House New York, in partnership with the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH), is proud to present the 24th Annual New York State Affordable Housing Conference in New York City, Thursday May 18, 2023. This housing event is the largest in the nation and will include over 60 affordable housing industry exhibitors, 18 one hour professional workshops, plenary program with breakfast and key affordable housing panelists, a banquet luncheon with keynote, and a robust post-conference reception.
This year's conference planning committee is chaired by long-time NYSAFAH Board Officer, Deborah VanAmerongen, Strategic Policy Advisor at Nixon Peabody, LLP. Deborah and her committee members have planned a series of workshops that will engage a wide-array of housing professionals in finance, construction, design, development, management and policy. Attendees at all stages of professional development will learn the most up-to-date information about City and State housing programs, new financing opportunities, and much more.
Also featured, the exceptional exhibit space at The Marriott Marquis, which affords every exhibitor the opportunity to "see and be seen". Every table top space faces into the lobbies of the main events on the 6th & 7th floors. There are no corners in which to hide!
If you have questions about the event, please email elizabeth@nysafah.org.
*Registration options include one-day (May 18 only) or two-day (May 17 & May 18) - please select the appropriate option.
Affordable housing developments are at higher risk of financial collapse when arrears build up. Learn more about how low rent collections impact building health and what can be done to mitigate the impact on buildings and tenants alike.
The lease-up process for tenants in affordable housing sits at the complex intersections of federal regulations, labor-intensive operations, and coordination between marketing agents, up to four agencies, non-profit providers, and households.
Luncheon Welcome: Jolie Milstein, President & CEO, NYSAFAH
Luncheon Remarks: Kathy Hochul, Governor, New York State
Keynote: Bill McKibben, Author and Advocate.
Post conference reception for conference attendees only! 9th floor location with a full open bar, food stations, and passed hors d'oeuvres. Don't miss the best place to network in the industry!
PreConference Building Tours *5/17
In New York City early and need something to do? Join us for a series of self-guided building tours featuring our members award winning passive house and fully electric affordable housing developments. Design staff will be on hand at each building from 12:30 to 2:30pm.
Jeffrey Perlman founded Bright Power in 2004. As CEO, he built the company from a single rented desk into an industry leader in sustainability, energy efficiency and decarbonization, before moving into his current role in early 2023.
Hally has been the Housing Committee Director for Senator Kavanagh since 2021. Prior to that, she was the Deputy Director of Policy for then-Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, where she focused on housing and sustainability policy areas.
Eric Enderlin joined the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) as its President in October 2016 and was reappointed by Mayor Eric Adams in January 2022.
Dan Garodnick, appointed by Mayor Eric L. Adams, began serving as Director of the New York City Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission in February 2022.
Bret is Chair of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, and a recipient of the organization's 2015 Advocate of the Year award. He serves as the CEO of Home Leasing and Home Leasing Construction.
Mark Ginsberg FAIA, LEED AP, a partner at Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, has over 40 years of experience in planning, urban design, institutional and housing projects. His work includes developments that comprise over 20,000 units of housing.
Courtney Horwitz is the Founder and Principal of Strada Ventures LLC, a WBE real estate consulting and development company. She has over 19 years of experience in the housing industry.
Charles has been active in the area of affordable housing since April of 2000. Charles joined CREA in January of 2007and is responsible for managing the acquisition of LIHTC for CREA's investor clients on a national basis.
Bomee Jung is Co-Founder and CEO of Cadence OneFive, a public benefit corporation with a climate justice mission. Cadence OneFive's Momentum(TM) saves time and money for decarbonization retrofits in multifamily housing.
Becky oversees the Office of Housing Preservation at New York State Homes and Community Renewal which includes Sustainability, Rental Assistance Programs and the agency's housing portfolio.
Andea Kretchmer is a developer of affordable, supportive and mixed-income housing in New York and the Northeast. Her firm, Xenolith Partners LLC, is a certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise in NY (CIty and State), CT, MA and NJ.
Mark Lippi joined Wells Fargo’s Community Lending and Investment group in 2015. Since then, he’s worked on several high profile developments throughout New York City.
Ben serves as the President & CEO of the not-for-profit Housing Visions and Housing Visions Construction Co., Inc. He has over 18 years of affordable housing experience and oversees the Mission and direction of the organization.
Ben Max is the executive editor of Gotham Gazette, a news publication of Citizens Union Foundation dedicated to accountability journalism covering New York government and politics.
Huck leads a team at National Grid focused on developing and advocating for policies to enable a just and equitable energy transition, with a focus on the future of heat.
Leads the National Leased Housing Association (NLHA), which advocates for federally assisted rental housing on behalf of developers, owners, managers, and housing agencies.
Rockabill has a Consulting company and a Development company each specializing in working with Not For Profits to create and preserve affordable, supportive and transitional housing, in NYC and NYS.
Emily Osgood is Associate Commissioner for Housing Opportunity and Placement Services at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation of Development.
Assistant Commissioner, Division of Building and Land Development Services
NYC HPD
Rona Reodica is the Assistant Commissioner of HPD’s Division of Building and Land Development Services (BLDS), where she oversees the architectural, engineering, environmental planning, and construction monitoring services for HPD-assisted projects.
DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WE ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES TODAY, BRINGING AFFORDABLE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
New York State licensed Professional Engineer, Kazimir Vilenchik, joined the New York City Department of Buildings in October 2008 as a Deputy Borough Commissioner in the Staten Island office.
Sarah Watson has worked in housing policy and planning in both London and New York City over her 20+ year career. She is currently the Deputy Director of CHPC, a nonprofit research organization focused on housing, zoning, and planning policy.
Jeffrey Perlman founded Bright Power in 2004. As CEO, he built the company from a single rented desk into an industry leader in sustainability, energy efficiency and decarbonization, before moving into his current role in early 2023.
Hally has been the Housing Committee Director for Senator Kavanagh since 2021. Prior to that, she was the Deputy Director of Policy for then-Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, where she focused on housing and sustainability policy areas.
Eric Enderlin joined the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) as its President in October 2016 and was reappointed by Mayor Eric Adams in January 2022.
Dan Garodnick, appointed by Mayor Eric L. Adams, began serving as Director of the New York City Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission in February 2022.
Bret is Chair of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing, and a recipient of the organization's 2015 Advocate of the Year award. He serves as the CEO of Home Leasing and Home Leasing Construction.
Mark Ginsberg FAIA, LEED AP, a partner at Curtis + Ginsberg Architects, has over 40 years of experience in planning, urban design, institutional and housing projects. His work includes developments that comprise over 20,000 units of housing.
Courtney Horwitz is the Founder and Principal of Strada Ventures LLC, a WBE real estate consulting and development company. She has over 19 years of experience in the housing industry.
Charles has been active in the area of affordable housing since April of 2000. Charles joined CREA in January of 2007and is responsible for managing the acquisition of LIHTC for CREA's investor clients on a national basis.
Bomee Jung is Co-Founder and CEO of Cadence OneFive, a public benefit corporation with a climate justice mission. Cadence OneFive's Momentum(TM) saves time and money for decarbonization retrofits in multifamily housing.
Becky oversees the Office of Housing Preservation at New York State Homes and Community Renewal which includes Sustainability, Rental Assistance Programs and the agency's housing portfolio.
Andea Kretchmer is a developer of affordable, supportive and mixed-income housing in New York and the Northeast. Her firm, Xenolith Partners LLC, is a certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise in NY (CIty and State), CT, MA and NJ.
Mark Lippi joined Wells Fargo’s Community Lending and Investment group in 2015. Since then, he’s worked on several high profile developments throughout New York City.
Ben serves as the President & CEO of the not-for-profit Housing Visions and Housing Visions Construction Co., Inc. He has over 18 years of affordable housing experience and oversees the Mission and direction of the organization.
Ben Max is the executive editor of Gotham Gazette, a news publication of Citizens Union Foundation dedicated to accountability journalism covering New York government and politics.
Huck leads a team at National Grid focused on developing and advocating for policies to enable a just and equitable energy transition, with a focus on the future of heat.
Leads the National Leased Housing Association (NLHA), which advocates for federally assisted rental housing on behalf of developers, owners, managers, and housing agencies.
Rockabill has a Consulting company and a Development company each specializing in working with Not For Profits to create and preserve affordable, supportive and transitional housing, in NYC and NYS.
Emily Osgood is Associate Commissioner for Housing Opportunity and Placement Services at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation of Development.
Rona Reodica is the Assistant Commissioner of HPD’s Division of Building and Land Development Services (BLDS), where she oversees the architectural, engineering, environmental planning, and construction monitoring services for HPD-assisted projects.
DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION WE ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES TODAY, BRINGING AFFORDABLE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
New York State licensed Professional Engineer, Kazimir Vilenchik, joined the New York City Department of Buildings in October 2008 as a Deputy Borough Commissioner in the Staten Island office.
Sarah Watson has worked in housing policy and planning in both London and New York City over her 20+ year career. She is currently the Deputy Director of CHPC, a nonprofit research organization focused on housing, zoning, and planning policy.
Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm with more than 700 lawyers and business professionals and is recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times.
AKRF is an award-winning consulting firm committed to the development and preservation of affordable and supportive housing in New York, where we have worked on nearly 200 housing projects.
All New York is a full service title insurance agency providing professional title insurance and real estate services to clients throughout NY State, providing expertise in the clearing and closing of multi-million dollar and multi-property transactions.
Benchmark offers a full array of title services, including PREP, ACRIS, and all recording accommodations and survey locates. Our expertise is certain to make your experience with Benchmark a success. We are proud to be a NYC certified WBE.
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is a full-service law firm with offices in Syracuse and Ithaca. Our experienced team of attorneys provides trusted legal counsel in over 40 practice areas, including corporate, tax, real estate, and brownfield tax incentives.
Citi Community Capital (CCC) provides a suite of financial products to help affordable housing developers construct, rehabilitate, refinance, and acquire affordable multifamily housing across the country.
As a leading advisory, assurance, and tax firm, CohnReznick helps forward-thinking organizations achieve their vision by optimizing performance, maximizing value, and managing risk.
We are a family-owned and operated full-service pest control company servicing the five boroughs of New York, Westchester, Long Island, and northern New Jersey since 1969.
Founded in 1984 with headquarters in NYC, GF55 Architects is a nationally recognized architecture firm with a specific expertise in Mixed-Use Multi Family projects.
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 is a full-service consulting firm with 35 offices along the Eastern coast. Our suite of engineering, environmental, and architectural services offers our clients a one-stop shop of experts or an à la cart approach to fill in expertise gaps.
Lawley is an independent, regional firm of insurance professionals specializing in property and casualty, employee benefits, risk management and personal insurance consulting.
LIIF is a national community development financial institution that has provided over $2.7 billion in financing for affordable housing, education, health care, and early care and education since 1984.
For over 35 years MAP has been centered on sustainable housing and community development. Our design approach prioritizes inclusivity, quality, and health, beginning with the understanding that everyone deserves beautiful, safe, supportive communities.
General Contracting, Construction Management, and Development firm offering a broad range of services, including design consulting, value engineering, predevelopment services, financing procurement, general contracting and construction coordination.
Merchants Capital is a proven leader in financing for multi-family and affordable housing nationwide. Experience the agility and attention of a boutique lender and syndicator, with all the might of a large institution.
National Equity Fund is a nonprofit LIHTC syndicator, asset manager, and pioneer in affordable housing with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative financial solutions to expand the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
We are the country’s first local green bank. We provide loans for energy efficiency and clean energy projects in NYC and throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State.
Paradigm Environmental provides advice, thoughtful solutions, integrated strategy, and value-added services to address today’s complex environmental concerns. Paradigm’s team of experts is available to guide each project from planning to conclusion.
Through the Power of Partnership, Pike Residential provides construction services to the multi-family residential market. Our focus areas are senior housing, apartments, and student housing.
PowerMarket brings the benefits of local, renewable energy to affordable housing providers and their residents without any cost, obligation, or risk. Fairstead, Conifer, and Pennrose all participate in our community solar. If you don't, come talk to us.
PS&S is a top architecture and engineering firm which was established in 1962. Our expert team offers architecture, engineering, design, & surveying services.
Verdant thermostats deliver significant energy savings without compromising resident comfort while providing building operators with an unparalleled central HVAC Management System.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services.
VHB is a leading planning, design, and engineering firm that utilizes our extensive experience to partner with agencies and developers throughout the New York metropolitan area on affordable and mixed-use housing projects.
Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm with more than 700 lawyers and business professionals and is recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times.
AKRF is an award-winning consulting firm committed to the development and preservation of affordable and supportive housing in New York, where we have worked on nearly 200 housing projects.
All New York is a full service title insurance agency providing professional title insurance and real estate services to clients throughout NY State, providing expertise in the clearing and closing of multi-million dollar and multi-property transactions.
Benchmark offers a full array of title services, including PREP, ACRIS, and all recording accommodations and survey locates. Our expertise is certain to make your experience with Benchmark a success. We are proud to be a NYC certified WBE.
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is a full-service law firm with offices in Syracuse and Ithaca. Our experienced team of attorneys provides trusted legal counsel in over 40 practice areas, including corporate, tax, real estate, and brownfield tax incentives.
Citi Community Capital (CCC) provides a suite of financial products to help affordable housing developers construct, rehabilitate, refinance, and acquire affordable multifamily housing across the country.
As a leading advisory, assurance, and tax firm, CohnReznick helps forward-thinking organizations achieve their vision by optimizing performance, maximizing value, and managing risk.
We are a family-owned and operated full-service pest control company servicing the five boroughs of New York, Westchester, Long Island, and northern New Jersey since 1969.
Founded in 1984 with headquarters in NYC, GF55 Architects is a nationally recognized architecture firm with a specific expertise in Mixed-Use Multi Family projects.
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 is a full-service consulting firm with 35 offices along the Eastern coast. Our suite of engineering, environmental, and architectural services offers our clients a one-stop shop of experts or an à la cart approach to fill in expertise gaps.
Lawley is an independent, regional firm of insurance professionals specializing in property and casualty, employee benefits, risk management and personal insurance consulting.
LIIF is a national community development financial institution that has provided over $2.7 billion in financing for affordable housing, education, health care, and early care and education since 1984.
For over 35 years MAP has been centered on sustainable housing and community development. Our design approach prioritizes inclusivity, quality, and health, beginning with the understanding that everyone deserves beautiful, safe, supportive communities.
General Contracting, Construction Management, and Development firm offering a broad range of services, including design consulting, value engineering, predevelopment services, financing procurement, general contracting and construction coordination.
Merchants Capital is a proven leader in financing for multi-family and affordable housing nationwide. Experience the agility and attention of a boutique lender and syndicator, with all the might of a large institution.
National Equity Fund is a nonprofit LIHTC syndicator, asset manager, and pioneer in affordable housing with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative financial solutions to expand the creation and preservation of affordable housing.
We are the country’s first local green bank. We provide loans for energy efficiency and clean energy projects in NYC and throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership throughout New York State.
Paradigm Environmental provides advice, thoughtful solutions, integrated strategy, and value-added services to address today’s complex environmental concerns. Paradigm’s team of experts is available to guide each project from planning to conclusion.
Through the Power of Partnership, Pike Residential provides construction services to the multi-family residential market. Our focus areas are senior housing, apartments, and student housing.
PowerMarket brings the benefits of local, renewable energy to affordable housing providers and their residents without any cost, obligation, or risk. Fairstead, Conifer, and Pennrose all participate in our community solar. If you don't, come talk to us.
PS&S is a top architecture and engineering firm which was established in 1962. Our expert team offers architecture, engineering, design, & surveying services.
Verdant thermostats deliver significant energy savings without compromising resident comfort while providing building operators with an unparalleled central HVAC Management System.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) was formed on June 30, 2000 and is one of the world’s leading providers of technology and communications services.
VHB is a leading planning, design, and engineering firm that utilizes our extensive experience to partner with agencies and developers throughout the New York metropolitan area on affordable and mixed-use housing projects.
