Return of SROs? New York turns to tiny, shared units to add housing supply
New York City may be ready to reclaim a controversial piece of its past as a tool for its present housing emergency. On Tuesday, Council member Erik Bottcher introduced a bill — backed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development — that would once again allow construction of single-room occupancy units as small as 100 square feet, the New York Times reported. Such units typically omit private kitchens and bathrooms and rely on shared facilities. The proposal would also make it simpler to convert office buildings into these micro units. City officials argue S.R.O.s and other shared housing can […]
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