New York City Affordable Housing Production by Building, 2014 to Present

New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) data on affordable housing projects and buildings that began after January 1, 2014. The dataset includes unit counts by bedroom size and income level, project timelines, and geographic details. Projects are counted towards the Housing New York (2014-2021) or Housing Our Neighbors (2022-present) plans.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial distribution of affordable units using Borough, NTA - Neighborhood Tabulation Area, and Census Tract.
• Model construction timelines and project phases using Project Start Date, Building Completion Date, and Project Completion Date.
• Profile unit composition by size and income level using columns like 1-BR Units, 2-BR Units, Extremely Low Income Units, and Middle Income Units.
• Join with other NYC open data using geographic identifiers like Postcode, Longitude, and Latitude (Internal).

Strengths

• Includes detailed unit breakdowns by bedroom count (1-BR to 6-BR+) and income level (Extremely Low to Middle Income).
• Contains precise geographic coordinates (Longitude, Latitude) and administrative boundaries (Borough, NTA).
• Tracks project lifecycle with start and completion dates for both buildings and overall projects.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), City of New York.

Collection Method

Reported by HPD on projects and buildings counted towards city housing plans.

Time Range

Projects beginning on or after January 1, 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-20 19:50:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, USA (Borough, NTA, Census Tract, Postcode).