New Construction Finance Program

HPD’s New Construction Finance (NCF) Program funds the new construction of low income and mixed income multi-family rental projects in which 60-100% of the units are at low income rents affordable to households earning up to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) and the remainder of units have rents affordable to moderate and/or middle income households earning up to 120% of AMI. Projects must have a range of affordability tiers.

HPD subsidy is to be paired with other public and private sources including but not limited to: private institutional lenders; New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) programs such as HDC’s New Construction Finance program; HCR programs such as the New Construction Capital Program (NCP), the Supportive Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP), Homes for Working Families Initiative (HWF), the Low Income Housing Trust Fund Program (HTF), Middle Income Housing Program (MIP), New York State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (SLIHC), etc.; 4% Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (4% LIHTC) with Tax Exempt Bond Financing from HDC or the New York State Housing Finance Agency, or 9% Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (9% LIHTC) awarded by HPD or HCR.

In order to be eligible for Capital funds, a borrower must be a Housing Development Fund Corporation either alone or in partnership with non-profit entities, for-profit Developers, limited partnerships, corporations, trusts, joint ventures, or limited liability companies.

The development team must have demonstrated a track record of successfully developing, marketing, and managing the type of project proposed or must form a joint venture with an entity with such expertise. Borrowers must demonstrate sufficient financial stability and liquidity to construct and operate the project.

Download Term Sheet

• HPD NCF Term Sheet
• HDC NCF Term Sheet

Resources

New Construction Resources 

HPD Contact:

Division of New Construction Finance 
100 Gold Street, Room 9K 
New York, NY 10038 
NCF@hpd.nyc.gov