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Agency Testimony

Al-Khafaji reviews development timeline and conversion process

New York City Council · Jul 9, 2026 · starts 0:12:50 · 1 min 24 sec

Al-Khafaji outlines the project timeline from pre-development through construction and conversion, including 94% tenant sign-off on layouts, relocation by fall 2026, 24-30 month construction, and 9-12 month marketing and conversion process.

Shams Al-Khafaji

For the development timeline for this project, the sponsor designation process has already occurred.

Shams Al-Khafaji

As previously mentioned, Lemley and Wolf has been designated.

Shams Al-Khafaji

We're currently in the pre-development phase.

Shams Al-Khafaji

We've had continuous tenant engagement.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Scope of work has been determined.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Budget and financing are currently in the works.

Shams Al-Khafaji

We have 94% tenant sign-off on layouts, and we plan to obtain 100% in the coming weeks.

Shams Al-Khafaji

And we plan to have all tenants relocated by fall of 2026.

Shams Al-Khafaji

We're anticipating that construction will take between 24 and 30 months.

Shams Al-Khafaji

During that period,

Shams Al-Khafaji

The deed of the buildings will be transferred from the city to restoring communities, the temporary owner of the buildings.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Then the construction loan will close and construction will begin as soon as the tenants are relocated.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Tenants will attend the previously mentioned co-op homeownership trainings and then the sponsor will engage an attorney to create an offering plan, which is what allows us to convert to co-op at the end of construction.

Shams Al-Khafaji

After construction finishes, we anticipate it will take between 9 to 12 months to go through the marketing conversion process so that the tenants can be moved back to the building as soon as it's ready.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Marketing for the vacant units will begin.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The buildings will convert to co-op once those units are being marketed and have signed purchasers, and the deed will be transferred to the co-op, and then the construction loan will be paid off at that co-op conversion point by permanent financing.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Next slide, please.

Shams Al-Khafaji

And here I'll pass it off to Mike McCarthy of Lemley& Wolfe to speak about their organization's experience.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Thank you.