A new assessment from the city’s housing agency calls for $60 billion in needed repairs over the next five years.

Repairing and renovating New York City’s aging public housing stock will cost more than $78 billion, reports Mihir Zaveri in The New York Times, an estimate 70 percent higher than in 2017.
According to Zaveri, the high cost “largely reflects inflation and growing construction costs, and underscores the staggering challenge facing city officials and the New York City Housing Authority, which runs the system of more than 2,100 buildings.” The agency says roughly $60 billion will be required in the next five years to repair things like boilers and heating systems. As Zaveri explains, “After a federal investigation, the city reached a settlement in 2019 that led to the appointment of a federal monitor to scrutinize NYCHA’s progress on dealing with some of its most serious problems, including lead, mold and heating failures.”
“Unique pockets of affordability” in a notoriously expensive city, NYCHA developments house over 330,000 New Yorkers, with almost 275,000 families on the agency’s waiting list.
During his administration, Mayor Adams has focused on shifting NYCHA developments to private management, which “could allow the agency to tap into billions of dollars in loans and subsidies, and could also lead to the demolition of some buildings.”
FULL STORY: New York City’s Public Housing System Now Needs Almost $80 Billion

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