Short-Term Workforce Diversity & Staff Training
Ensure that the agency's hiring practices are free of bias to promote equitable opportunities for all
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G01
HPD · Agency plan
Housing Preservation and Development
Preliminary REP pages 137-142
Plan area: Housing and Preservation
2 Short-Term
5 Medium-Term
2 Long-Term
Mission & Commitment
HPD is the nation's largest municipal housing preservation and development agency. HPD recently increased down payment assistance for low-income homebuyers from $40,000 to $100,000 through the HomeFirst Down Payment Assistance Program, adding $41 million (for a total of $82 million in City funding over five years). HPD is committed to equitable housing production and preservation, tenant protection, anti-displacement strategies, and building a diverse workforce. HPD and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods launched a Homeowner Help Desk pilot in Southeast Queens, East New York, and the Northern Bronx expanded citywide at end of 2024.
Short-Term Goals
Short-Term Housing Affordability & Homeownership
Review and improve the new construction project intake process to encourage racial equity in affordable housing development
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G02
Medium-Term Goals
Medium-Term Workforce Diversity & Staff Training
Strengthen staff awareness and commitment to combatting racism and unconscious bias to build an inclusive and culturally competent workforce
Population focus: Agency staff / employees
Goal ID: HPD-G03
Medium-Term Housing Affordability & Homeownership
Examine the housing lottery system to identify and address whether there are disparities in outcomes for participants or barriers in the process
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G04
Medium-Term Housing Quality & Code Enforcement
Ensure all New Yorkers have access to safe housing by reducing disparities in housing code enforcement
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G05
Medium-Term Workforce Diversity & Staff Training
Ensure all New Yorkers, regardless of background, have access to the economic opportunities available in the housing sector 13 Time tax” refers to the costs to people applying for benefits in terms of spending substantial amounts of time navigating user-unfriendly interfaces. a. Outcomes: By 2028, • Successfully execute our Section 3 obligations, whereby at least 25% of labor hours on Section 3 projects will be performed by low- income New Yorkers who meet Section 3 requirements. • In addition, we will successfully launch our Community Hiring Program and add new employer partners into our development work • Increasing the number of eligible participants in our Career Pathways initiative with Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI), Enterprise and NYCHA
Population focus: NYCHA residents
Geographic focus: Specific borough(s)
Goal ID: HPD-G06
Medium-Term Housing Affordability & Homeownership
Conditional on federal resources being available, ensure federal Section 8 housing voucher holders have access to neighborhoods that best suit their needs
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G07
Long-Term Goals
Long-Term Infrastructure & Capital Projects
Increase opportunities for new construction affordable development in Limited Affordability Areas (LAAs) in alignment with the goals of Where We Live NYC
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G08
Long-Term Land Use, Zoning & Neighborhood Planning
Increase the equitable distribution of city investments through coordinated, community-involved neighborhood planning for housing, infrastructure and services in neighborhoods that have experienced disinvestment and discrimination
Population focus: General
Goal ID: HPD-G09