New York has enacted significant reforms to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, exempting qualifying housing projects of up to 300 units from environmental reviews to accelerate construction. This policy shift prioritizes housing production over traditional climate assessments to improve affordability and reduce administrative delays that typically stall development. While the reform streamlines the permitting process for developers, professionals should monitor whether legal challenges and local zoning disputes emerge as new bottlenecks in the absence of environmental review.
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Ali NematiWritten by Ali
