City & State’s Urban Development Summit will bring together 200+ housing, development and infrastructure professionals from across the state, including elected officials, real estate developers, engineers, construction managers, and innovators from both the public and private sectors. This forum will address current trends, big projects, major issues in an effort to expand and grow local neighborhoods and the overall economy.
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Opening Keynote
James Patchett, President & CEO, NYC Economic Development Corporation
The Future of Housing Development in New York
How do we build new developments, and reinvigorate neighborhoods in the outer boroughs through affordable housing options, without "gentrifying" the area and displacing the original population? How can we balance new development to address the housing crisis with the effort to preserve historically relevant landmarks and districts in New York? How can we create opportunities for New York City’s neighborhoods to build a permanent, alternative market of affordable homes for ownership?
Rezoning NYC
What are the most important zoning changes being made pursuant to the existing NYC zoning laws? We look to the recent rezoning of the East New York, Downtown Far Rockaway, East Midtown and new projects like East Harlem to see how contemporary zoning adjustments take place, and what kind of economic development and impact they have.
Historic District Designations and Effects on Land Use
Time and time again courts have ruled that local governments have the powers to institute land use laws - historic designation is one of them in NYC. Panelists will discuss how designation of land use in relation to historic districts and landmark preservation affects property values both within district boundaries and in the buffer areas just outside district boundaries, and explores how these effects vary across neighborhoods.
Sessions Conclude
