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Distressed Apartments Raise Risk for All

NEW YORK CITY-A report by Enterprise Community Partners and the Citizens Housing and Planning Council shows that distressed apartment buildings increase the risk of deterioration for surrounding towers and raises costs for the general public.

By Jacqueline Hlavenka | Updated on February 01, 2012

NEW YORK CITY-Single-family homes weren’t the only housing type severely impacted by the economic downturn, new research shows. According to a new study from Citizens Housing & Planning Council, over-mortgaged and foreclosed multifamily buildings increase the risk of deterioration of nearby buildings and raise costs for private owners and the city in the form of additional Emergency Repair Program expenditures.

The study, commissioned and funded by Enterprise Community Partners, “The Impact of Multifamily Foreclosures and Over-Mortgaging in Neighborhoods in New York City” examines more than 1,100 multifamily buildings across Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens. The study, according to Enterprise, highlights the need to monitor multifamily housing stock and coordinate public and private sector intervention so that the stock may be improved, returned to responsible owners and preserved for another generation of tenants.

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