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HPD's Shams Al-Khafaji presents 511 West 171st Street ANCP Cluster overview

New York City Council · Jul 9, 2026 · starts 0:04:27 · 1 min 32 sec

Al-Khafaji introduces the project to rehabilitate three buildings in Washington Heights under HPD's ANCP program, covering the sponsor, construction lender, unit count, and sales prices for existing and vacant units.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Hi, everyone.

Shams Al-Khafaji

My name is Shamsal Ghaffaji and I am a senior project manager with HPD's Affordable Neighborhood Cooperative Program, or ANCP.

Shams Al-Khafaji

First, I would like to thank the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sightings, and Resiliency and Dispositions for your time today.

Shams Al-Khafaji

This morning, I will be speaking on 511 West 171st Street Cluster, which is a proposal to rehabilitate three buildings in Washington Heights under HPD's ANCP.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Next slide, please.

Shams Al-Khafaji

This project comprises of three buildings, 511 West 171st Street, 522 West 174th Street, and 501 West 174th Street.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The project sponsors Lemley and Wolfe Companies.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The construction lender is Low Income Investment Fund, or LIF.

Shams Al-Khafaji

There are 50 units total in these buildings, 36 of which are occupied or existing households, and 14 are vacant and will be first-time homebuyers.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The sales prices for the existing residents will be $2,500 or $250 for qualifying residents who earn under 80% of the area median income, or AMI.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The sales prices for the vacant units will be affordable to 80% AMI households.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The monthly maintenance is set per square foot so that the building income will cover at least 105% of the projected building expenses.

Shams Al-Khafaji

The expected closing date for this project is September 2026.

Shams Al-Khafaji

And here you'll see a breakdown of the post-rehab unit sizes, where there will be three one-bedrooms, 14 two-bedrooms.

Shams Al-Khafaji

and 33 three bedrooms.

Shams Al-Khafaji

Next slide, please.