Table
4
Rent Stabilized Vacant Units and Vacancy Rates
New York City, 1993 and 1996
| |
1993 |
1996 |
| All
Vacant for Rent Units |
70,345 |
81,256 |
- Stabilized
|
34,071 |
37,549 |
- Pre-1947
|
27,534 |
29,381 |
- Post-1947
|
6,537 |
8,168 |
|
Net
Vacancy Rate (Percent) |
| |
1993 |
1996 |
| All
Rental Units |
3.44%(b) |
4.01%(b) |
| Stabilized |
3.36 |
3.57 |
- Pre-1947
|
3.74 |
3.85 |
- Post-1947
|
2.35 |
2.83 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1993 and 1996 New York City
Housing and Vacancy Surveys.
Notes:
(a)
The vacancy rate is calculated by dividing vacant available
for rent units that are not dilapidated by the sum of vacant
available for rent units that are not dilapidated and renter-occupied
units.
(b)The standard error of the vacancy rate for all renter units
was 0.21 percent in 1996 and was 0.19 percent in 1993.
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