Welcome to prattcenter.net
The Pratt Center works for a more just, equitable, and sustainable city for all New Yorkers.
Introducing Energy Matters
The Pratt Center is proud to introduce Energy Matters, an online resource center providing practical information for New York City building managers and residents on how to operate and renovate their buildings to make them more financially sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Helping Communities Shape Their Future
New York City is undergoing rapid transformation. A wave of real estate development is changing not only the shape of neighborhoods, but also who lives and works in them.
We are experiencing tremendous growth and prosperity. But many New Yorkers are not thriving in this new city. Millions cannot afford a home . The incomes of the majority of New Yorkers are not keeping up with the cost of living.
Many low-income communities are underserved by the infrastructure they need, like public transportation, yet overburdened with pollution sources that make it possible for the city to function. Neighborhoods around the city lack resources that make them livable.
Communities struggling with these forces have far too little say in the decisions that determine their destinies. That's why the Pratt Center works to empower communities to plan for and realize their futures.
How the Pratt Center Empowers Communities
Community Planning
We work with New Yorkers in neighborhoods across the city to identify what they need from the built environment and help them shape their communities through the city planning process.
Equitable Development
We work to ensure that development brings meaningful benefits--especially good jobs and affordable housing--to low-income New Yorkers and strengthens livable communities.
Sustainability and Environmental Justice
We support organizations and advocate practices that move the New York City region toward environmental sustainability and equity.
Helping Communities Build
We help community-based organizations develop places neighborhoods need, including child care centers, schools, libraries, and open space, and promote innovation in architecture and green building.
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