Habitat-NYC Times
Summer 2007 Vol. 24: No. 3

Habitat-NYC Breaks New Ground
t had been an eyesore for years—a
vacant Brooklyn lot that served
only as a place for trash to collect
and fester. But on a recent bright,
summer morning, six shovels dug in
the dirt, and this plot in Ocean HillBrownsville began its transformation
into Habitat-NYC’s newest project.

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The June 5 ceremony was groundbreaking in more ways than one—
launching Habitat-NYC’s greenest
project and the largest multifamily
complex ever built by a Habitat
affiliate.
Over the next two years, three
buildings with a total of 41 affordable
condos will rise on the site that is
currently known as the Atlantic
Avenue complex. These buildings will
meet LEED green certification—one
of the nation’s top environmental
standards. And the project will take
Habitat-NYC to a new level as a
major affordable housing developer
in New York City and leader among
Habitat affiliates nationally.

Atlantic Avenue Groundbreaking (from left): Val Henry, Dan Martin, Wendell Walters,
Viola Greene-Walker, Woody Pascal, Nia Rock, Mark Jahr, Marty Markowitz, Josh
Lockwood, Marilyn Gelber, Les Bluestone and Stan Ponte.
Photo by Jack Lichten

“In the face of New York City’s crushing
housing shortage, Habitat-NYC is adapting our volunteer building model to a
large-scale project,” said Josh Lockwood,
Acting Executive Director. “These homes
will help our future homeowners save

Brearley and Browning Students
Build Brighter Futures

money, protect their health, revitalize
the neighborhood and help our
planet.”
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Habitat-NYC Finds New Strength,
Support in Lutheran Community
"The heart of the giver makes the gift dear
and precious. . . .”
—Martin Luther
embers of New York City's Lutheran congregations
are joining together with generous hearts to create
a very precious gift—a Habitat home for Catalina
and Miguel Mora and their young son, Edwin.

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The Mora family will live in one of the nine Halsey Street
condos now under construction in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Their home is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans, a financial services nonprofit for Lutherans,
through its Thrivent Builds project with Habitat for
Humanity International.
Students from Brearley and Browning upper schools add a
new skill to their resume—building affordable homes. Read
more on Page 2.

This marks the first New York City home to be funded
through the national Thrivent Builds, which built more than
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 From the Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity - New York City
transforms lives and our city by
uniting all New Yorkers around the
cause of decent, affordable housing
for everyone.

Habitat-NYC Board of Directors
Les Bluestone, Chair
The Blue Sea Development Company
Claudia Machaver, Vice Chair
Andie Simon, Vice Chair
Warner Brothers Records
Connie Sargent, Vice Chair
John Kwon, Treasurer
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP
Shauna Long, Secretary
Catholic Charities
Jennifer Armstrong
Citigroup
David Bach
FinishRich Media
Neil Bader
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Rev. Cecily Broderick
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
The Rev. Mark Hallinan
Society of Jesus (Jesuits), New York Province
Chris Hoeffel
Bear Stearns
Suzette Hunte
Karim Hutson
Genesis Partners Real Property, LLC
Rabbi Bob Kaplan
New York Center for Community & Coalition Building
Doug Paul
Credit Suisse
John Pierce
Turner Construction

“My child and I sleep on the floor in my sister’s one-bedroom apartment.”
“On my street, I worry every day about my kids’ safety.”
“I dream of being able to give my children a decent home
of our own.”
As Habitat-NYC begins the interview process for finding 41 deserving,
hard-working families for our Atlantic Avenue homes in Brooklyn, these are the
kinds of concerns we hear every day. And as we visit the current residences of
applicants, Habitat-NYC staff and board members are witnessing the overcrowded apartments, dilapidated conditions and dangerous neighborhoods that
can stifle the aspirations of even the most remarkable New York City families.
The great news is that Atlantic Avenue, our largest project ever and currently
under construction, will allow us to provide homeownership opportunities to
more working families than ever before. Atlantic Avenue also will be built with
“green” materials and methods, ensuring that families will live in a safe, healthy
environment.
From our previous projects, we’ve seen the remarkable impact of owning a
Habitat-NYC home: Parents take pride in helping to build their own living
space, families are able to save money while building equity, and children
prosper in a healthy, more generous living area. The results are inspiring us to
find 41 special families whose lives will forever be changed at Atlantic Avenue.
We can’t wait to meet them.
The unprecedented size and scope of Atlantic Avenue clearly marks a new day
for Habitat-NYC. But as we work diligently toward making this vision a reality,
we also pause to remember those individuals who have helped Habitat-NYC
reach this historic point. The passing of former Board Member Emily Frye this
summer is a poignant reminder of our organization’s roots. If not for Emily’s
passion and dedication, our Harlem homes likely could never have been built.
She demonstrated for all of us how the efforts of one individual can transform
the lives of many others.
With Emily Frye’s legacy in mind, we focus on the exciting challenges ahead.
And thank her—and all of our supporters—in helping to shape the character of
our great city.

Nia Rock
Sovereign Bank
Ted Schweitzer
Tishman Speyer Properties
Paul Shang
The Rev. Thomas Synan
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Julia Taylor
Platinum Caterers
Vanitha Venugopal
Surdna Foundation
Dana Williams
Sotheby’s Real Estate Division
Josh Lockwood
ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

111 John Street, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 991-4000
www.habitatnyc.org

Reading,
Writing,
‘Rithmetic
and
Roofing?

Students from Brearley and Browning schools traded
books for blueprints and pencils for plywood as they
worked on our Halsey Street homes this year. “I had
no idea how much work and time and energy went
into constructing a building,” said one Brearley student after a day at Halsey. “It’s a building site now,
but it’s becoming a home.”
The two schools joined together to co-sponsor one of
the homes and give their students a unique opportunity to help New York City families.

Founded by Millard and Linda Fuller in 1976, Habitat for Humanity is a Christian
organization that welcomes people of all beliefs to join in its mission.

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 Atlantic Avenue
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The site is perched at the busy intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Eastern
Parkway, in a community still suffering
the aftermath of New York City’s fiscal
crisis more than three decades ago.
The condos and gardens emerging here
might look perfectly at home in Battery
Park City, birthplace of some the city’s
most innovative and expensive green
buildings—but unlike posh and highpriced Battery Park City, these homes
come with a Habitat twist: They will
provide a unique opportunity for lower
income families to enjoy affordable,
environmentally friendly and healthy
dwellings. They will help strengthen a
neighborhood in need. And they will
bring New Yorkers from all walks of life
together to build and celebrate the rich
diversity of our city.
“They say in real estate, it’s all about
location . . . location . . . location,”
Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz said at the groundbreaking.
“It’s a thrill to know that in 2009, 41 families will indeed reach the ‘promised land’

of homeownership in our own, vibrant
Ocean Hill-Brownsville.”
Viola Greene-Walker, District Manager of
Community Board 16, smiled as she dug
her shovel into the lot. She applauded the
transformation, saying, “For years, this
site has been dumped upon; it’s been an
eyesore to the community.”
“The real estate boom has created a crisis
in housing affordability for thousands of
low- and moderate-income families, who
have called this borough their home,”
added Council Member Erik Dilan.
“That’s why I’m delighted with the
development of 41 units of desperately
needed housing stock.”
The Independence Community
Foundation will continue its policy of
donating $20,000 to every unit of housing
created by Habitat-NYC, a total of
$820,000 for the Atlantic Avenue complex.
“We could not be more proud than we are
today to see how far Habitat-NYC has
come in creating an urban model for New
York City that produces well-designed
homes that are beautiful, ‘green’ and
affordable,” said Marilyn Gelber, Executive
Director of the Foundation.
Since the groundbreaking ceremony,
one building foundation has been laid
and the other two will be completed
shortly. The site should be ready for
volunteers at the beginning of
September.

Atlantic Avenue
Complex at a Glance
Overview
53,000-square-foot multifamily
building complex
41 units
Mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom condos
A complex of three four-story
buildings
Construction expected to be
completed in 2009
Financing
$13 million project
$7.3 million construction loan
from Citibank
$1.64 million from the New York
State Affordable Housing Corporation
$400,000 from the Brooklyn
Borough President’s Office
$820,000 from the
Independence Community Foundation
$5.5 million in sales revenues
The remainder is being raised
through corporate, foundation and
individual gifts
Home sponsorships by Bear,
Stearns; Citigroup; Credit Suisse,
Delta Airlines; Goldman Sachs; Hilb
Rogal and Hobbs; among other corporations
Real Estate brokers from around
New York City are raising $1 million
to underwrite 11 of the affordable
homes through their Brokers Build
campaign
New York City’s Department of
Housing Development and
Preservation sold the land to HabitatNYC for $13
Habitat Homeowners
Must earn between 45% - 80%
of the city’s area median income
($35,450 to $56,700 for a family of
four)
Will work at least 300 hours per
adult (to a maximum of 600 hours) to
help build their homes
Sales prices for condos expected
to range between $70,000 and
$160,000
Volunteers
14,000 volunteers needed
Volunteer work begins
September 2007

“They say in real estate,
it’s all about location . . .
location . . . location.”

How to Apply for a Condo in this
Complex
Applications accepted for homeownership until August 31, 2007
Go to www.habitatnyc.org and
click on Own a Habitat Home for
criteria and application process

Marty Markowitz
Brooklyn Borough
President
Photos by Jack Lichten

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 2007 Habby Awards!

Thrivent
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300 Habitat homes throughout the country last year. The Thrivent Builds grant of
$215,000 must be matched by more than
$33,000 from local Lutheran congregants—and they must also put their muscle where their money is by volunteering
to help build the Thrivent home.

Habitat-NYC saluted our volunteers at our 2007 Habby Awards celebration. This year’s
top volunteers included (l-r) Outstanding Board Member, Dana Williams; Outstanding
Skilled Leader, Marvin Charles; Outstanding Cornerstone Volunteer, Alex Liberatore;
Outstanding Faith Partner, Rev. Theodora Brooks and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church;
Outstanding Corporate Group, Lisa McClain and Bank of America; and Outstanding
Borough Leadership Committee Member,Evan Bauer. Not pictured are our Outstanding
Community Group winners, the Sugar Hill Mennonite Mission.
Photo by Jack Lichten

In response to the Thrivent challenge,
Lutheran congregations from around the
city have joined together to bring out
almost 80 volunteers from 15 different
congregations to work on the site. And
they have already collected more than
$20,000 toward their commitment.

Mora Family Builds a Home—and a Future

Nearly 50 women from six different
Lutheran congregations launched
Habitat-NYC's first-ever Lutheran
Women Build on June 16. They raised
hammers and drills to sheetrock walls and
install hardwood floors—and raised more
than $15,000 for the cause, as well.

Catalina and Miguel Mora and their son Edwin, almost 9, are currently sardined in a
small one-bedroom apartment in the Bronx that is woefully inadequate for the family.
They have divided up the bedroom so that it affords both parents and child semiprivate nooks to sleep.

"This is a chance to do something handson," said Ricki Ravits of Advent Lutheran
Church in Manhattan, adding that construction work was "gratifying in a different way than just writing a check."
Two weeks later, a second Lutheran Build
welcomed 28 volunteer builders to the
Halsey site. Organized by Marie Rampino
from the Queens Chapter Board of
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, the
build represented nine different churches
and raised $4,000 in matching funds.

Photographs Copyright Chenoa Maxwell, 2007

hrivent volunteers have been working alongside the Mora family, who are the
future owners of Habitat-NYC's Halsey Street Thrivent-sponsored home.

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"My son is going to have his
own bedroom." Catalina Mora
said. "He is very excited. He is
getting bigger now."
"For six years, we have been
looking for a house we could
afford," said Catalina.
Unfortunately, every home they
found was priced far out of
their reach. Catalina's paycheck
as a daycare assistant teacher
and Miguel's income as a maintenance worker simply do not
cover the costs of even modest
New York City homes.

Miguel Mora is hard at work in the space that will
become his living room.

With sleeves rolled up, Catalina joined Lutheran Women Build volunteers to lay the
flooring in her home. "I feel like we are special because we have the opportunity to work
on our own house," she said.
She looks forward to the day when the family can move into their new two-bedroom
condo. We are going to organize it in a way we can enjoy it," Catalina said, "but the first
thing I'm going to do is to bless the house, to let God be part of this home."
‘

Miguel Mora was on-site for the general Lutheran Build, working in partnership with
our Thrivent supporters. "We are very lucky" to be part of Habitat-NYC, he told congregants as he thanked them for their help.

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 CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT & FAITH GIFTS
July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007

$400,000+
Credit Suisse
Independence Community Foundation
New York State Affordable Housing
Corporation

NYSE Euronext
Ridgewood Savings Bank
The Blackstone Group
Tishman Speyer Properties, LP
United Way of New York City

$120,000-$399,999
Anonymous
Bank of America*
Bryan Cave LLP
Citigroup
Corporation for National and
Community Service
Delta Airlines
Goldman, Sachs & Company
Jon Bon Jovi & Kenneth Cole Special
Event
The Starr Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban
Development (SHOP)

$5,000-$14,999
American Airlines, Inc.
Brick Presbyterian Church
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Dechert LLP
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services
LLP
Duff & Phelps LLC
EMC Corporation
Federated Department Stores
Foundation*
Fox News Networks
Health Plus
Hewlett Packard Company
Home Depot Services LLC
Hope For New York, Redeemer
Presbyterian Church
International Strategy & Investment
Group
Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners, Inc.
Lamb & Barnosky, LLP
M&T Charitable Foundation
MasterCard International
McKee Nelson LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
New York City Combined Federal
Campaign
New York State Energy Research &
Development Authority
Park Avenue United Methodist
Church
Pzena Investment Management, LLC
Random House, Inc.
SAS Institute, Inc.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP
Sotheby's International Realty, Inc.
St. Bartholomew's Church
Starwood Capital Group
Management, LLC
Sullivan Family Foundation
The Community Preservation
Corporation
The Ernest and Rose Samuels
Foundation, Inc.
The Hyde and Watson Foundation
The Jewish Communal Fund
The Laurence W. Levine Foundation
The Litwin Foundation
The Malcolm Gibbs Foundation, Inc.

$60,000-$119,000
Deutsche Bank*
Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc.
Rust Consulting
The Clark Foundation
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
The New York Community Trust
Trinity Church of Wall Street
United Technologies
$30,000-$59,999
FinishRich Media
Forest City Ratner Companies
Independence Community Bank
Latham & Watkins
Polo Ralph Lauren
PricewaterhouseCoopers
The Guardian Life Insurance Company
of America
$15,000-$29,999
Bloomberg
Citigroup Foundation*
Collegiate Church Corporation
Enterprise Foundation
J.P. Morgan Chase
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation*
Mellam Family Foundation
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.*
Mizuho Trust & Banking Company
(USA)
Moody's Foundation*
N.S. Bienstock Inc.
New York Landmarks Conservancy

Brokers Build
eal estate in New York City is a highstakes, top-dollar industry. Behind those
multi-million-dollar deals exists a
network of hard-driving brokers.

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But what do these prestigious brokers do in
their leisure time? You may be surprised to find
that they’ve been working tirelessly to help
build 11 affordable Habitat homes.
More than 30 leaders in the city’s real estate
community have teamed up with Habitat-NYC
to create Brokers Build, with the goal of getting
every New York City broker involved in their
effort to increase affordable housing. They
have challenged all brokers to underwrite the

The Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
The Winifred and William O'Reilly
Foundation
Wachovia Corporation*
Wasserman Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
$1,000-$4,999
291 Foundation
ABS Partners Real Estate LLC
Allen & Company LLC
B. Barine, Inc.
Baker & Glauser, PC
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Bank Leumi USA
Barry McTiernan & Moore
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Brazen Real Estate
Broad Street Development LLC
Broadway United Church of Christ
Cambridge Corporate Services
CapitalSea Quality Seafood
Cathy C. Russell, Inc.
Charles Hertzig Foundation
Christ Church United Methodist
Coach Matching Gifts Program*
Congregation of St. Saviour at the
Church of St. John the Divine
Conservation Services Group, Inc.
DeWitt Stern Group
Ehrenkrantrz Eckstut & Kuhn
Fannie Mae
Federal Home Loan Bank of New
York
Felicia Fund, Inc
Financial Security Assurance (FSA)*
First Queens Abstract Corporation
Gayle Henderson P.C.
General Atlantic Services Corporation
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching
Gifts Program*
Healthplex, Inc.
Home Abstract Corporation
HSBC Philanthropic Programs*
James A. MacDonald Foundation
James E. Robison Foundation, Inc.
John J. McHugh Foundation
John Smith Real Estate Group
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation*
L&M Equity Participants Ltd.
Lawrence Schulman Family
Foundation, Inc.
LICONY
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook &
Cooper, PC
Linx Partners. LLC

cost of 11 homes at Habitat-NYC’s 41-unit
Atlantic Avenue project.
"We are so excited to have this opportunity to
build with Habitat for Humanity," said Stan
Ponte, chairman of Brokers Build and
president of Coldwell Banker Previews
International.
Ponte is leveraging his considerable sales skill,
his charm and his sense of humor to the task
of fundraising. He adds, "The brokers I've been
talking to are joking that this is our first real
opportunity to build something. We generally
stay away from sharp objects."
Some of New York’s most illustrious brokers
make up the organization’s advisory group,
including Halstead's Louise Phillips Forbes,

Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC)
Maison Gerard Ltd.
Meredith Corporation
Metro New York Chapter of I.C.R.I.
Metropolitan Valuation Services
Monadnock Construction
Moody's Foundation Matching Gifts
Program*
Morgan Stanley Global Wealth
Management
New York Community Bank
Newmark & Company Real Estate
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gift
Program*
Pitney Bowes Management Services
Poly Prep Country Day School
Richard Dattner & Partners
Architects PC
Room & Board*
Russo, Keane & Toner, LLP
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP
Stempel Bennett Claman & Hochberg
Studley, Inc.
Temple Emanuel of Great Neck
The Abyssinian Baptist Church
The Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) Inc.
The Bank of New York
The Church in the Gardens
The Frances and Benjamin Beneson
Foundation
The Hudson Companies, Inc.
The Janice Michelle Foundation, Inc.
The J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
Matching Gifts Program*
The JKW Foundation
The Levien Foundation
The Margaret A. Darrin Foundation
The Marino Organization, Inc
The McGraw-Hill Companies*
The Sam Spiegel Foundation
The Singer & Bassuk Organization
Truman Ball & Associates Realtors
Ueberroth Family Foundation
Wachovia Corporation
Washington Real Estate Investment
Trust
WDHB Consulting Group, Inc.
Williams Real Estate Company
*Participates in an Employee Matching Gift
Program

Toni Haber of Prudential Douglas Elliman and
Preferred Empire Mortgage Company's Jeffrey
Appel. The project was inspired by HabitatNYC Board Member Dana Williams of
Sotheby’s and Kinnaird Fox of Wohlfarth &
Associates.
Brokers Build launched their website
(www.brokersbuild.org) at the beginning of
June, and in one month over 250 brokers
signed up to participate, bringing in a total of
more than $80,000.
"We hope that this will be the beginning of a
long relationship," said Ponte, "and we look
forward to challenging brokers from cities all
over the country and all over the world to have
their own 'Brokers Build.'"

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 Habitat Loses Friend, Advocate Emily Frye
he Habitat-NYC family and Harlem
community lost a beloved friend when
Emily Frye passed away in June. But
she leaves a remarkable legacy—36 beautiful,
affordable Habitat homes in the neighborhood she cherished.

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Emily welcomed Habitat-NYC to St. Philip’s
Episcopal Church on West 134th Street and
fostered the strong partnership that enabled
Habitat to build with—and within—Harlem.
She later joined our Board of Directors and,
until last year, was a very active member of
our Harlem Leadership Committee.
She helped lay the foundations for our homes
in Harlem and provided leadership and
guidance for Habitat-NYC’s Jimmy Carter
Work Project in 2000.
Born and raised only a few blocks from the
church and the site of the future HabitatNYC homes, Emily devoted her life to building young lives, as well as housing stock, in
her uptown neighborhood. Armed with a
diploma from Bronx Science and a master’s
degree from City College, she spent her early
years teaching English and Language Arts to
intermediate school students. Later, Emily
was appointed to District Coordinator for
Language Arts in the Harlem school district.
“She was a born Harlemite, a true Harlemite,
and an activist,” said her longtime colleague
and friend, Gloria Lee. “Emily believed in

people doing the right thing and living the
right way. She was patient and understanding, with very keen insight.”
Emily was as devoted
to her church as she
was committed to
social causes and her
community. She
worked tirelessly with
St. Philip’s, served on
the advisory board of
Episcopal Charities
and was active in the
Episcopal Urban
Caucus.
She obtained a second master’s degree from
New York Theological Seminary. Writing on
the outcome of the Justice, Peace and
Integrity of Creation Network in Province II
assembly in 1996, Emily vowed that the
assembly’s work “will declare a message of
the good news of hope, joy, and freedom to
the poor, disenfranchised, uneducated,
abused, persecuted, imprisoned, and
oppressed, and of honor and care for this
fragile earth.
“We concluded that we have the work of
justice to do posthaste,” she wrote—words
that describe Emily Frye’s life work.

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But all these problems may have a
relatively simple solution: a true New
York State affordable housing trust
fund.
At a recent forum sponsored by State
Senator Liz Krueger, individuals from
around the state and from diverse
backgrounds and interests testified to
the importance of creating an affordable
housing trust fund with a dedicated
revenue source.
"Housing development begets economic
development," said Paige Bellenbaum,
Director of Advocacy at Habitat-NYC.
"When housing is built or sold, the total
economic impact is much greater than
simply the cost of construction or the
sales price of the home."

New York is one of only a handful of
states that does not have a true housing
trust fund—an effective measure for
creating and preserving affordable
homes.

ur “coffee cup” building is more
than just half-full. It’s overflowing
with eager volunteers—and nearing completion.

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The exterior façade of the Halsey Street
condos is 90 percent complete. In recent
weeks, volunteers and future homeowners
have been finishing up the drywall installation and are now laying hardwood

n New York City, rents are climbing
and subsidized programs like
Mitchell-Lama are phasing out.
Housing prices continue to rise, and
homelessness is stretching toward an alltime high.

Creating a state housing trust fund is a
goal of our 2007 Housing Covenant,
and Habitat-NYC has been a leader in
seeking Albany support for the measure.

Halsey Street Update

The site has received much press in part
because of the unique polystyrene
Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction, inspiring the Daily News to dub it
“the coffee cup building.”

Advocating for
A Silver Bullet

floors. The next several months will be
spent finalizing work on the interior,
installing trim and tiling and painting
walls. Completion of the building is set
for December.
Over the past several months, our Halsey
Street complex has taken starring roles in
the evening news. Pictures and feature
stories about the sixth annual Women
Build, as well as the first-ever Lutheran
Women Build, could be seen in the New
York Times, New York Post, NY1 and
Univision. You can view slide shows of
these events on our website
www.habitatnyc.org under the Events
button.

Currently, 38 states have housing trust
funds, and Florida's model is widely
recognized as the best in the nation.
Rep. Elaine Schwartz of Florida joined
Habitat-NYC's efforts by submitting
testimony describing that state's model,
which is funded through real estate
transfer taxes.
"Florida's housing trust fund is a silver
bullet that simultaneously takes aim at
poverty housing and generates
economic development," she wrote.
"Today, it generates $243 million, which
is invested in affordable housing."
Habitat-NYC and affiliates throughout
the state are urging Albany legislators to
adopt a similar model.

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