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All items are available at the Jack Brause Library.  Please request them at the Reference Desk.


 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

 

A House in Order: Results from the First National Assessment of HUD Housing.  Washington,

DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, April 1999. HD7288.78.U5 H68

           

Affordable Housing and Urban Redevelopment in the United States. London: Sage Publications,

1997. HD7293.A665 1997    

 

Affordable Housing: Designing an American Asset. Schmitz, Adrienne, et al. Washington, D.C. :

            Urban Land Institute: National Building Museum, 2005. HD7287.96.U6 A34 2005

 

Balancing Acts: the Experiences of Mutual Housing Associations and Community Land Trusts in

Urban Neighborhoods. NY: Community Service Society of New York, 1996.

HD7304.N5 K75 1996

 

Best Practices in the Production of Affordable Housing: a ULI/Fannie Mae Foundation Policy Forum,

            March 29-30, 2005. Myerson, Deborah, ed. Washington, D.C. : Urban Land Institute, 2005.

            HD7283 .U43 2005

 

The Challenges Facing Federal Rental Assistance Programs. Washington, DC: Congressional

Budget Office, 1994. HD7288.83.P43

            “…this study explores the housing and economic conditions of low income renters and examines how those

 conditions differ for recipients of federal housing aid and nonrecipients.”

 

Comprehensive Housing Affordability Study. NY: City Planning, 1992. HD7304.N5 N365

 

Developing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide for Non-Profit Organizations. Hecht, Bennet.

NY: Wiley, 1999. HD259.H43

 

Developing Infill Housing in Inner-City Neighborhoods: Opportunities and Strategies. Suchman,

Diane R. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 1997. HD7293.S793 1997

 

Engaging the Private Sector in Hope VI. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2002.

HD2788.78.U5 U7 2002

 

Government Assisted Housing: Professional Strategies for Site Managers. French, Glenn L., CPM.

Chicago: IREM, 1997. HD7283.78.U5 F74

 

Growth Management and Affordable Housing: Do They Conflict? Downs, Anthony, ed.

Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2004. HT166.G74 2004

 

HDR Affordable Seniors Housing Handbook. Howard, Evelyn. New York: West Group, 2001.

HD7287.92.U54 H69

 

Housing Ourselves: Creating Affordable, Sustainable Shelter. Burnham, Richard. New York:

McGraw-Hill, c1998. TH4815.B876 1998

 

Housing America: Mobilizing Bankers, Builders and Communities to Solve the Nation’s Affordable

Housing Crisis. Lederman, Jess, ed. Chicago, IL: Probus Publishing, 1993. HD7293.H575

 

In Search of Shelter: the Growing Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing. Daskal, Jennifer.

Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, [1998]. HD7288.85.U6 D37

 

Incentive Zoning: Meeting Urban Design and Affordable Housing Objectives. Morris, Maya.

            Chicago, IL: American Planning Association, 2000. NA9108 .A545 no. 494

 

Inclusionary Zoning for Affordable Housing. Porter, Douglas R. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land

            Institute, 2004. KF5698 .P67 2004

 

Low Income Housing Tax Credit Handbook. Novogradac, Michael J. et al. IL: Clark, Boardman and

Callaghan, Annual. HJ9153.L68

 

Opting In: Renewing America’s Commitment to Affordable Housing. Washington, DC: U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, April 1999. HD7288.83.O68

 

Programs of HUD. Washington, DC: HUD, 1992. HT167.2 U53f

 

Public/Private Housing Partnerships. Suchman, Diane R. et al. Washington, DC: Urban Land

Institute, 1990. HD7288.78.U5 S42 1990

“…[describes] the structure and operations of five different program-based public/private housing partnerships.”

 

Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing. Meck, Stuart, et al. Chicago, IL: American Planning

            Association, 2003. NA9108 .A545 no. 513/514

 

Rent Control: Regulation and the Rental Housing Market. Keating, W. Dennis et al. New Jersey:

Center for Urban Policy Research, 1998. KF6068.R3.K43 1998

“The purpose of this book is to explain carefully and in full measure the nature of rent control as it has evolved in North America in the twentieth century.”

 

Ten Year Housing Plan Fiscal Years 1989-1998. New York: Dept. of Housing Preservation and

Development, 1989. HD7304.N5 N378

“The principal goal of the plan is to upgrade and expand the supply of affordable housing in the City by creating new units as well as improving and preserving existing housing.”

 

Valuing the New Urbanism: The Impact of the New Urbanism on Prices of Single-Family Homes.

Eppli, Mark J. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 1999. HD7293.E67 1999

 

Waiting in Vain: An Update on American’s Rental Housing Crisis. Washington, DC: U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, March 1999. HD7288.85.U6 W35

 

DEVELOPMENT

           

American House Styles: a Concise Guide. Baker, John Milnes. New York: WW Norton, 1994.

NA7205.B33 1994

 

Be a Successful Residential Land Developer. Woodson, R. Dodge. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

            HD1390.5.W657 2005

 

Building Type Basics for Housing. Chandler, Robert, et. al. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons, 2005.

            NA7208.2 .B85 2005

 

Converting Storefronts to Housing: an Illustrated Guide. Chicago, IL: American Planning

Association, Planning Advisory Service, 1997. NA9108.A545 1997

 

In Search of Shelter: the Growing Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing. Daskal, Jennifer.

Washington, DC: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, [1998]. HD7288.85.U6 D37

 

Manufactured/Housing: Regulation, Design Innovations, and Development Options. Sanders,

Welford. Chicago, IL: American Planning Association, 1998. NA9108.A545 1998

 

Multifamily Housing Development Handbook. Schmitz, Adrienne. Washington, DC: ULI, 2000.

HD7287.6.U5

           

Public/Private Development: Selected References. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2003.

            HN49.C6 P837 2003

 

Reducing the Cost of New Housing Construction in New York City: 2005 Update. Salama, Jerry J.,

            Et al. New York: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, 2005. HD7304.N5 S25

            2005

 

Residential Development Handbook. Schmitz, Adrienne. Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute,

            2004. HD259 .U7 2004

 

Trends and Innovations in Master-Planned Communities. Schmitz, Adrienne. Washington, DC: ULI,

1998. HT169.57.U6 S35 1998           

 

 

 

HISTORICAL DATA

 

21st Toward the Century: Housing in New York City. Felstein, Carol and Michael A. Stegman. New

York: Commission on the Year 2000, May 1987. HD7304.N5 F45 1987

 

Atlas of the Census: a Portrait of New York City from the 1980 Census: Population and Housing

Data by Census Tract. New York: Department of City Planning, 1985. HA548.N5 A8 1980

 

The Dynamics of Rental Housing in New York City. Stegman, Michael A. Piscataway (N.J.): The

Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, 1982. HD7288.85.U62 N57

“…the most important purpose of our study is to document the net rental vacancy rate across the City in various market sectors,…”

 

Four Year Housing Program. New York: City of New York, 1991. HD7304.N5 N378

 

History of Housing in the U.S. 1930-1980. Mason, Joseph. Houston, Texas, Gulf Publishing, 1982.

HD7293.M325 1982

 

Manhattan for Rent, 1785-1850. Blackmar, Elizabeth. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989.

HD7288.85.U62 N53 1989

“An analysis of Manhattan’s socioeconomic classes, the structure of housing, and the history behind it.”

 

Rent Stabilization Association Digest: Court Decisions and CAB Opinions 1969-1982. Katz,

Sheldon C. New York: Rent Stabilization Association, 1983. KFX2085.R3 R42

“…[explains] how the Courts, through the Decisions they render, and the Conciliation and Appeals Board, through its Opinions, interpret the provisions of the Rent Stabilization Law and Code in resolving day-to-day owner-renter (tenant) disputes.”

 

Ten Year Housing Plan Fiscal Years 1989-1998. New York: Dept. of Housing Preservation and

Development, 1989. HD7304.N5 N378

“The principal goal of the plan is to upgrade and expand the supply of affordable housing in the City by creating new units as well as improving and preserving existing housing.”

 

 

LEGAL INFORMATION

 

Fair Housing Practices for Every Day: Treating People Right. Illinois: Institute of Real Estate

Management, 1992. KF5730.F35 1992

 

HDR Handbook of Housing and Development Law. Jacobs, Barry G. New York, NY: West Group,

2001. KF5726.5.H37 2001

 

Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York. St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1998.

KFN5145 .F56 1998

 

Low Income Housing Tax Credit Handbook. Novogradac, Michael J. et al. IL: Clark, Boardman and

Callaghan, Annual. HJ9153.L68

 

Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries & Noise. Jordan, Cora. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2001.

            KF639.Z9 J67 2001

 

New York Condominium and Cooperative Law. Di Lorenzo, Vincent. Rochester, NY: Lawyers

Cooperative Pub., 1995. KFN5157.D5

 

New York Landlord and Tenant Handbook: Summary Proceedings. Gallet, Jeffry H. Binghamton,

            N.Y. : Gould Publications, 1985. KFN5145 .G35 1985

 

New York Landlord and Tenant: Rent Control and Rent Stabililization. Rasch, Joseph. Rochester,

            N.Y. : Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1987. KFX2085.R3 R37 1987

 

The New York Landlord’s Law Book. Hallenborg, Mary Ann. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2003.

            KFN5145.Z9 H35 2003

 

New York Tenants’ Rights. Hallenborg, Mary Ann. Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2002.

KF590.Z9 H264 2002

 

Rasch’s Landlord and Tenant: Including Summary Proceedings. St. Paul, MN: West Group,

            1998. KFN5145 .R3 1998

 

MARKET STUDIES

 

CB Richard Ellis. National Real Estate Index. Quarterly Periodical.

 

Clayton-Fillmore Ltd. The Clayton-Fillmore Report. Denver, CO Clayton-Fillmore Ltd.

Monthly Newsletter.

 

Feathered Nest. Manhattan Rental Report. Bi-Annual Report.

 

Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The State of the Nations’s Housing.

Annual Report.

 

Real Estate Board of New York. Manhattan Market Profile: Residential. Sporadic Publication.

 

Rent Guidelines Board. Housing NYC: Rents, Markets and Trends. HD7288.85.U62 N7 RR

Annual, also available via the Internet:  www.housingnyc.com

 

 

NEW YORK CITY INFORMATION

           

The Chelsea Plan: Community Board 4 197-1 plan: A Contectual Zoning Proposal to Create Housing Opportunities. NY: City Planning, 1996. HD7304.N5 1996

 

Comprehensive Housing Affordability Study. NY: City Planning, 1992. HD7304.N5 N365 1992

 

The Corcoran Report. Corcoran Group, Inc. Bi-Annual Report, also available online @

www.corcoran.com

 

The Dynamics of Rental Housing in New York City. Stegman, Michael A. Piscataway (N.J.): The

Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, 1982. HD7288.85.U62 N57

“…the most important purpose of our study is to document the net rental vacancy rate across the City in various market sectors,…”

 

Housing Maintenance Code of the City of New York. 1988, 1999 update. KFX2081.A2

 

Housing NYC: Rents, Markets and Trends. Rent Guidelines Board. HD7288.85 U62 N7 – RR

Annual. Also available via the Internet @  www.housingnyc.com

 

The Loft Law Handbook. New York, New York City Loft Board, 1991. KFN5820.Z9 N49

 

Manhattan Market Profile: Residential. Real Estate Board of New York. Sporadic Publication.

 

Manhattan Rental Report. Feathered Nest. Bi-Annual Report. Market Report.

 

Multiple Dwelling Law. New York: City of New York, 1992. KFN5820.A45 M85

 

New York Condominium and Cooperative Law. Di Lorenzo, Vincent. Rochester, NY: Lawyers

Cooperative Pub., 1995. KFN5157.D5

 

New York City Apartment Management Checklist. New York, N.Y. : Brownstone Publishers, Inc.

            Annual. HD1394 .N4

 

Reducing the Cost of New Housing Construction in New York City: 2005 Update. Salama, Jerry J.,

            Et al. New York: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, 2005. HD7304.N5 S25

            2005

 

Rent Regulation After 50 Years: An Overview of New York State’s Rent Regulated Housing.

NY: Division of Housing and Community Renewal, 1993. HD7288.85.U62 N567

“…detailed statistical information from the Division of Housing and Community Renewal’s rent registration and case processing data bases. This data graphically depicts the current state of New York’s rent regulatory system affecting 2.5 million tenants in more than 1 million privately-owned housing accommodations…”

 

Rent Stabilized Housing in New York City. NY: Rent Guidelines Board, 1994.

HD7288.85.U62 N56 1994

 

Rent Stabilized Manhattan: An Apartment Building Income and Expense Profile. NY: Rent

Guidelines Board, 1997. HD7288.85.U62 N565 1997

 

Survey of Income and Expenses in Rental Apartment Communities: New York City. 1990-1993.

            National Apartment Association HD1361.S87

 

Ten Year Housing Plan Fiscal Years 1989-1998. HD7304.N5 N378

 

 

STATISTICS

 

American Housing Survey for the United States 1995. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development, 1997. HD7213.A49 C452

 

Dollars and Cents of Multifamily Housing 2003. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 2003.

HF5430.3 D655 – RR

 

The Encyclopedia of Housing. Van Vliet, William, ed. London: Sage, 1998. HD7287.E53 1998       

 

Housing Statistics of the United States. 2nd ed. Simmons, Patrick A. MA: Bernan Press, 2000.

HD7293.H77

 

Income/Expense Analysis: Conventional Apartments, and Condominiums, Cooperatives and PUDs.

Illinois: Institute of Real Estate Management, Annual. HD1394.I53 – RR

Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in North America, Millenium

Ed. Savageau, David, and Ralph D’Agostino. Foster City, CA: IDG Books, 2000. HN60.S284 2000

 

Real Estate Outlook. National Association of Realtors. Monthly Newsletter.

 

Statistical Abstract of the United States. 120th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration, 2000. See Reference Desk.

 

U.S. Housing Markets. The Meyers Group. Quarterly Periodical.

 

U.S. Housing Market Conditions. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Quarterly Periodical.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Effects of the Mortgage Market: Perspectives on Household Decision Making. Leece, David.

            Oxford, UK; Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2004. HG2040.15 .L44 2004

 

Essentials of Home Inspection: Exterior. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Home Inspection, 2003.

            TH439 .E87 2003

 

Housing for Niche Markets: Capitalizing on Changing Demographics. Washington, D.C. : Urban

            Land Institute, 2005. HD7293 .H586 2005

 

Preventative Maintenance for Multi-Family Housing for Apartment Communities, Condominium

            Associations & Town Home Developments. Maciha, John C. Kingston, MA: RS Means,

            2005. TH3351 .M33 2005

 

Residential Property Management: Principals and Practices. Kuperberg, David, et al. Washington,

            D.C.: National Association of Home Builders, 2003. HD1394.5.U6 K87 2003

 

The Valuation of Apartment Properties. Mills, Arlen C. Chicago, IL: Appraisal Institute, 1999.

            HD1387.M553 1999

 

 

BEYOND THE JACK BRAUSE LIBRARY

At Bobst Library, 70 Washington Square South:

 

The Affordable City: Toward a Third Sector Housing Policy. Davis, John Emmeus, ed.,

Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1994. HD7288.78.U5 A34 1994

 

“Not in My Back Yard”: Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing: Report to President Bush and

Secretary Kemp. Washington, DC: Advisory Commission on Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing, 1991. DOCS HH1.2:Af2/7    Non-circulating

 

Housing and Community Development in New York City: Facing the Future. Schill, Michael H., ed.

Albany: State University of New York, 1999. HD7304.N5 H544 1999

 

New Directions in Urban Public Housing. Varady David P. et al, ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for

Urban Policy Research, 1998. HD7288.78.U5 N48 1998

 

Contacts

 

Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

Address: 100 Gold Street NY, NY 10038 Phone: 212-863-8000

Web site: www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hpd

 

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Address: 451 7th St. S.W., Washington D.C. 20410 Phone: 202-708-1112

Web Site: www.hud.org

 

Division of Housing and Community Renewal.

Address: 25 Beaver St., NY, NY 10004 Phone 212-480-6700

Web Site: www.dhcr.state.ny.us

 

 

New York City Housing Development Corporation.

Address: 110 William St., NY, NY 10038 Phone: 212-227-5500

Web Site: www.nychdc.com

 

Rent Guidelines Board.

Address: 51 Chambers St., Rm. 202, NY, NY 10007 Rent and Housing Info.: 212-385-2934

Fax: 385-2554  E-mail: questions@housingnyc.com

Web Site: www.housingnyc.com

 

 

INTERNET RESOURCES

 

www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/Building_Permits  (Building Permits by MSA and by State)

www.caionline.org (Community Associations Institute)

www.cnyc.com (Council of New York Co-Ops)

www.corcoran.com (Corcoran Group Home Page)

www.sabuilders.com/andersonhomes (David Anderson Homes)

www.fanniemae.com (Fannie Mae)

www.fhfb.gov (Federal Housing Finance Board)

www.freddiemac.com (Freddie Mac)

www.ginniemae.gov (Government National Mortgage Association/Ginnie Mae)

www.homestore.com (Homestore: New Homes for Sale, Apartments For Rent)

www.hud.gov (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)

www.huduser.org (HUD’s Office of Policy and Development Research)

www.nahb.com (National Association of Home Builders)

www.nahro.org (National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials)

www.ffhsj.com/fairlend/naahl.htm (National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders)

www.narpm.org  (National Association of Residential Property Managers)

www.nationalhomeless.org (National Coalition for the Homeless)

www.fairhousing.com (National Fair Housing)

www.nhi.org (National Housing Institute)

www.nmhc.org (National Multi Housing Council)

www.housingnyc.com (Housing NYC: Rents, Markets and Trends/NYC Rent Guidelines Board)

www.cityrealty.com (New York Realty: Real Estate Service Providers)

www.webcom.com/house (Public Housing Authorities Directors Association: A Public and Assisted

            Housing Resource)

www.gsa.gov/pbs/pe/pxhome.htm (GSA Public Buildings Service Leasing Program)

www.homeagent.com (Real Estate Agent Network)

www.reonet.com (Real Estate Online Network)

www.res-homes.com (Residential Homes of America- home builder in Illinois and Wisconsin)

www.seniorsites.com (Senior Sites: Nonprofit Providers of Senior Housing)

www.springstreet.com (Spring Street- nationwide apartment rentals)