Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, announced on May 15 that up to 50,000 units of workforce housing are planned to begin construction by the first quarter of next year. Resorts World Casino New York City and Cirrus Workforce Housing won the bid for the project. Those in favor of the multi-million dollar agreement say that the move would help to slow the affordable housing crisis for middle-class workers, although investigation of the prices tells a different story, with some available only in the six figures. However, says LaBarbera, the housing work will be done under a POA for union labor. “We’re going to show this city and the state how you build workforce housing under a union POA for union workers,” LaBarbera said. “We are gonna show you can build housing with the quality, the skill, and the safety for union workers.” 150 union members, including those in the BCTC, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, as well as union leadership and city officials attended the announcement.
Read the full story by Sterling Sewell for The Chief, published here: https://thechiefleader.com/stories/private-investment-could-create-50-000-units-of-workforce-housing,54447?
