Shaun Abreu

District 7

Upper West Side (Central), Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, Manhattanville-West Harlem, Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill, Washington Heights (South), Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley

Who lives in District 7?

District 7
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

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Demographics
District 7
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
17.5%
15.5%
Families with Children
17.40%
23.7%
Median Household Income
$66,810
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
19.7%
17.2%

What are the housing needs in District 7?

Housing Need
District 7
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
5.5%
3.6%
Rent Burdened Households
47.00%
49.6%
      Severely Rent Burdened Households
27.3%
26.8%
Expiring Affordable Units 2026-2030
1,568
1,778
Percent Overcrowded
2.6%
5.3%
Code Violations per 100 units
29.6
23.7
NYCHA Capital Needs
$2,340,965,768
$1,467,444,775
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters

What is the housing stock in District 7?

Housing Stock
District 7
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
4,933
3,033
Section 8 Units
3,140
3,149
Density: PPL Per Acre
142.8
44.7
Percent Homeowners
21.50%
32.9%
Percent Renters
78.5%
67.1%
Rent Regulated Units
18,100
18,837
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
3.90%
38.0%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
14%
13.1%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
81.80%
48.7%
Housing Production
District 7
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2024
80,661
73,703
New Housing Units in 2025
369
859
Housing Units in 2025
81,030
74,562
Percent Change in 2025
0.46%
1.13%

Ranked 32

in affordable housing

What affordable housing is being produced

Affordable housing construction in district compared to Citywide average: 2014 - 2025

140

494

24

315

287

830

36

141

351

681

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2025

1,481

598

1,376

1,325

1,265

1,239

823

238

232

205

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2025

1,621

1,092

1,400

1,641

1,552

2,070

859

374

583

885

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Our Members

  • 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
  • 400 Foundation
  • AARP
  • ANHD
  • Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation
  • Bank of America
  • Breaking Ground
  • CAMBA
  • Chase
  • Center for NYC Neighborhoods
  • Chhaya
  • Citi Community Development
  • Citizens Housing & Planning Council
  • Citizens’ Committee for Children
  • Coalition for the Homeless
  • Community League of the Heights (CLOTH)
  • Community Voices Heard
  • CPC
  • CSH
  • Community Service Society of NY
  • Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
  • Designing the WE
  • Dunn Development
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
  • Fair Housing Justice Center
  • Fifth Avenue Committee
  • Fortune Society
  • FPWA
  • FUREE
  • Gateway Housing
  • Goddard Riverside
  • Goldstein Hall
  • GOLES
  • Gotham Organization
  • Habitat NYC
  • HELP USA
  • Homeless Services United
  • HOPE Communities Inc
  • Housing Justice for All
  • Human.nyc 
  • Human Services Council
  • IMPACCT-Brooklyn
  • Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
  • JobsFirstNYC
  • Legal Aid NYC
  • LIIF
  • LISC
  • LiveOn
  • Los Sures (Southside United HDFC)
  • MBD Community Housing Corp.
  • MHANY
  • Midtown South Community Council
  • Monadnock Development
  • Neighborhood Housing Services NYC
  • Neighborhood Restore
  • New Destiny Housing
  • New York Building Congress
  • New York Housing Conference
  • NYSAFAH
  • New York State Council of Churches
  • NYU School of Medicine
  • Open New York
  • Osborne Association
  • Partners for Dignity and Rights
  • Partnership for Faith-Based Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Phipps Houses
  • Project Hospitality
  • REBNY
  • Red Hook Initiative
  • Regional Planning Association
  • Related Companies
  • Right to Counsel
  • Riseboro
  • Robin Hood Foundation
  • Rockabill Development
  • RxHome
  • Services for the UnderServed Inc. (S:US)
  • Settlement Housing Fund
  • Shams DaBaron, Advocate
  • Single Stop USA
  • SKA Marin
  • SMJ Development
  • Supportive Housing Network of New York
  • Sunnyside Community Services
  • The Samuels Group
  • Trinity Church Wall Street
  • UHAB
  • United Neighborhood Houses
  • University Neighborhood Housing Program
  • Vera Institute
  • WE ACT
  • WIN NYC
  • Youth Action Youth Build