NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development

Today, we shine a spotlight on the individuals who inspire us with their integrity, leadership, and innovative approaches to problem solving. These are the leaders who show up to work with unwavering commitment, passion, and a deep respect for diversity and equity. They lead by example, creating a culture where everyone is supported, valued, and encouraged to grow. Our Professional Excellence Award recipients represent the very best of public service: dedication to the mission, integrity in action, and a relentless drive to make our workplace stronger and more connected. Today, we celebrate their remarkable contributions and the extraordinary difference they make each day. Thank you for leading with purpose, for inspiring your fellow colleagues to show up and give their best, and for being a source of strength and positivity in everything you do! We see you, we appreciate you.

NYC is shaping its 2025 fair housing plan, and we want to hear from YOU!   This Fair Housing Month, join us at public workshops this spring to share your experiences finding and keeping housing in NYC. The City is updating Where We Live NYC, our plan to fight housing discrimination, confront segregation, and advance opportunity for all. Have ideas? We want to hear from you. Monday, April 21 at Hostos College 6:00-8:00pm (doors open at 5:45pm) Savoy Manor Building, 120 E. 149th Street, 2nd FL, Bronx, NY 10451   Saturday, April 26 at St. Bart’s Community House 10:00am-12:00pm (doors open at 9:45am) 109 East 50th St., New York, NY 10022   Tuesday, April 29, Virtual Workshop 6:00-7:15pm Zoom Meeting ID: 862 2103 8439 | Passcode: 850574 Dial-in #: 1-646-931-3860   Thursday, May 1st at Medgar Evers 6:00-8:00pm (doors open at 5:45pm) Academic Building 1, 1638 Bedford Ave, Room 312, Brooklyn, NY, 11225   All sessions will offer free refreshments, childcare, housing resources, and Spanish interpretation. RSVP: bit.ly/WWL25RSVP

Meet Ahmed Tigani, Acting Commissioner of HPD. A champion of affordable housing, he’s committed to building more homes, protecting tenants, and strengthening communities across New York. Under his leadership, HPD is driving bold action for a stronger, more sustainable future for all: https://lnkd.in/euvKzqqe

Fair Housing Month serves as both a time to reflect on the progress we’ve made and a call to action for the work that remains. Housing discrimination, a legacy of redlining, and the affordability crisis continue to impact communities that have long been underserved. HPD is committed to addressing these challenges through bold, inclusive policies that ensure fair and equal access in every neighborhood. From strengthening tenant protections to creating and preserving affordable homes across the five boroughs, we are working to create more housing options and real choice for every New Yorker. We believe housing is a right, not a privilege. To build a truly equitable future, we need continued collaboration with residents, elected officials, and housing advocates. Together, we can ensure that ensure that the future of housing in NYC reflects the values of equity and fairness that we hold dear. Let us continue to push forward in this critical work, not just this month, but every day.

📢 Join NYC Accelerator and HPD for a must-attend webinar! LL97 Compliance: What Article 321 Buildings Need to Know 🗓️ Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 🕐 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. If you own or manage an affordable housing building, this session is for you. We’ll break down: ✅ Local Law 97 (LL97) reporting requirements ahead of the May 1st deadline ✅ Pathways to compliance and penalty mitigation opportunities for Article 321 properties ✅ Financial resources like J-51 R and NYC Accelerator PACE Financing Don’t miss this opportunity to get your questions answered and set your building on the path to compliance. Register now: https://lnkd.in/enUEHsGR

We’re intensifying enforcement against NYC’s 250 most poorly maintained buildings and launching a new Certification Watchlist to hold those who falsely certify the correction of violations accountable: https://bit.ly/4hJ8yGn Each year, HPD designates severely distressed buildings for participation in AEP. The goal of the program is to improve living conditions through frequent inspections to ensure violations are corrected, and issue orders to correct when property owners fail to act. These buildings have been failing tenants for far too long, with dangerous conditions like mold, heat outages, and more. Now, these owners face increased oversight and pressure to address nearly 54,000 open violations and pay almost $3 million owed to the City for necessary repairs. Neglecting tenants’ safety is not just a violation of the law—it’s a violation of their basic human rights. HPD’s enforcement programs are designed to ensure landlords provide safe homes, with the full force of the law backing every action we take.

Building on record-breaking years under now Deputy Mayor Adolfo Carrión, Jr.'s leadership, Acting Commissioner Ahmed Tigani will continue driving affordable housing production, strengthening tenant protections, and working alongside communities to plan NYC’s future.    Today, Tigani testified before City Council for the agency’s annual budget hearing, where he highlighted the momentum built over the past three years and our plans to continue turning our commitments into action: bit.ly/4c5w3bF HPD is stronger than ever. With our exceptional leadership, we’re committed to driving innovation, streamlining development, and building at the scale our city needs—while embedding community values to create a more vibrant, sustainable New York for generations to come: https://bit.ly/4c9xq9i

🚀 Ready to make an impact on affordable housing in NYC? Join HPD’s Division of New Construction Finance as a Graduate Student Summer Intern and help shape the future of our communities! Apply now!

Grateful to all organizations and leaders who were out at Friday’s #HandsoffHousing Rally. HPD shares your concern that changes in federal funding could undermine efforts to house New Yorkers and protect our housing stock. This action is a reminder that we are stronger together. Together with our partners, we’ve successfully negotiated, innovated, and launched a multitude of tools — pushing the envelope so that we can produce more housing than ever before, faster and more efficiently. Federal retreat on housing would conflict with all of those efforts. Cutting essential programs for vulnerable New Yorkers such as moves to reduce funding for the Emergency Housing Voucher Program and other crucial payments to tenants & owners risks destabilizing our housing market & increasing homelessness at a time that requires predictability. We will continue to engage with our federal partners, deepened our partnership with advocates, builders, tenants and communities that have worked to advance pro-housing initiatives, and advocate for keeping these crucial investments going.

Housing Career Pathways graduates are achieving remarkable success, with many securing jobs in affordable housing, tripling their annual wage income, and opening doors for long-term career growth. The program combines training, internships, and wraparound services to support participants as they launch new careers. A huge thank you to our incredible partners at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, Enterprise Community Partners, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and 25+ employers in the affordable housing sector! Explore the impact of this groundbreaking program: https://lnkd.in/eQ7N-MbJ