New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the mayoral agency of New York City responsible for developing and maintaining the city's stock of affordable housing. HPD is headquartered in Lower Manhattan, and includes smaller branch offices in each of the city's five boroughs. The Department is headed by a Commissioner, who is appointed by and reports directly to the Mayor. The current Commissioner of HPD is Mathew M. Wambua, who was appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2011.

Overview

The Department is the largest municipal developer of affordable housing in the United States. HPD is currently in the midst of a twenty-year initiative to create and preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing.^[1]

Organization

• Commissioner of Housing
  • First Deputy Commissioner
    • Deputy Commissioner for Enforcement and Neighborhood Services
    • Deputy Commissioner for Asset and Property Management
    • Deputy Commissioner for Administration
    • Deputy Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs / Chief of Staff
    • Deputy Commissioner for Development
    • Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs
    • Deputy Commissioner for Intergovernment Affairs
    • Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Fiscal Performance and Analysis
    • President of the New York City Housing Development Corporation

See also

• Government of New York City
• Mayor of New York City

External links

• New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development's home page

References

1. ^ "HPD's Mission Statement". nyc.gov. http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/about/mission.shtml. ]