Design Guidelines

Design Guidelines

  • Accessibility GuideLearn about accessibility requirements that apply to multifamily housing.
  • Active DesignLearn about active design guidelines for creating healtheir buildings, streets, and spaces.
  • Affordable HousingLearn about a new coordinated review process and some of the best recent affordable housing built.
  • BroadbandLearn about the different types of residential internet service (broadband) and the agency's guidelines for installing internet service.
  • New! Design Guidelines for Repairs and Maintenance Review minimum design standards that ensure repairs and maintenance projects can meet nyC’s ambitious climate, resiliency, health and safety goals.
  • LL30 Universal Design FeaturesLearn about universal design features required in new construction developments with 41 or more units.
  • Local Law 97 Guidance for Affordable HousingLearn about requirements of Local Law 97 for affordable and rent-regulated housing.
  • Specifications for Rehabilitation ProjectsLearn about specifications for those performing work on HPD-assisted rehabilitation projects.
  • New Construction Design GuidelinesReview guidelines for multifamily new construction and senior housing.
  • Passive HouseLearn about Passive House standards and HPD's featured Passive House projects.
  • *New!* Preservation Design GuidelinesReview minimum design standards that ensure all HPD projects can meet NYC's ambitious climate, resiliency, health, and safety goals.
  • ResiliencyStay up-to-date with changes to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and related requirements.
  • Retail DesignFind practical recommendations for building functional, accessible, convenient, and cost-effective ground-floor retail space.
  • SustainabilityExplore the agency's featured high performance projects, sustainbility initiatives, and more.