The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) needs an estimated $78 billion in capital repairs over the next 20 years across its more than 2,500 buildings, according to its 2023 Physical Needs Assessment.
The hefty price tag—which increased by more than 70 percent since the previous assessment was conducted five years earlier, in 2017— “reflects deteriorating conditions of NYCHA’s infrastructure following decades of federal disinvestment and significant price escalation in the construction sector over the last few years,” housing authority officials said.
Those costs include needed lead-based paint and asbestos abatement, upgrades to heating and hot water systems, plumbing, building facades and windows, and renovations to individual apartment interiors.
In an effort to cover the costs, NYCHA has in recent years turned to alternative funding models, converting select properties from the federal Section 9 program to Section 8 under either the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program or the Public Housing Preservation Trust.
To help NYCHA tenants get a clearer sense of the conditions of their homes, City Limits created the following interactive graphics, which include repair needs information for public housing campuses across the five boroughs. We’ll update these when NYCHA releases its next Physical Needs Assessment, slated for 2028.
Click on the map or enter your development into the search bar in the chart below to learn more about a particular development. (Graphics by Patrick Spauster for City Limits)
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