Karen Hu oversees a multibillion-dollar portfolio spanning preservation, new construction and New York City Housing Authority conversions. Her recent work also includes a nearly $1 billion modernization of Linden Plaza in Brooklyn, the largest NYCHA Permanent Affordability Commitment Together conversion at Edenwald Houses in the Bronx and a 200-bed women’s intake shelter in East New York, Brooklyn. Previously, she spent seven years at Phipps Houses and also had stints at The Hudson Companies and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Her work is shaped by her experience growing up in New York City.