All items tagged 'Curbed'

The City: Tenants Sue for Repairs at Embattled East Side Public Housing Complexes

Tenants who helped derail development at two aging Yorkville public housing complexes are suing to demand decent living conditions.

Curbed: A judge blocked three towers planned for Two Bridges. Now what?

“Once those changes are put into effect any new construction in this area will have to conform to the residents vision as it was developed,” says Paula Segal, an attorney with TakeRoot Justice who is working with the community groups

Curbed: Community land trusts score crucial funds in city budget

The latest city budget includes $750,000 to grow an underutilized housing model that creates affordable homes in rapidly gentrifying communities—a major win for housing advocates. The funds will go toward incubating community land trusts (CLTs).

Curbed: Inside the legal fight for Two Bridges towers

Paula Segal, the attorney with the Equitable Neighborhoods Practice at the Community Development Project, asserts that because the buildings reside within the LSRD they must go through a process know as “authorization,” Segal told Curbed after Wednesday’s hearings.