On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Change Capital Fund, hosted an in-person event on community-owned housing and tools that enable local groups to own buildings or land.
Discussions covered the business case for community ownership and how New York City can foster new models for acquiring, developing, and preserving community-owned housing. The program highlighted examples of community-owned projects in New York City.
Date & Time
June 22, 2026
2:00pm-5:00pm
Location
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
Audience
This event was open to the public.
Media
This event was open to the media. All remarks were on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
| 2:00pm-2:10pm | Welcome Remarks
Julian Macrone, Community Development Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Chantella Mitchell, Program Director, Community Development and Housing, Jobs and Workforce Development, The New York Community Trust; Co-Chair, Change Capital Fund |
| 2:10pm-2:25pm | Keynote: How New York City’s Housing Plan Supports Community Ownership
Leila Bozorg, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning, City of New York |
| 2:25pm-2:35pm | FedTalk: How Community Ownership Supports Residents Ana Markland, Tenant Leader, 248 Arlington Avenue Tenant Council, Brooklyn |
| 2:35pm-2:50pm | Presentation: Report Findings: “We Can Own New York City’s Future: Lessons from Change Capital Fund’s Community Ownership Grantees” José Serrano-McClain, Partner, HR&A Advisors Kayla Graves, Senior Analyst, HR&A Advisors |
| 2:50pm-3:00pm | California’s Community Ownership for Community Power (COCP) Fund Emily Duma, Director, Housing Justice Initiatives, Common Counsel Foundation |
| 3:00pm-3:50pm | Panel: Scaling Community Ownership in New York City
Moderator: Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future Sandra Lobo, Executive Director, Our Bronx Hannah Anousheh, Director, East New York Community Land Trust John Edward Dallas, Director, Interboro Community Land Trust Mychal Johnson, Founding Member and Board Member, South Bronx Unite |
| 3:50pm-4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00pm-4:15pm | Presentation: Making the Business Case for Community Ownership Kristin Giantris, Chief of Client Services, Nonprofit Finance Fund Christina Hollenback, Founding Partner, Justice Capital |
| 4:15pm-4:55pm | Panel: From Speculation to Stewardship Moderator: Rickke Mananzala, CCF Member and President, New York Foundation Brian Peters, Community Land Trust Director, East Harlem El Barrio CLT Cea Weaver, Director of the NYC Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants Tag Sethi, Principal, Spatial Equity Co. Deyanira Del Rio, Executive Director, New Economy Project |
| 4:55pm-5:00pm | Closing Remarks Mike Pratt, Co-Chair, Change Capital Fund, President, Scherman Foundation David Erickson, Head of Outreach and Education, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |

