This brief details how the right of first refusal works, including properties subject to the new law, local government flexibility, and timelines and requirements.

“Making it Happen” is a series of issue briefs that explore recent successes in scaling affordable housing innovations by addressing regulatory and financing barriers to these innovations.

This issue brief, the second in a series, focuses on opportunities to scale affordable housing innovations. Enterprise highlights regulatory reforms that would make it easier to leverage off-site construction and opportunities to tailor financing products to its unique needs.

Baaba Halm, vice president and market leader for Enterprise New York, gives testimony at the New York City Planning Commission Hearing: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity.