Policy Symposiums
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)

Session I: 9:00-10:00AM 

Green Financing Programs  

NY State’s climate goals paired with new federal programs offer new ways for multifamily housing building owners and developers to incorporate green financing programs to support upgrades and new construction. 

Opportunity Knocks: Zoning Text Amendment for Housing 

Zoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO) is a 5-borough approach to expanding and diversifying the housing supply through policy changes in a citywide zoning text amendment including an affordable housing bonus, reduced parking requirements and changes to add units in low-density neighborhoods. The goal is to that every neighborhood does its part to help meet housing needs and provide equitable access to housing for all New Yorkers. Hear experts discuss NYC’s zoning challenges and solutions. 

Going Public: NYCHA Preservation Trust & PACT Progress 

Learn about NYCHA's plans to preserve public housing through the newly formed Public Housing Preservation Trust and the ongoing PACT program. NYCHA and their partners will discuss progress, plans and challenges to making improvements for NYCHA residents. 

 

Session II: 10:15-11:15AM 

Bite of the Big Apple: HPD Housing Plan Implementation 

As NYC implements “Housing our Neighbors”, its new affordable housing plan in a new economic reality of cost inflation and rising interest rates, hear from agency leaders and affordable housing practitioners about plans, progress and challenges to build and preserve affordable housing. 

NY’s Housing Market Challenges & Solutions 

What is going on with NY’s housing market and how does it fit into national financing and production trends? To what degree are interest rate hikes and inflation impacting affordable housing production? What solutions can bring relief and boost affordable housing production in NY? Is there a future for tax abatements and land use opportunities in upcoming state legislative session? 

Beltway Brief: Federal Update 

What is the post-election outlook for expanding federal budget and tax-side solutions to affordable housing? Experts discuss President Biden’s priorities for housing and opportunities in Congress to address the nation’s affordable housing supply shortage and boost homeownership.  

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