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New NYC Affordable Housing Projects (HPD Starts): 2026 statistics from 193 public records
The most common construction is New construction: 161 of 193 records (83.4%) (as of 2026-10-28; source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)
Key findings
- Zalwin's NycAffordableHousingPulse dataset holds 193 NycAffordableHousingPulse records dated 2026-02-02 to 2026-06-30 (as of 2026-10-28; source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
- The most common construction is New construction: 161 of 193 records (83.4%) (as of 2026-10-28; source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
- Across 193 records with a stated total units, the total is 18,426 and the median is 55; the largest is 871 (Tracey Towers Scope A) (as of 2026-10-28; source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
- The top 10% of records by total units (19 of 193) account for 42.2% of the total (as of 2026-10-28; source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
- In New York, the leading construction is New construction with 161 of 193 records (83.4%) (as of 2026-10-28; source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
NycAffordableHousingPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 193 | 100.0% |
NycAffordableHousingPulse records by construction
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New construction | 161 | 83.4% |
| Preservation / rehab | 32 | 16.6% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 193 public records dated 2026-02-02 to 2026-06-30; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Affordable Housing Production by Building (data.cityofnewyork.us). Refreshed automatically about every 168 hours; figures above are as of 2026-10-28.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated total units.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "NycAffordableHousingPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-10-28), https://zalwin.com/research/nycaffordablehousingpulse
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