Anti-Displacement Strategies & Tiny Homes Project

Every citizen has the right to a safe, quality home, but rising costs here in Kingston and across the country continue to threaten that right. As a result, many of our low-income residents face homelessness and displacement from the City.

In late 2019, Enterprise Community Partners — a national non-profit whose mission is to address America’s affordable housing crisis — selected the City of Kingston and nine other New York State municipalities for participation in a 10-month Anti-Displacement Learning Network (ADLN) program. Throughout 2020, the City’s team convened regularly with Enterprise staff, housing experts, and the other teams from across the State for a series of workshops designed to guide strategy identification.

The City of Kingston is now proceeding with creating a a Tiny Homes Community to provide safe, emergency non-congregate housing and support services who are at risk of becoming, or are already, homeless. Rental rates, if charged, would be in line with affordability based on the Department of Social Services housing allowance. Ultimately, tenants would transition out of the tiny homes into permanent homes. The Community is currently being planned for two City-owned vacant lots: 78 Franklin and 81 Cedar.