Tiny-Lot Housing Code Reform

planned

The City Council is exploring construction code reforms aimed at allowing the development of up to 35,000 new apartments on small, overlooked, and odd-shaped lots across all five boroughs of New York City. The reforms seek to modify building code requirements such as emergency exit and hallway standards to enable taller buildings and reduce costs, thereby incentivizing housing development on tiny parcels. The Council is in early talks with the Mamdani administration and has formed an advisory group to refine proposals before pushing for city and state legislation.