Upstate New York Affordable Housing Conference
Upstate New York Affordable Housing Conference

House New York, with NYSAFAH, is pleased to present the Annual Upstate New York Affordable Housing Conference in Rochester New York!

Join us for a full day of education, networking and kinship as we advance New York's affordable housing industry. This year's event, held at the Hyatt Regency Rochester, will include exhibits, twelve breakout workshops, a state agency plenary session and much more!

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Agenda
Thursday, September 22
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, exhibits and continental breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome by Malik D. Evans, 71st Mayor of the City of Rochester.
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
This panel will discuss resources for building in smaller cities and towns, including SRDI and other state programs.
This session will discuss navigating permanent debt, closings, budget and construction costs and working with general contractors to mitigate cost overages; renegotiating 9% deals due to cost overruns.
This panel will discuss combining credits and other resources such as LIHTC, SLIHC, Historic, Brownfields, and more.
Current economic trends, inflation, investor return and debt renegotiation will be discussed in this timely 75 minute workshop.
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
This session will discuss navigating preservation financing and overall project costs.
This session will discuss current challenges, possible solutions, and ERAP, landlord assistance, and more.
This panel will discuss zoning, tax exemptions, PILOTs, fair housing, NIMBYISM, and more.
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Welcome by Kirk Goodrich, NYSAFAH Board Chair
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Adam Paul Susaneck is an architectural designer and the founder of Segregation by Design. He uses historical data and archival photography to document the consequences of redlining, urban renewal and urban highway planning.
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
We will be looking at joint ventures in the broad sense of the term in connection with four (4) separate projects that each of the panelists have worked on in Upstate New York.
This workshop will discuss funding options for broadband installation and the creation of community based partnerships with broadband providers.
This panel will discuss affordable housing building electrification initiatives including policies, strategies, and financing programs that encourage transition away from fossil fuels. Learn more in this 75 minute workshop!
How does transforming highways to surface roads create opportunities to complete neighborhoods and how does housing play a part?
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers

Adam Paul Susaneck

Adam Paul Susaneck is an architectural designer and the founder of Segregation by Design. He uses historical data and archival photography to document the consequences of redlining, urban renewal and urban highway planning.

Divitta Alexander

Divitta M. Alexander is President of Oxford Consulting Inc., an affordable housing development consulting firm that concentrates on mission-based development.

Anna Belanger

Vice President, LIHTC Equity Originator at Key Community Development Corporation

Michael Birkby

Michael Birkby leads multidisciplinary teams of professionals to plan and implement on-time, on-budget development of affordable housing communities throughout Upstate New York.

John Bonaldi

John works on Smith & Henzy Affordable Group's Northeast team both developing and consulting on affordable housing projects.

Michael Borges

The Rural Housing Coalition of New York is a statewide organization dedicated to revitalizing rural New York by strengthening housing and community development providers.

Roger Brandt, Jr.

As founder and president of Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, Roger Brandt’s experience and entrepreneurial dedication has gained a favorable reputation in Western New York’s real estate industry.

Betsy Brugg

Betsy D. Brugg is a Partner in the firm's Real Estate and Finance Department. She represents clients in several practice areas, including real estate development and transactions, business, and estate planning.

Judy Calogero

Judy Calogero is an urban planner with over 40 years of housing finance and development experience. She formed Calogero Partners in 2009 and previously served as DHCR Commissioner and East Region Director for RBC Capital Markets.

Emily Chen

Emily Chen is Managing Director at the National Equity Fund, one of the largest nonprofit tax credit syndicators with over $20 billion invested. Emily oversees the company’s business development and production activities across the East Region.

Gillian Conde

Gillian Conde celebrated 30 years with DePaul in Rochester this September 12th. She has extensive history creating and operating special needs enriched affordable housing across NYS for DePaul Properties.

Stephanie Crockatt

Stephanie has been Executive Director of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy for 9 years, overseeing a public-private partnership and managing over 100 employees. She holds degrees in landscape architecture and parks and recreation management.

Timmon Favaro

For over 18 years, Tim has concentrated his legal practice in affordable housing and community development law utilizing tax-driven development incentives such as federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits and New Markets Tax Credits.

Theodora Finn

Theodora Finn is President of the Greater Rochester Housing Partnership (GRHP).

Tim Flaherty, CPA

In addition to serving as Managing Partner of Flaherty Salmin CPAs, Tim leads the Firm’s robust affordable housing/community development practice.

Madeline Fletcher

At HCR, Madeline oversees a portfolio of loan and grant programs targeted at small and mid-sized rental and ownership developments.

Bret Garwood

Bret Garwood joined Home Leasing in 2017. He serves as Chief Executive Officer for Home Leasing and Home Leasing Construction. Bret provides executive leadership and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company.

Seth Gellis

Seth Gellis heads CPP’s Eastern Office and leads the company’s expansion efforts from Texas to the East Coast. He has a diverse real estate background ranging from new construction to the preservation of multi-family and senior apartment communities.

Jason Guzzo

Jason Guzzo is the CEO/General Manager of Hudson Valley Wireless (HVW). Hudson Valley Wireless is a regulated telecommunications company focused on providing broadband access to unserved and underserved communities.

Sue Ellen Holmes

2020 RBJ Women of Excellence Award Nominee, National Compliance Professional (NCP), Certified ADA Coordinator, & Licensed NYS Real Estate Broker. A seasoned veteran with 30 years of experience managing operations in the multifamily housing industry.

Megan Houppert

As Vice President of Development Megan leads the team in seeking new projects, determining financing and feasibility, monitoring construction, and aiding in the transition of projects from development to stabilized operations.

Diana Jakimoski

As Director of Development, responsible for planning and development of projects, determining feasibility, budget preparation, application submissions, negations with lenders along with supervising Development Team members.

Jenifer Kaminsky

Jen works with non-profit and mission-based developers to create affordable and supportive housing in communities throughout New York State

Bruce Levine

Bruce L. Levine, is the Principal/Owner of 3d Development Group, L.L.C. located in Amherst, New York. 3d Development Group specializes in the financial structuring and execution of real estate development transactions.

Ben Lockwood

Ben serves as the President & CEO of the not-for-profit Housing Visions and Housing Visions Construction Co., Inc.

Neala Martin

Neala Martin joined CREA in October 2016 to expand investments in the New York market and has been directly credited for successfully securing over $930MM of equity, resulting in 5,600 affordable homes.

Sadie McKeown

As president of CPC, Sadie McKeown leads the development and implementation of CPC’s growth strategy and oversees all of the company’s field offices, its construction lending, initiatives, and its equity and impact investing platforms.

Christine Nealon

Christine Nealon is the President & CEO of Troy Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (TRIP) in New York’s Capital Region.

Emmett Ogiony

Emmett Ogiony is the Vice President of ODS Management, Inc. A USDA RD owner/operator throughout Western New York.

Brad Packard

Brad Packard is the Executive Vice President of Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. and is directly responsible for managing the organization's new construction and affordable housing development activities in the Western New York market.

Sakina N. Riddell

Sakina is a Partner at CHW. She provides legal counsel to clients on tax credit financing transactions for affordable housing and community development projects, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and New Markets Tax Credits.

Scott Townsend

Scott is a creative collaborator who gives voice to those not having one to create places for everyone to safely live and dream. He has a passion for healing and invigorating neglected and underserved communities, neighborhoods, and buildings.

Marlena Walker

Account Executive in Spectrum's Community Solutions Department

Christopher Widelo

Christopher Widelo is NYSAFAH's Director of External Affairs. In this role he amplifies NYSAFAH's advocacy by maintaining and deepening the organization's relationships with lawmakers and key stakeholders.

Miriam Zinter

Miriam Zinter is the Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Officer for CPC in the city of Rochester. CPC specializes in providing construction, permanent and refinancing for multi-family developments.

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Exhibitors

Conifer Realty, LLC

We develop more than affordable housing communities; we create a HOME for possibilities.

CPC

Greenlight Networks

Fast. Simple. Fiber Internet.

KeyBank

As the #2 Affordable Lender KeyBank’s corporate mission is to help clients and communities thrive. For its ability to lend to, invest in, and serve its communities, especially low- to moderate-income communities.

LaBella Associates, DPC

LaBella provides our affordable housing partners a two-fold advantage: a full-service A/E firm offering all the services needed to literally get these projects off the ground, and we are highly-driven professionals dedicated to improving our communities.

Merchants Capital

Merchants Capital is one of the nation's top lenders for the refinance, acquisition, new construction and substantial rehabilitation of multifamily, affordable and senior housing.

Phillips Lytle LLP

At Phillips Lytle, we know only one approach to client service. It’s practiced by every one of our attorneys in each of our eight offices.

Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

Thoughtful. Sustainable. Impactful.

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Sponsors
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ATTENDEES

A total of 475 people have registered so far. The following 475 have opted to share their information.

All New York Title Agency, Inc.

University at Buffalo

SWBR

Home Leasing LLC

Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga Warren and Washington Counties

People Inc.

Segregation by Design

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

Heritage Affordable Communities LLC

Park Grove Realty

Ecogreen Development, LLC.

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

Mega Contracting Group

Brown & Brown Insurance

PathStone - Rural Housing Opp

Richman Housing Resources LLC

Park Grove Realty

Capitalize Albany Corp

NYCEEC

Ashley McGraw Architects

CDS Life Transitions

Ashley McGraw Architects

DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, CPAs, P.C.

Dakota Partners

Mission Title Agency

Key Bank

Enterprise Community Investment

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

NYS HCR

Pennrose

Cornell University

University at Buffalo

Freed Maxick

MM Development Advisors

Merchants Capital

Housing Visions Unlimited Inc.

Housing Visions

CB Emmanuel Realty

LECESSE Construction

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

NYS HCR

hudson housing capital

Paradigm Environmental Services Inc.

Edgemere Development, Inc.

Belmont Housing Resources

Belmont Housing Resources for WNY

Edgemere Development, Inc.

City of Buffalo

Dakota Partners

Home Leasing LLC

Home Leasing LLC

SWBR

NYSHCR

NYS HCR

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Dakota Partners

Conifer Realty, LLC

CDS Life Transitions

University at Buffalo

Beacon Communities LLC

Levine

3d Development

University at Buffalo

Landsman Development

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

Barclay Damon LLP

Freed Maxick

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

Home Leasing LLC

East House

Harris Beach PLLC

Edgemere Development

Novogradac & Company LLP

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Mega Contracting Group

Fairstead

Red Stone Equity Partners

Edgemere Development, Inc.

Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

Troy Rehabilitation & Improvement

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Housing Visions Unlimited Inc.

NYSAFAH

RUPCO, Inc

Conifer Realty

People Inc.

SAA | EVI

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Park Grove Realty

Savarino Companies, LLC

Exact Capital Group LLC

Beacon Communities LLC

Conifer Realty

SWBR

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Empire Advocates, LLC

Barclay Damon LLP

Arbor Housing and Development

NYSHCR

HELP USA

Wallace Turner Law, LLP

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

JPMorgan Chase

Fairbank Properties

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

JPMorgan Chase

Chase

Liberty Affordable Housing, Inc.

Providence Housing Development Corporation

Herkimer Housing Authority

PathStone - Rural Housing Opp

Housing Visions Unlimited Inc.

Housing Visions

Oxford Consulting

Christa Construction

hudson housing capital

Pennrose

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Passero Associates

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

CRM Rental Management, Inc.

Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc.

NYSAFAH

NYSAFAH

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

National Equity Fund

NEF, Inc.

RUPCO, Inc

DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, CPAs, P.C.

LECESSE Construction

ODS Management

University at Buffalo

Aegon USA Realty Advisors, LLC

KeyBank

Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc.

Phillips Lytle LLP

City of Rochester

Home Leasing LLC

Ibero-American Development Corporation

University at Buffalo

Regan Development Corp

Mega Contracting Group

Christa Construction

Christa Construction

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

DePaul

Hercules Corp.

Leviticus 25:23 Alternative Fund, Inc.

Leviticus Fund

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

East House

DiMarco Group/Baldwin Real Estate Development Corp

Barclay Damon LLP

Providence Housing Dev. Corp.

All New York Title Agency, Inc.

BWE

Syracuse Housing Authority

JP Morgan Chase

Gallagher

NYSAFAH

Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP

DePaul

JPMorgan Chase

True Community Development

Home Leasing Construction LLC

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

CohnReznick LLP

PathStone - Rural Housing Opp

LECESSE Construction

Hudson River Housing

Christa Construction

Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

Jeffrey Holmes Photography

Bellwether Enterprise

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Home Leasing LLC

MM Development Advisors

Better Community Neighborhoods, Inc.

Dakota Partners

Beacon Communities

Regan Development Corp

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Merchants Capital

National Equity Fund

Phillips Lytle LLP

Paradigm Environmental Services Inc.

People Inc.

NeighborWorks America

AAC Contracting, LLC

City of Syracuse

SWBR

SWBR

Five Star Bank

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

Smith & Henzy

Home Leasing LLC

Edgemere Development, Inc.

All New York Title Agency, Inc.

KeyBank

NYSAFAH

DePaul

Pennrose

The NRP Group

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

All New York Title Agency, Inc.

NYS ESD

Home Leasing LLC

Vecino Group

Vecino Group

Community Preservation Corporation

PathStone - Rural Housing Opp

PathStone - Rural Housing Opp

the NRP Group

Calogero Partners

Beardsley Architects + Engineers

Bousquet Holstein, PLLC

NYSHCR

JPMorgan Chase

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Paradigm Environmental Services Inc.

CDS Life Transitions

Graduate Student - Cornell

KeyBank

WBP Development LLC

Home Leasing LLC

JPMorgan Chase

NeigborWorks Community Partners

Community Services for Every1

LECESSE Construction

CSD Housing

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

Richman Housing Resources LLC

RUPCO, Inc

RUPCO

Harris Beach PLLC

KOW Building Consultants

Landsman Development Corp.

hudson housing capital

Monadnock Construction

NYSHCR

NYS HCR

Landsman Development Corp.

M&T Bank

KeyBank

Housing Visions Unlimited Inc.

NYCLU

Renaissance Groups

Conifer Realty, LLC

Regan Development

University at Buffalo

CHN Housing Partners

Rockabill

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

CohnReznick LLP

CPC

Regan Development Corp

PathStone - Rural Housing Opp

University at Buffalo

Conifer Realty, LLC

Beacon Communities

Knauf Shaw LLP

3d Development Group LLC

Home Leasing LLC

Syracuse Housing Authority

Linsay Royer

Conifer Realty, LLC

RUPCO

Enterprise

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Christa Construction

Christa Construction

NYS HCR

LaBella Associates, DPC

Let's Brainstorm, LLC

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

CB Emmanuel Realty LLC

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, CPAs, P.C.

Albany Housing Authority

Phillips Lytle LLP

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Providence Housing Development Corporation

CohnReznick LLP

JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase

DePaul

Spectrum

Regions Affordable Housing

JPMorgan Chase

Nixon Peabody, LLP

Novogradac & Company LLP

University at Buffalo

Home Leasing LLC

Home Leasing LLC

Harris Beach PLLC

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Home Leasing LLC

HR&A

hudson housing capital

Conifer Realty, LLC

NYS Rural Housing Coalition

Exact Capital Group

Harris Beach PLLC

CSD Housing, LLC

Harris Beach PLLC

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Fairstead

Merchants Capital

Asplundh Properties

Red Stone Equity Partners

HUNT Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architect, DPC

HUNT Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architect, DPC

Fairstead

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

AAC Contracting

Freed Maxick

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Christa Construction

Christa Construction

Community Preservation Corporation

CPC

Better Community Neighborhoods, Inc.

Low Income Investment Fund

MM Development Advisors, Inc.

The NRP Group

Richman Housing Resources LLC

Mega Contracting Group

SAA | EVI

NYS Homes & Community Renewal

Landsman Development Corp.

C&S Companies

CREA, LLC

CREA LLC

Rock City Development

Home Leasing LLC

East House

Rockabill

Freed Maxick

Sustainable Comfort, Inc.

Conifer Realty, LLC

Liberty Affordable Housing, Inc.

National Equity Fund

Community Preservation Corporation

James Lima Planning + Development

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

The NRP Group

AIK Property Group LLC

Underberg & Kessler LLP

CDS Life Transitions

KOW Building Consultants

Rochester Management

Villager Property Advisors

Pennrose

Conifer Realty, LLC

Lynn D'Elia Temes & Stancyck

CRM Rental Management, Inc.

Bousquet Holstein, PLLC

Mission Title Agency

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

PUSH Buffalo

Liberty Affordable Housing, Inc.

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

NYS HCR

Housing Visions Unlimited Inc.

Citi Community Capital

CB Emmanuel Realty LLC

Rockabill

Hunt Capital Partners

Red Stone Equity Partners

vecino group

The Vecino Group

LECESSE Construction

National Equity Fund

Bellrow Title Agency

CSD Housing, LLC

The NHP Foundation

Rochester's Cornerstone Group, Ltd.

Marathon Strategies

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

CDS Life Transitions

Rochester's Cornerstone Group

Conifer Realty, LLC

Phillips Lytle LLP

Community Preservation Corporation

Christa Construction

NYS HCR

CPC

CPC

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Cannon Heyman & Weiss LLP

Christa Construction

NYS HCR

Renaissance Groups

People Inc.

Syracuse Habitat for Humanity

Edgemere Development, Inc.

DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, CPAs, P.C.

Home Leasing LLC

Rochester Management, Inc.

SWBR

SWBR

Mega Contracting Group

CPP

Community Preservation Partners

JPMorgan Chase

Barclay Damon LLP

Rochester Housing Authority

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

Better Community Neighborhoods, Inc.

Home Leasing LLC

Landsman Development

Richman Housing Resources LLC

Christa Construction

Christa Construction

PHDC

Edgemere Development, Inc.

Buffalo Olmstead Parks Conservancy

RBC Community Investments

The Supportive Housing Network of New York

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Rochester's Cornerstone Group

Arbor housing and Development

Enterprise

Conifer Realty, LLC

Edgemere Development, Inc.

NYSHCR

Brown & Brown Insurance

NYS Homes Community & Renewal

Community Preservation Corporation

NYS HCR

GRHP

Greater Rochester Housing Partnership

Beardsley Architects + Engineers

Rockabill

Park Grove Realty

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

JPMorgan Chase

Cannon Heyman & Weiss LLP

Smith & Henzy

HUNT Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architect, DPC

HUNT Engineers, Architects, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architect, DPC

Home Leasing Construction LLC

Home Leasing Construction LLC

National Equity Fund

Community Preservation Corporation

Flaherty Salmin CPAs

MVAH Partners

LISC WNY

InX Architecture

Regions Affordable Housing

Phillips Lytle LLP

INHS

KeyBank

Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP

CSD Housing LLC

Community Preservation Corporation

Pennroe

Syracuse Housing Authority

Home Leasing LLC

University at Buffalo

Eagle Star Housing

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LOCATION
Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604
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Location: Hyatt Regency Rochester, 125 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604
PreConference Events for Conference Attendees

 

PreConference (9/21) Reception for Conference ATTENDEES ONLY: 5:30pm to 7:00PM - The Strathallan Hotel & Spa, Cityview Ballroom, Rochester, NY. Separate RSVP required.