On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted an in-person event on private and public investments in multifamily affordable housing. Discussion centered on private capital’s role in financing multifamily affordable housing and public agencies’ innovative financing approaches to building affordable housing. The event was of interest to affordable housing developers, banks, advocates, and institutional investors in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors.
Event Details
Date & Time
October 8, 2026
2:30pm-5:00pm
(Coffee and networking preceded event; reception followed.)
October 8, 2026
2:30pm-5:00pm
(Coffee and networking preceded event; reception followed.)
Location
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY
Audience
The event was open to the public.
Media
Agenda
The event was open to the media. All remarks were on the record, with the recording to be made available afterwards. Media registered by contacting Ellen Simon at Ellen.Simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
Agenda
| 2:30pm-2:40pm | Welcome Remarks Maria Carmelita Recto, Community Development Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 2:40pm-3:00pm | Presentation Jacob Scott, Community Development Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 3:00pm-3:50pm | Panel: Perspectives of Capital Providers Moderator: Jonathan Kivell, Director of Community Investments, Federal Reserve Bank of New York David Coelho, Former Chief Investment Officer, Opportunity Zone Program, Bridge Investment Group Deborah La Franchi, Founder/CEO, SDS Capital Group Karen Fitzgerald, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings Jason Tejada, Executive Director and Head of Municipal Finance Capital Markets, Public Finance, Morgan Stanley |
| 3:50pm-4:05pm | Networking Break |
| 4:05pm-4:55pm | Panel: Innovations from the Lens of Public Agencies Moderator: Deval Patrick, Senior Partner, The Vistria Group Alexa Sewell, Senior Vice President for Multifamily Finance and Development, Homes & Community Renewal Arvind Sohoni, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, New York City Housing Authority Jason Loughran, New York and New Jersey Regional Administrator, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Chris Pak, Director of Economically Targeted Investments at the NYC Retirement Systems, Office of The New York City Comptroller |
| 4:55pm-5:00pm | Closing Remarks Carmi Recto, Community Development Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Speakers
Former Chief Investment Officer, Opportunity Zone Program
Bridge Investment Group
Senior Director
Fitch Ratings
Director of Community Investments
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Founder/CEO
SDS Capital Group
New York and New Jersey Regional Administrator
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director of Economically Targeted Investments at the NYC Retirement Systems
Office of The New York City Comptroller
Senior Partner
The Vistria Group
Community Development Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Community Development Analyst
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Senior Vice President for Multifamily Finance and Development
Homes & Community Renewal
Executive Vice President of Strategy & Innovation
New York City Housing Authority
Executive Director and Head of Municipal Finance Capital Markets, Public Finance
Morgan Stanley
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