Housing and Community Development
Abyssinian Development Corporation
4-14 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 368-4471
Fax: (646) 422-6598
Internet: www.adcorp.org
The Abyssinian Development Corporation (ADC), a non-profit community development corporation, develops rental housing and homeownership opportunities for the residents of Central Harlem. ADC has created affordable housing for very low-income, low-income, and moderate-income families and has provided housing for the homeless and senior citizens.
ACORN Housing Corporation
2-4 Nevins Street, 2nd floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 246-8080
Fax: (718) 246-7939
Internet: www.acornhousing.org
The ACORN Housing Corporation (AHC), established by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, works to provide homeownership opportunities in low- and very low-income neighborhoods, including Flatbush and East New York in Brooklyn. AHC builds and rehabilitates housing units.
Allen AME Preservation & Development Corporation
114-02 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11434
Phone: (718) 658-6660
Fax: (718) 658-0457
Internet: www.allenhousing.org/index.html
The mission of Allen AME Neighborhood Preservation & Development Corp. is to improve the quality of human life, individually and collectively, by promoting housing and commercial development, rehabilitation and revitalization. Allen AME Neighborhood Preservation and Development services residents of Community Board 12, Queens living in the area of Hillside Avenue (North), The Van Wyck Expressway (West), Conduit Boulevard (South), Merrick Boulevard (East).
Asian Americans for Equality
108 Norfolk Street
New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 979-8381
Fax: (212) 979-8386
Internet: www.aafe.org
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) is a non-profit organization with a mission of empowering Asian Americans and others in need. In addition to developing housing for low-income residents, AAFE provides social services including legal services, community education, and homeownership counseling. Its programs are available in English and various Asian languages.
Astella Development Corporation
1618 Mermaid Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Phone: (718) 266-4653
Fax: (718) 996-8759
Internet: www.astelladevelopment.org/housing.htm
Astella Development Corporation is a not-for-profit community based organization that focuses on affordable housing, commercial revitalization, and improving the quality of life in the Coney Island community. In addition to housing development and rehabilitation, Astella offers tenant counseling, social service referrals, preparation for housing court, and educational workshops.
Audubon Partnership for Economic Development
513 West 207th Street
New York, NY 10034-6245
Phone: (212) 544-2400
Fax: (212) 544-0248
Internet: www.audubonpartnership.org
Audubon Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation serving the Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of Manhattan. The Inwood Housing Preservation Program, a program of Audubon Partnership, seeks to prevent deterioration of the housing stock in Inwood and Washington Heights, by assisting building tenants and owners in maintaining distressed properties.
BEC New Communities HDFC, Inc.
67 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 858-8803
Fax: (718) 852-5997
Internet: www.becnewcommunities.org
Email: info@BECNewCommunities.org
BECNC develops, markets and manages affordable condominium and rental housing for Brooklyn families in the low- to moderate-income range as well as homeless and public assistance families. It has successfully developed and marketed over 500 units and currently manages over 400, including the 81 condominiums it developed.
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
1368 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Phone: (718) 636-6930
Fax: (718) 636-0511
E-mail: info@restorationplaza.org
Internet: www.restorationplaza.org
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation is a community development corporation that works to improve the quality of life for residents of the Bedford Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, by strengthening the local economy, family life and culture through a wide variety of programs and services in business development, the arts, youth education, housing and computer training.
Belmont Arthur Avenue LDC
660 East 183rd Street
Bronx, NY 10458
Phone:(718) 295-2882
Fax: (718) 295-0021
Internet: www.belmontarthurldc.com
Email: info@belmontarthur.com
The Belmont Arthur Avenue Local Development Corporation (BAALDC) and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) have been working together on a comprehensive initiative to prevent the deterioration, blight and abandonment of at-risk housing stock in the Belmont neighborhood community. BAALDC was founded in 1981 as the official commercial and economic development agency for the Belmont community. Their involvement with housing and neighborhood enhancement programs has resulted in the procurement of over $1 million in loans and grants for landlords and merchants and over 20 different capital improvement projects.
Bridge Street Development Corporation
Phone: (718) 573-6893
Internet: www.bsdcorp.org
Email: info@bsdcorp.org
The BSDC’s mission is t o help residents of the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn acquire appreciating assets including real estate, businesses, and education.
Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corporation
1932 Washington Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
Phone: (718) 299-0500
Fax (718) 299-1512
Internet: www.bronxshepherds.org
Since its incorporation in 1980, the Bronx Shepherds Restoration (BSR) has brought services to the residents of the Bronx. BSR upgrades existing housing either through gut or moderate rehabilitation, offers services such as weatherization, and, with the support of HPD, works with landlords and tenants to prevent abandonment. Bronx Shepherds Restoration is made up of 40 member churches.
Clinton Housing Development Company
403 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 967-1644
Fax: (212) 967-1649
Email: info@clintonhousing.org
Internet: www.clintonhousing.org
Clinton Housing Development Company (CHDC) is a non-profit housing organization committed to developing the Clinton community and surrounding neighborhoods through the provision of permanent affordable housing. CHDC provides comprehensive housing services, from renovation to management to social services.
Community Assisted Tenant Controlled Housing
121 Sixth Avenue, Suite 501
New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 431-9700
Fax: (212) 431-9783
Internet: www.catchnyc.org
Community Assisted Tenant Controlled Housing, Inc. (CATCH) is a not-for profit organization that works to transform distressed buildings across New York City into decent, affordable, resident-controlled housing.
Community Preservation Corporation
28 East 28th Street , 9th Floor
New York, NY 10016-7943
Phone: (212) 869-5300
Fax: (212) 683-0694
Internet: www.communityp.com
Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) is a private mortgage lender specializing in financing low-, moderate- and middle-income housing throughout New York and New Jersey. It lends for large and small apartment buildings, occupied or vacant, and for new construction developments. Sponsored by 94 banks and insurance companies, CPC has, since 1974, financed more than 92,000 affordable housing units, representing an investment of more than $3.2 billion. The mission of CPC is to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain low- and mixed-income communities.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
625 Jamaica Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Phone: (718) 647-2800
Fax: (718) 647-2805
Internet: cypresshills.org
The Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) was formed in May 1983 by a group of activist residents and merchants. CHLDC is a not-for-profit community organization, serving 8,000 residents a year through a comprehensive array of community service programs and neighborhood development projects.
East New York Urban Youth Corps
539 Alabama Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Phone: (718) 922-2229
Fax: (718) 922-1171
Internet: www.enyuyc.org
The East New York Urban Youth Corps (ENYUYC) is a neighborhood-based, non-profit community development organization serving East New York, Brooklyn. ENYUYC’s mission is to promote and facilitate neighborhood-controlled revitalization, growth and development. ENYUYC has designed and implemented programs that address affordable housing development and creation of open space and gardens, and it provides social services such as youth development, case management and referrals, supportive housing and community organizing. ENYUYC has produced over 600 affordable rental apartments through rehabilitation of dilapidated buildings and the creation of several new-construction housing and also offers specialized supportive housing.
Ecumenical Community Development Organization
443 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
Phone: (212) 678-0037
Fax: (212) 678-0889
Email: contact@ecdo.org
Internet: www.ecdo.org
Ecumenical Community Development Organization (ECDO) is a not for profit organization dedicated to improving the housing, social, and economic conditions of low and moderate income residents and businesses of the West and Central Harlem communities. ECDO focuses on housing development and housing management, as well as social and tenant services.
Enterprise New York
80 Fifth Avenue Seventh Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 262-9575
Fax: (212) 262-9635
Internet: www.enterprisefoundation.org/citiesWhereWeWork/new_york/index.asp
The Enterprise Foundation in New York City builds supportive housing for seniors, the mentally ill, and people living with HIV/AIDS; renovates crumbling apartments into homes for individuals and families; and converts abandoned houses into livable homes.
Fifth Avenue Committee
621 DeGraw Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 237-2017
Fax: (718) 237-5366
E-mail: fac@fifthave.org
Internet: www.fifthave.org
The Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc. (FAC) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization that develops and manages affordable housing, creates employment opportunities, organizes residents and workers, provides adult-centered education opportunities, and combats displacement caused by gentrification.
Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation
2751 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: (718) 367-3200
Fax: (718) 562-0131
Internet: www.fordham-bedford.org
The Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, established to stop the spread of housing deterioration in the Fordham Bedford neighborhood of the Bronx, now provides management and oversight for more than 70 tenant- and community-controlled apartment buildings containing 1750 affordable units. It works to rehabilitate deteriorated buildings to prevent abandonment, while preserving affordability for low and moderate income households.
Habitat for Humanity – New York City
334 Furman Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (718) 246-5656
Fax: (718) 246-2787
Internet: www.habitatnyc.org
Habitat-NYC, an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, helps provide New York City with affordable housing by building houses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. Habitat-NYC completes about 25 houses a year, working with family partner homeowners, professional contractors, and volunteers. Habitat-NYC is also an advocate for affordable housing.
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc.
2854 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
New York, NY 10039
Phone: (212) 281-4887
Fax: (212) 281-8102
Internet: www.hcci.org
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement (HCCI) is an interfaith consortium of more than 90 congregations that works towards revitalizing the physical, economic, cultural, and spiritual conditions of Harlem, through community economic development and empowerment.
Harlem Restoration Project Inc.
1980 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.
New York, NY 10026
Phone: (212) 662-8186
Fax: (212) 222-9671
Harlem Restoration Project (HRP) is a non-profit organization that currently manages 23 buildings, with a total of 540 units. Almost all are occupied by low-income tenants. In the course of managing these buildings HRP has supervised repairs and essential services, as well as completed total renovations.
Hope Community, Inc.
174 East 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 860-8821
Fax: (212) 722-1479
Internet: www.hopeci.org
Hope Community works in East Harlem to sponsor, construct, and operate affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities. Hope develops permanent new housing and retail spaces and manages affordable apartments in buildings throughout the community.
Housing Partnership Development Corporation
450 Fashion Avenue Suite 2401
New York, NY 10123-2401
Phone: (646) 217-3370
Fax: (646) 217-3788
Internet: www.housingpartnership.com
The Housing Partnership Development Corporation has sponsored the development of more than 17,500 units in the five boroughs of New York City since 1982. The Partnership's efforts in homeownership housing have spurred community revitalization and private investment valued at more than $1.5 billion.
Housing & Services, Inc.
461 Park Avenue South, 6th floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 252-9377
Fax: (212) 252-9319
E-mail: info@hsi-ny.org
Internet: www.hsi-ny.org
Housing & Services, Inc. is a nonprofit housing development organization that has developed over 1500 units of affordable housing in New York City and currently manages over 500 units of housing.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation – New York City
501 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 455-9800
Fax: (212) 682-5929
Internet: www.lisc.org/new_york/
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a national community development organization, supporting the creation of affordable housing, commercial and community facilities, and businesses. LISC New York City raises grants, loans and equity for strategic investments in community development organizations. In New York City, LISC and its affiliates have invested over $1 billion in nonprofit and local developers resulting in the creation of new homes and apartments and commercial, industrial, and retail space.
Los Sures Community Development Fund Corporation - Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation
213 South 4th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (718) 387-3600
Fax: (718) 387-4683
E-mail: information@lossures.org
Internet: www.lossures.org
Los Sures Community Development Fund constructs, rehabilitates and manages housing for low- and moderate-income families. Its Housing Resource Unit also assists Southside Williamsburg residents in preserving and improving their housing conditions through organizing, education, advocacy and direct assistance.
Lower East Side People's Mutual Housing Association, Inc.
209 East Third Street
New York, NY 10009
Phone: (212) 473-5940
Fax: (212) 473-6232
Internet: www.lespmha.org
The Lower East Side People’s Mutual Housing Association (LESPMHA) is a nonprofit membership organization created to rehabilitate vacant multifamily buildings owned by the City of New York, as well as to construct new multi-family buildings in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. LESPMHA provides long term affordable housing for the residents of New York City and offers social services for its resident members.
Manhattan Valley Development Corporation
73 West 108th Street
New York, NY 10025
Phone: (212) 678-4410
Fax: (212) 749-4466
E-mail: info@mvdc.org
Internet: www.mvdc.org
Manhattan Valley Development Corporation is a community-based not-for-profit housing developer and management organization, focusing on housing rehabilitation and construction, neighborhood based social services, and coordination of neighborhood economic development activities.
MBD Community Housing Corporation
1762 Boston Road
Bronx, NY 10460
Phone: (718) 842-0256
Fax: (718) 542-7694
Internet: www.mbdhousing.org
MBD, or Mid Bronx Desperadoes, has successfully sponsored, constructed, and renovated over 2,300 units of housing. Projects included sponsorship, development, and sales agent for one and two family homes, and multifamily housing with aggregate development cost over $200 million. The organization is based in a 52 square block community known as Crotona Park East in the Bronx.
Mount Hope Housing Co., Inc.
2003-05 Walton Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
Phone: (718) 299-7175
Fax: (718) 299-5623
Internet: www.mounthopehousing.org
Mount Hope Housing Co. is a community development organization that provides affordable housing as well as youth services, employment and job training, real estate development, and family asset-building programs. Mount Hope develops affordable rental and privately owned housing by acquiring new properties and managing the construction and rehabilitation of buildings for lease or sale.
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City, Inc. - Citywide Office
307 West 36th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 519-2500
Fax: (212) 727-8171
Internet: www.nhsnyc.org
Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHS) is a not-for-profit citywide organization working to create, preserve, and promote affordable housing in New York City neighborhoods. NHS rehabilitates housing and mixed-use properties, constructs new affordable housing, provides homeowner education, and creates neighborhood revitalization projects. NHS has offices and programs throughout the five boroughs that provide housing services.
Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush
2806 Church Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Phone: (718) 469-4679
Fax: (718) 469-4743
Internet: www.nhsnyc.org/eastflatbush
Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica
89-70 162nd Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: (718) 291-7400
Fax: (718) 298-6505
Internet: www.nhsjamaica.org
Neighborhood Housing Services of North Bronx
1178 East Gun Hill Road
Bronx, NY 10469
Phone: (718) 881-1180
Fax: (718) 881-1190
Neighborhood Housing Services of Northern Queens
60-20 Woodside Avenue, 2nd Floor
Queens, NY 11377
Phone: (718) 457-1017
Fax: (718) 457-1247
Internet: www.nhsnorthernqueens.org
Neighborhood Housing Services of South Bronx
200 East 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: (718) 992-5979
Fax: (718) 992-6056
Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island
1205 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
Phone: (718) 442-8080
Fax: (718) 442-8245
Internet: www.nhsofstatenisland.org
New Destiny Housing Corporation
1140 Broadway, Suite 1002
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (646) 472-0262
Fax: (646) 472-0266
Internet: www.newdestinyhousing.org
New Destiny Housing Corporation is a citywide not-for-profit housing developer and service provider helping low-income abused women and other individuals at risk of homelessness create more stable and secure lives for themselves and their children. New Destiny develops, owns and manages affordable and supportive housing, provides technical assistance to other not-for-profits interested in developing housing for their clients, operates programs and services that address the needs of low-income abused women, and advocates for increased housing resources for domestic violence survivors.
Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corp.
132 Ralph Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Phone: (718) 453-9490
Fax: (718) 453-2503
Internet: www.nebhdco.org
Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation (NEBHDCo) works on preservation, development and management of affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities as well as on community and economic development initiatives and human services in the Brooklyn and Bushwick communities. NEBHDCo has developed and managed 1000 units of affordable rental housing and is currently participating in a homeownership pilot program.
Phipps Houses Group
902 Broadway
New York, NY 10010-6033
Phone: (212) 243-9090
Fax: (212) 727-1639
Internet: www.phippsny.org
Phipps Houses is a not-for-profit developer and owner of affordable housing, involved in the development, finance, construction and asset management of new and rehabilitated multi-family housing for low to middle income New Yorkers. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, it manages residential and commercial property and provides human services to its development communities.
Pratt Area Community Council
201 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: (718) 522-2613
Fax: (718) 522-2604
E-mail: PACC@prattarea.org
Internet: www.prattarea.org
Bedford-Stuyvesant Office
1012 Gates Avenue, 2nd floor
Brooklyn, NY 112121
Phone: (718) 919-2100
Fax: (718) 919-2725
The Pratt Area Community Council (PACC) is a neighborhood organization committed to improving the quality of life for all residents of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant. With a major goal of preserving and developing affordable housing, PACC has rehabilitated permanent low- and moderate-income rental housing, converted distressed properties to tenant owned buildings, and provided tenant counseling and supportive services to over 12,000 tenants.
Promesa Housing Development Fund Corporation, Inc.
1776 Clay Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
Phone: (718) 299-1100
Fax: (718) 716-7822
E-mail: info@promesa.org
Internet: www.promesa.org
Promesa is a community builder of affordable housing, with a goal of providing quality, safe, affordable and self-sustaining housing for low and moderate income households, combined with social service programs, youth and family support services and neighborhood improvement activities. Promesa provides affordable low- and moderate-income apartments, tenant assistance with rental subsidies, and access to Promesa services, including primary health care and substance abuse services.
Settlement Housing Fund, Inc.
1780 Broadway, Suite 600
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 265-6530
Fax: (212) 757-0571
Settlement Housing Fund (SHF) was established in 1969 by United Neighborhood Houses, a federation of 35 settlement houses in New York City. SHF has completed over 8,300 units of low and moderate income housing, ranging from moderate rehabilitation to new construction and has served as a consultant in programs involving low income families and individuals, including the elderly, the handicapped and the homeless.
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation
11 Catherine Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: (718) 388-5454
Fax: (718) 486-5982
Internet: www.stnicksnpc.org
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corporation (St. Nick’s) helps to preserve and rebuild the Williamsburg-Greenpoint neighborhood to the benefit of its low- and moderate-income residents. St. Nick’s identifies opportunities to create, finance and build affordable housing units, as well as manages properties, provides services, and helps the community empower itself in the housing development process. St. Nick’s also provides tenant support services and landlord and homeowner support.
University Neighborhood Housing Program
2751 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: (718) 933-3101
Fax: (718) 933-3624
E-mail: mail@unhp.org
Internet: www.unhp.org
University Neighborhood Housing Program (UNHP) is a nonprofit organization working to create, preserve, and finance affordable housing in the Northwest Bronx. UNHP issues loans from its market rate and low interest loan funds, provides technical assistance to not-for-profit housing companies, community controlled buildings, tenant groups and community groups, and organizes around issues that impact housing affordability.
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
120 Wall Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 479-3300
E-mail: info@uhab.org
Internet: www.uhab.org
The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) supports self-help housing and community building in low-income neighborhoods by training, organizing, developing, and assisting resident-controlled limited-equity housing co-operatives. UHAB helps residents take control of distressed, neglected or abandoned buildings, enabling residents to become co-operative home owners.
Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation
50 East 168th Street
Bronx, NY 10452
Phone: (718) 839-1100
Fax: (718) 839-1170
Internet: www.whedco.org
The Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDCO) is dedicated to the economic advancement of low-income women, men and children, through education, social services, job creation, housing, and job training and placement. WHEDCO has created the Urban Horizons Residence, a low-income apartment complex, and its newest project, The House for Elder Artists, will bring affordable housing and social services to the elderly.