1. Establishes the LIFT Task Force
The order creates an interagency Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Task Force, chaired by the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning or their designee. Membership includes representatives from key mayoral agencies, affiliated nonprofits, and other City‑controlled entities involved in land management and development.
The order creates an interagency Land Inventory Fast Track (LIFT) Task Force, chaired by the Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning or their designee. Membership includes representatives from key mayoral agencies, affiliated nonprofits, and other City‑controlled entities involved in land management and development.
2. Expands Participation Beyond Mayoral Agencies
The Chair may invite additional public entities to participate, including the three public library systems, the Department of Education, NYCHA, NYC Health + Hospitals, the MTA, and Empire State Development. This enables coordination across City, quasi‑City, and State‑linked landholders.
The Chair may invite additional public entities to participate, including the three public library systems, the Department of Education, NYCHA, NYC Health + Hospitals, the MTA, and Empire State Development. This enables coordination across City, quasi‑City, and State‑linked landholders.
3. Assigns Core Duties to the Task Force
The Task Force must:
The Task Force must:
- review City‑owned and City‑controlled sites to identify locations suitable for housing development;
- develop strategies to facilitate the use of these sites for housing;
- identify, by July 1, 2026, sites capable of supporting at least 25,000 new housing units over the next decade.
4. Requires Agencies to Flag Capital Projects Affecting City‑Owned Properties
Agencies participating in the Task Force must notify the Task Force before proposing substantial capital investments in City‑owned real property. This ensures the Task Force can evaluate whether those properties should instead be considered for housing development.
Agencies participating in the Task Force must notify the Task Force before proposing substantial capital investments in City‑owned real property. This ensures the Task Force can evaluate whether those properties should instead be considered for housing development.
5. Requires Consultation on Land Use Actions
Participating agencies must inform the Task Force when reviewing or developing land use actions that affect City‑owned properties or adjacent parcels, where feasible. This integrates the Task Force into ongoing land‑use decision‑making.
Participating agencies must inform the Task Force when reviewing or developing land use actions that affect City‑owned properties or adjacent parcels, where feasible. This integrates the Task Force into ongoing land‑use decision‑making.
6. Sets an Expiration Date
The order takes effect immediately and remains in force until December 31, 2030, at which point it is deemed revoked.
The order takes effect immediately and remains in force until December 31, 2030, at which point it is deemed revoked.
Readers can access the executive order through the citation below
Citation:
Executive Order No. 4 — Leveraging City‑Owned Land to Accelerate Housing
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