NYC Seeks Proposals For "Micro Apartments"

NYC city is looking to create apartments to accommodate the growing demand for small spaces in the city - apartments under 300 square feet.

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is inviting developers to submit proposals for a new construction project in Kips Bay, Manhattan.

Developing housing that meets the needs of how New Yorkers live today is critical to the City’s future economic success. Currently, the City’s housing stock is misaligned with the changing demographics of its population. 

There are 1.8 million one- and two-person households (more than 60 percent of New York City households) and only one million studios and one-bedrooms to meet this housing demand. According to the 2010 Census, the growth rates of the one- and two-person household populations exceed the growth rate of households with three or more people. adAPT NYC seeks to create additional choice within New York City’s housing market.

A pre-submission conference will be held on July 31, 2012 at 2 pm at the American Institute of Architects’ Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, New York 10012.

Proposals are due by hand on September 14, 2012 no later than 4:00 p.m. at the HPD Office of Development, Division of Planning and Pipeline Development, 100 Gold Street, Room 9-E4A, New York, NY 10038.

more information:


 http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/developers/HPD-adAPT-NYC-RFP.shtml