Sessions
Growing Black-led Affordable Housing Development in Upstate New York
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM Thu
Mr. Packard joined the Belmont Housing team in 2017 as the Director of Housing Development. In his current role as Executive Vice President, Mr. Packard oversees a team of 12 professionals that are responsible for executing on the delivery of new housing opportunities for residents throughout the Western New York region. Belmont’s portfolio includes an extensive collection of both new construction and rehabilitation projects. The development team manages affordable housing strategies undertaken by the organization and ensures that new projects are carefully evaluated in terms of site pursuit and acquisition, environmental assessment, project design, governmental permitting and approvals, construction coordination and project closeout. In addition, Mr. Packard works with the executive management team to shape and implement company driven short term and long term plans to achieve affordable housing in the community. This work is accomplished through securing the necessary financial resources and forging relationships with local, State and Federal governmental agencies as well as related for-profit developer partners to ensure affordable housing is integrated throughout the community.
Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with 135 professionals committed to expanding affordable housing opportunities within the Western New York market. The company provides services to the community as a developer, property manager, Section 8 local program administrator and housing/financial counseling agency. Since its inception in 1982, Belmont has developed over 2,500 units of affordable housing and currently manages the administration of approximately 7,000 housing vouchers throughout Erie and Niagara County. As the largest HUD-certified counseling agency in the Buffalo-Niagara region, the company assists 3,000 households with counseling services on an average annual basis.