New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt announced Monday, July 7, the completion of various capital improvements to public housing developments across New York City.
Funded by $1.2 billion in state allocations through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), they said the work includes 125 elevator replacements, 17 heating system upgrades, and 36 building façade renovations, impacting 24 NYCHA developments and nearly 39,000 residents across all five boroughs.
They said in addition to the completed work, another 126 elevators, 105 heating systems, and 29 façades are currently under construction, with further upgrades in design and procurement stages. They said these additional projects, comprising 172 elevators and 59 façades, will bring the total benefit to approximately 123,000 residents across 75 NYCHA developments…