Joint Ventures in Affordable Housing
Women in Housing and Finance is pleased to invite you to meet and converse with ten impressive women executives in the real estate, housing and finance industries:
Attorneys negotiating JVs: Niki Tsismenakis, Partner, Goldstein Hall PLLC and Abigail Patterson, Counsel, Nixon Peabody
Development Consultant + Syndicator: Courtney Horwitz, Founder and Principal, Strada Ventures LLC and Emily Chen, Managing Director, East Region, National Equity Fund, Inc.
Minority- and/or Women-owned Business Enterprise + Private Developer JVs: Amy Stokes, Principal, Kalel Companies and Jennifer Steinberg, Senior Vice President, Development Beacon Communities LLC
Public Housing Authority + Private Developer JV: Carly Hoffmann, Senior Director for Transactions, Real Estate Department, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Emily Lehman, Vice President of Real Estate, Settlement Housing Fund
For-profit + Nonprofit JV: Joanna Kandel, Director, Camber Property Group and Sabrina Lippman, CEO, Habitat for Humanity NYC & Westchester
This program highlights what we all know to be true: successful affordable housing development projects are built through partnerships that must balance vision, capital, mission alignment, community expectations, and long-term stewardship. Attendees will rotate among the executives in small groups, participating in intimate fifteen-minute conversations, each facilitated by a fellow WHF member. The event will provide attendees with the opportunity to hear the experts’ experiences in housing development joint ventures in New York and ask questions about their professional growth and development.
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: Program is 6pm – 8pm, doors open at 5:30pm
Place: Nixon Peabody, 55 W 46th St., New York, NY 10036
Cost: Non-Members: $50, Members: $20
RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, January 31, 2026 - Please note that space is limited.
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