YIMBY

YIMBY

1. An acronym for "yes in my back yard," an expression of support for some development or change proposed for one's immediate area. The term is the opposite of "NIMBY" ("not in my back yard"), a clichéd expression of opposition to such a development or change, based on the opinion that it will have a negative impact on one's home or local surroundings. As more homeowners realize the benefit of having mixed-use developments nearby, you'll see a lot more people saying "YIMBY" instead of "NIMBY."
2. Someone who espouses such views. YIMBYs seem to be popping up all over in response to housing shortages and skyrocketing rents in this city.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • NIMBY
  • PITBY
  • a change of scenery
  • a change of scene
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at (one's) expense
  • (one's) day in court
  • (from) top to toe
  • (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
  • (one's) old man
References in periodicals archive
(40.) Bill Boyarsky, "To Overcome Its Housing Crisis, California Needs YIMBY to Become the New NIMBY," Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2019, https:ffwww.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-boyarsky-housing-nimby-yimby-20190206-story.html.
Red, White, and Gray: POPULATION AGING, DEATHS OF DSPAIR, AND THE INSTITUTIONAL STAGNATION OF AMERICA
Broadly speaking, YIMBY organizers push for new development--both market-rate and affordable housing--because they understand that to grow sustainably, New York needs to build more housing of all types.
Growing YIMBY movement a good sign for affordable affordability
(25.) YIMBY is the opposite of the more famous NIMBY ("Not In My Back Yard").
Of property and antiproperty
McAvoy reaches the same conclusion with his proposed YIMBY approach.
Valuing public participation in policy making
The first national YIMBY conference also took place in Colorado over the summer.
Yes in my backyard: San Francisco activists push for more construction in Baghdad by the Bay
If a given neighborhood agrees on YIMBY, the neighborhood/school "condition" shouldn't be the deterrent it currently is.
Letters
Last year, it filed plans with the Landmarks Preservation Commission, increasing the footprint for its proposal from 218,000 s/f to 235,000 s/f, according to a previous report from New York YIMBY.
Museum of Natural History files plans for innovation center
MASSIVE expansion plans for Warwick University have sparked a surprising 'YIMBY' response from people living in a leafy Coventry suburb.
Locals say 'Yes in our back yard' to uni building plans; CAMPUS SCHEME: Residents welcome neighbour's proposal for massive growth
' between Eighth and Ninth Avenue, was divided into three lots, according to a YIMBY report.
Quadrum cuts midtown hotel height
In 2014, Latimer and Linden filed eight building applications for the site, according to New York YIMBY.
Plans filed for 92-story resi tower in Flushing
The development, once the site of a garage, will contain duplexes on the second and third floors and full floor apartments on the top six floors, according to a report from New York YIMBY.
Health conscious New Yorkers want more than just a gym
According to YIMBY, Eric Mann of the Mann Group, purchased 383 Troutman Street for $1.09 million in 2012.
Theater Row rising in trendy Bushwick?
Real estate blog YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard), a play on NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), probably wouldn't exist if it weren't for renderings.
Real estate renoirs: art of realistic renderings oiling the wheels of sales biz
In 1960, 60,000 people lived in East New York, according to New York YIMBY, significantly more than the current 48,000.
Planning leader looking to change history
condo tower that would rival the roof height of nearby One World Trade Center, according to renderings published by New York Yimby.
One of Asia's richest men sinks $40m into Michael Shvo condo development