Sessions
Addressing Building Operation Shortfalls & Rental Arrears
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Thu
Anivelca has been with Lemle & Wolff for over 12 years and since 2019 has assumed the role of Principal co-leading the development company. She has extensive experience working on affordable housing projects funded through various NYC HPD and HDC programs – coupled with Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing. She is responsible for managing preservation and new construction projects through predevelopment to construction and the lease-up/loan conversion stages. Anivelca also has worked closely with tenants, leading bilingual information sessions on projects and relocation processes and coordinating rent collections to ensure compliance with government subsidy programs.
Anivelca’s project management background includes more than 10 years of real estate financing and banking expertise. Prior to joining Lemle & Wolff, she was a project manager at the nonprofit organization St. Nicks Alliance where she focused on developing financing strategies to recapitalize and improve existing affordable units. From 2006 to 2009, as an associate director in General Electric’s North America Equity Business Development Team, she coordinated the due diligence efforts for five $2B – $5B merger and acquisition transactions and was responsible for providing support with all facets of deal analytics, research, and execution. Anivelca previously worked as a risk specialist and bank examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York regulatory agency.
Anivelca holds a Master of Business Administration from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish from Wesleyan University. Anivelca serves as a Board Director for the Women and Housing and Finance Group, and is a member of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce.