more housing - not just some. The Fair Housing Growth Strategy provides an equitable roadmap to do just this, one that is ambitious but also achievable."

"As we face a historic housing shortage, it is more important than ever that we face the full scope of our city's housing need, and plan for more housing in every neighborhood,” said Carlina Rivera, President and CEO of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing. “The Fair Housing Growth Strategy is a vital step forward in addressing our housing crisis, and in ensuring that we are building enough housing — especially much-needed affordable housing — for every community across New York City."

“The Fair Housing Growth Strategy recognizes the scale of the housing crisis and sets an ambitious citywide target while pushing all communities to add housing and contribute to the solution. We are excited to see former Speaker Adrienne Adams’s framework come to life and appreciate the work of Mayor Mamdani and HPD to crunch the numbers to set real targets. We look forward to digging into the details of the report and participating in the public comments,” said Brendan Cheney, Director of Policy and Operations, New York Housing Conference.

"We are grateful to the Mamdani Administration and the teams at HPD and DCP for putting real numbers behind the Fair Housing Framework and for refusing to lowball what this city needs. New York will not become affordable again until every neighborhood is part of the solution, and the neighborhoods that have added the least housing over the last few decades are exactly the ones with the most room to grow,” said Annemarie Gray, Executive Director of Open New York. “Setting a target of 700,000 new homes raises the bar considerably, and it reflects the scale of the shortage New Yorkers are actually living with rather than what feels politically comfortable. There is a real consensus in this city now that the answer to high rents is more homes, and this plan gives us a shared set of numbers to hold ourselves to in order to make it happen."

“Today’s release of the draft Fair Housing Growth Strategy report is an important milestone toward the goal of meeting housing needs more equitably throughout New York City,” said Kim Darga, Vice President and Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners. “This report is not only important for transparently reporting on housing trends, data and needs. Its findings also impact a new approval process intended to bring more housing to the community districts which have produced the least and provide more housing opportunities for New Yorkers.  Enterprise has long since advocated for more equitable housing distribution and reducing barriers to development, and the release of this draft report is an important step in the right direction. We look forward to more carefully studying its findings and participating in the public process to follow.” 

“Robin Hood sees every day what it costs New Yorkers when a neighborhood shuts its door to new housing --- higher rents, longer commutes, fewer choices for working families,” said Jason Cone, Robin Hood Chief Public Policy Officer. “Our Poverty Tracker research has shown for years what families living in poverty already know: rent is consuming more of their income than ever, and the shortage of affordable housing is a driver of that crisis. This assessment is an important step toward closing that gap, putting real numbers behind the scale of what’s needed. The land-use reforms voters approved through the Charter Revision Commission last November give the City faster tools to actually meet that need: naming the gap is only half the equation. Getting there means every community district doing its fair share, not just the ones that have already carried the weight.”

The release of the draft Fair Housing Growth Strategy comes as the Mamdani administration plans for growth across the city, including a $22 billion investment in affordable housing over five years. In its Block by Block housing plan, the administration sets the ambitious goal of creating 200,000 new income-restricted, affordable homes over the next decade—the most ambitious affordable housing commitment in the City’s modern history. It is also working to accelerate housing production by streamlining regulations, accelerating review timelines, and deploying new financing tools, and distribute new housing growth more equitably across the city.

There are several ways to submit feedback and shape the final report, which will be released later this year:

Attend a public briefing session
There will be two virtual public briefings that cover the draft report materials. To register:

Schedule a one-on-one chat
The project team will be hosting virtual, one-on-one conversations to respond to questions. To sign up, fill out this request form.

Write a comment
If you would like to submit a written comment about the draft report, please use this feedback form. Comments will be accepted until September 19, 2026, at 11:45pm.

Read the full draft report here.

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The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) oversees housing standards across all 3.7 million homes in New York City. As the nation’s largest municipal housing agency, HPD is responsible for building and preserving affordable housing, protecting tenants from harassment and displacement, and holding landlords accountable across the five boroughs. Under Commissioner Dina Levy and the Mamdani Administration, HPD is pursuing an ambitious housing agenda focused on the needs of New York’s tenants. With a broad set of tools including standards enforcement, tenant resources, and the creation of new affordable housing, HPD is committed to making New York City a more affordable place for renters and homeowners alike.

The Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the future of New York City, working to create thriving and dynamic neighborhoods with access to housing and jobs, resilient infrastructure, and a vibrant public realm. The Department engages communities to develop inclusive plans, expands housing access and economic opportunity, and plans for long-term sustainability.

DCP supports the City Planning Commission in its annual review of hundreds of land use applications. The Department also advises on citywide strategic and capital planning, analyzes data, conducts policy analysis, and creates open data and civic engagement tools.