Residents at Isaacs Houses in Yorkville, Manhattan have begun voting on the future of their development, following 100 days of public engagement. The voting period, first announced in November 2025, runs through March 16, 2026, and allows eligible residents to choose between joining the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust, entering the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, or remaining under Section 9 public housing. Voting is available online and by mail, with in-person voting offered during the final five days beginning March 12. An independent vote administrator is overseeing the process. The development is currently owned and managed by the New York City Housing Authority.
The complex is located between East 93rd and 95th Streets between First Avenue and FDR Drive.
If residents elect to join the Trust or PACT, Isaacs Houses would convert from Section 9 to the federally funded Project-Based Section 8 program, unlocking additional funding streams for capital improvements. Remaining under Section 9 would keep the development within the traditional public housing funding structure. A minimum participation threshold of 20 percent of all heads of household is required for the vote to be valid, and residents must be at least 18 years old and listed as part of the household composition to cast a ballot.
Isaacs Houses, via Google Maps.
The Public Housing Preservation Trust, signed into law in 2022, is a fully public entity designed to access federal funding for comprehensive renovations while maintaining developments as 100 percent public housing. The PACT program similarly transitions developments to Project-Based Section 8, enabling resident-selected partners to complete repairs or redevelopment and enhance property management. NYCHA reports that 169 developments, representing more than 44,000 apartments, are in pre-development, under construction, or have completed work through PACT, totaling over $16 billion in capital repairs. The authority aims to bring 62,000 apartments into the program.
Transit nearby Isaacs Houses includes the Q train at the 86th Street station along Second Avenue, as well as nearby 4, 5, and 6 subway service at Lexington Avenue–86th Street.
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I would be cautious about depending on Federal funding at this point.
Go private.
Demolish the property and sell on open market. What a windfall of money for taxpayers!!!
people live there..