Civic ReportNo. 34 March 2003Who Really Benefits from New York City’s Rent Regulation System?
Table A-6: HedonicenEquation, Unregulated Sector, Queens
Dependent Variable
Natural log of monthly contract rent
Number of Observation
901
Adjusted Squared Multiple R
0.411
Variable
Coefficient
Std. Error
T
Intercept
6.150
0.044
141.31
Number of bedrooms
0.096
0.016
6.02
Number of other rooms
0.062
0.011
5.65
Built prior to 1947
-0.161
0.025
-6.40
Built btw. 1947 and 1969
-0.051
0.026
-1.98
Broken or boarded-up windows on street
0.000
0.039
0.00
Excellent or good neighborhood
0.029
0.020
1.40
Three or more maintenance deficiencies
0.032
0.031
1.03
Length of tenure
-0.019
0.005
-3.96
Length of tenure, squared
0.62
Queens Zone 14
0.182
6.20
Queens Zone 15
0.134
4.56
Queens Zone 16
0.156
0.028
5.64
Table A-7: Deregulation of All Stabilized Units, Median Predicted Rent Changes and Number of Units Affected, Bronx And Upper Manhattan
100% Deregulation
Total Number of Stabilized Units
Median Stabilized Rent
Median Subsidy
Subsidy as Percent of Rent, Median
Median Rent Change from Deregulation
Median Percent Rent Change
Lower Bronx and Upper Manhattan1
207,361
$560
$41
8%
$28
5%
Kingsbridge Heights / Mosholu Riverdale / KingsbridgeWilliamsbridge / Baychester
69,684
$580
$42
7%
$34
6%
Throgs Neck / Co-op CityPelham Parkway
19,576
$570
$89
17%
$57
10%
Notes:1. Mott Haven / Hunts Point; Soundview / Parkchester; Morrisania / East Tremont; Central Harlem / East Harlem; Highbridge / South Concourse; Morningside Heights / Hamilton Heights; University Heights / Fordham; Washington Heights / Inwood
Table A-8: Deregulation of All Stabilized Units, Median Predicted Rent Changes and Number of Units Affected, Brooklyn
Sunset Park / BensonhurstSheepshead Bay / GravesendBorough ParkWilliamsburg / Greenpoint
83,422
$612
$12
2%
*
Brooklyn Heights / Fort GreenePark Slope / Carroll GardensFlatbush / Flatlands / CanarsieBay Ridge
83,217
$668
Bedford Stuyvesant / BushwickEast New York / Starrett CityBrownsville / Ocean HillConey Island
46,968
$565
N. Crown Hts. / Prospect Hts.South Crown HeightsEast Flatbush
55,215
$600
$15
Note: * Effectively zero
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