Albany city officials would like developers to build housing that more people can afford. To that end, the city council is talking about taking three steps, one of which is enacting an excise tax on new construction.
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Tags: affardable housing, Community Development Commission, construction excise tax, housing, housing implementation plan, low income tax abatement
Tags: affardable housing, Community Development Commission, construction excise tax, housing, housing implementation plan, low income tax abatement
Big city fine triggers story on old house
On Nov. 7 the Albany Landmarks Commission heard from an applicant that the city had fined him $301,000 for failing to get building permits for fixing up an old apartment house. The fine has been sharply reduced, but there’s a story here.
Tags: Albany Building Division, apartments, building permits, code compliance, code enforcement, Hackleman District, historic houses, housing, Landmarks Commission