CityTech Voorhees Hall
186 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
The complexities of financing and developing attainable and supportive housing will be discussed in the context of proposed and built projects in New York City.
Attendees earn 1.5 AIA LU
Panelists:
Jack Esterson, Founding Partner at Think! Architecture + Design
Jack Esterson is a principal at Think! Architecture + Design. His work at Think! centers on residential, academic, healthcare, non-profit, arts, and adaptive reuse projects. He takes an empathic and humanist approach to every project and engages his clients through the unexpected possibilities of design. In recent years Jack’s work has focused on supportive housing in many of New York’s most underserved communities with the goal of providing compassionate environments for people in need, while enhancing the neighborhoods they inhabit through thoughtful and lasting design. The work also includes affordable housing for low-income families and increasingly supportive and affordable under one roof.
Jenny Gillette, RA, Chief Project Officer, NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust
Jenny Gillette is a registered architect in New York and New Jersey with 20 years of strategic project delivery expertise in both the public and private sectors. Balancing subject matter expertise with sensitivity toward community impact, she has delivered a diverse range of projects on behalf of public owners including community and recreation centers, streetscapes and public plazas, regional transportation facilities, and below-ground infrastructure. She has also developed in-house programs for government agencies such as the NYC Department of Design and Construction and the Port Authority of NY & NJ, building internal capacity for new and alternative project delivery methods. Prior to joining the public sector, she worked at several private design firms on a wide range of projects including custom façade systems, single and multi-family residential buildings, and healthcare facilities in under-resourced environments. She has served on the Historic Preservation Commission in Montclair, NJ, and taught at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College, a master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a LEED and DBIA accredited professional.
Marc Harary, RA, Director, Design and Construction at Breaking Ground
Marc is a member of the Housing Development team at Breaking Ground (BG), which develops and constructs affordable and supportive housing in NYC. Marc manages the design and construction process and works with architects, contractors, government agency staff, stakeholders, and multiple Breaking Ground departments to plan, build, and complete residential projects that serve those most in need of housing.
Emma Williams, Brooklyn Community Housing & Services
Emma Williams has dedicated over 18 years to improving the lives of those around her through fundraising, communications and non-profit management for organizations in New York City and Alabama, her home state. She harnesses these experiences in her role as Chief Development Officer at Brooklyn Community Housing & Services (BCHS), where she leads efforts in fundraising, communications, and policy. Williams previously held positions at prominent non-profit organizations Children’s Aid and Habitat for Humanity. She earned a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
CityTech’s Voorhees Hall is easy to get to:
- 4-minute walk from High Street “A,C” Station (be sure to use easternmost exit)
- 5-minute walk up from York Street “F” Station
- 8-minute walk from Jay St. “A,C,F,R” Station
