New York

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has named Adolfo Carrión to serve as the Regional Director for New York and New Jersey. Carrión, is currently Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs.

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that Brian E. Lawlor has been appointed Commissioner of the State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) and CEO and President of ‘nyhomes,’ which includes the state’s Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA).

The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) today announced that owners of rent regulated apartments in New York State can now fulfill their Annual Rent Registration requirement completely online, avoiding time-consuming errors and eliminating paperwork and the need to mail forms or disks to DHCR.

New York State Senator David Valesky this month introduced legislation that would expand provisions in the state’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a new affordable housing plan that would inject an additional $1 billion, bringing the total investment to build or preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing up to $8.5 billion.

Governor David A. Paterson has appointed Brian Lawlor to serve as Acting Commissioner of the Division of Housing and Community Renewal.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that nearly 200 apartment units in New York City will become more energy efficient as the result of $3.6 million in funding being awarded today to Jonathan Rose Companies, a New York-based property owner and developer.

Deborah VanAmerongen, commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, is resigning effective Jan. 15, 2010.  VanAmerongen has served at the agency’s top post since 2007 and was a frequent speaker at NH&RA events.  VanAmerongen will join the law firm Nixon Peabody LLP as an advisor.

The New York State Division of Housing & Community Renewal (DHCR) held a conference call with DHCR-approved market analysts to solicit questions and feedback with regards to its market study process and requirements for the 2010 low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) funding round.

The New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has proposed changes to the Low-Income Housing Credit Program Qualified Allocation Plan, the regulation which set forth many of the parameters under which DHCR administers the federal tax credit program and selects projects for funding.

The New York State New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (Office of Counsel) has issued a guidance letter concerning the recently enacted New York State Commercial Historic Tax Credit.

The New York Department of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) has released its proposed 2010 qualified allocation plan (QAP) for administering the federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program.