
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
African American Planning Commission, Inc. (AAPCI) participates in the development of affordable and supportive housing in different capacities. AAPCI takes on the role of sole developer or develops strategic partnerships with for-profit developers, serving as non-profit sponsor or co-developer, depending on the needs and structure of the project.
AAPCI works with municipal agencies, city and state housing development and finance agencies, community stakeholders, private funders and investors, private developers and industry professionals to develop and bring hundreds of units of mixed-income housing developments to market.
We use a variety of innovative public and private financing tools, and have a track record of working with prominent and M/WBE architects, developers and/or contractors, respectively, throughout New York City.


African American Planning Commission has developed 3 buildings with over 398 units of permanent, supportive, and affordable housing, representing over $255 million in real estate investments to-date; with more to come. African American Planning Commission, developed, owns, and/or co-owns the following properties.
SERENITY HOUSE


EDWIN’S PLACE


GLENMORE MANOR






ARCHITECTS
Whitley Design Architects, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Think! Architecture & Design


INVESTORS
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, Sterling National Bank, Wells Fargo


PARTNERS
Joy Construction Corporation, Mega Contracting Group, Lemle & Wolff Companies


FUNDERS
NYS Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC), NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA), NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), NYS Housing Finance Agency (HFA), NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), Federal Home Loan Bank of New York – Affordable Housing Program (AHP), National Grid, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
Community Impact Over This Year (CY24)


233
New units of affordable housing under construction


2,856
Clients served across our programs


195
Days average length of shelter stay


41
Formerly homeless clients move into permanent housing, on average, monthly


237
Families with children moved from physically abusive relationships into transitional domestic violence shelters