In this roundtable discussion, Shimon Shkury, President and Founder of Ariel Property Advisors, and his Partners Victor Sozio, Michael A. Tortorici and Sean R. Kelly unpack the new housing policy included in the New York State FY 2025 Budget.

Overall, the Ariel team sees the new initiatives as positive, especially for housing creation, but challenging for existing multifamily owners because some free market units will now be regulated and increased apartment improvement allowances for rent regulated units won’t be high enough to make a meaningful difference except possibly in the outer boroughs.

To read a summary of the state’s new housing policy, please click here.