Member News

Affirmed Housing’s Arbor Green, where residents enjoy utilities for approximately $5 or less a month, earned honors from the U.S. Green Building Council.

With nearly two decades of experience in community development finance, Hoopengardner will guide the overall management and growth of NTCIC, a tax credit syndication firm.

Mr. Kirsch joins Greystone from Freddie Mac Multifamily, where he most recently served as Asset Management & Operations Client Relationship Manager for the Small Balance Loan Program.

MassHousing recently recognized the efforts of 76 property management companies that make a concerted effort to do business with Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises.

National Equity Fund, Inc. has named Michael G. Rogers as its new general counsel. Most recently, Rogers worked as senior counsel with Holland & Knight LLP representing investors and syndicators in LIHTC and NMTC transactions.

Greystone’s affordable housing preservation group worked closely with the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, as well as both USDA’s Rural Housing Service National Office and Tennessee State Office to coordinate and secure the financing needed to acquire and rehabilitate at-risk and much-needed housing.

Rental Housing Association will present the 2015 Industry Excellence Award to Lawrence H. Curtis, President and Managing Partner for WinnDevelopment, at a ceremony on December 1.

Schoolhouse Terrace is the first phase of the planned six-phase redevelopment of Cottage Place Gardens, a collaborative effort between The Community Builders and the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers.

Beacon Communities’ historic rehabilitation project, which is a 2014 Timmy Award winner, was honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Ames Shovel Works was one of four projects in the country to receive the award.

WNC announced Howard M. Heitner, a 35-year veteran of the affordable housing, legal and financial industries, has joined the company’s advisory board.

As a result of the $16.4 MassHousing financing, The Community Builder’s Section 8 subsidy will be extended at least 15 years and significant improvements will be made to the 87-unit property.

OCCH welcomed Andy Lee as Vice President of Fund Management. The organization also announced several promotions: Beth Long and Brad Carman to Senior Development Analysts; Lori McMillan to Vice President, Fund Management; and Millie Davis and Wolfgang Teran to Vice Presidents of Ohio Capital Finance Corporation. Lisa Patt-McDaniel, former Director of Community Development at OCCH, is serving as an “Executive on Loan” to the Affordable Housing Trust of Columbus and Franklin County as they create a new CDFI organization at the Trust.