More Than Double the Money for A.D.U. Loan Program

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share through email Published 1 day ago Last updated 1 day ago Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez and Councilmen David Lys and Tom Flight voted along with the other two board members to increase the amount available for construction assistance loans and to shift the allocation of where A.D.U.s can be built within the town. Christopher Gangemi By Christopher Gangemi November 12, 2026 With a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the East Hampton Town Board more than doubled the money available to the accessory dwelling unit construction assistance program, from $1 million to $2.3 million. The money comes from the community housing fund, which was born in 2023 and grows via a .5-percent transfer tax on real estate transactions. It has raised $32 million to date. A.D.U.s built with the help of town loans must be affordable. The A.D.U. funding pilot program was only created this summer.

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