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Westchester County says it needs 21,000 more housing units, but the confirmed development pipeline under construction right now covers only a fraction of that gap. Jim breaks down the math behind four projects in Port Chester, Yonkers, and Ossining, and what a tight housing supply means for rents, home prices, and property tax bills across Westchester County.

In This Episode:
(0:00) The 21,000-unit housing shortfall, and where the number comes from
(0:30) Westchester Crossing in Port Chester: 957 apartments, 105 affordable
(1:45) Yonkers' 16-story tower: 160 affordable apartments
(2:20) Ossining's Station Plaza and Crescent Manor
(2:50) The math: 1,299 units against a 21,000-unit gap, and what it means for taxes
(3:45) The county's funding tools, and the unanswered timeline question
(4:45) What's Happening: Wayfair's first New York store lands at Ridge Hill

Sources: Welcome Home Westchester (welcomehomewestchester.org); Regional Plan Association and Westchester County Association; Governor Hochul's office (governor.ny.gov); Westchester County (westchestercountyny.gov); New York State Homes and Community Renewal (hcr.ny.gov).

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