From Affordable Housing Finance:
Maria Torres-Springer, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
After leading the nation’s largest municipal housing development agency, Maria Torres-Springer will step into the new role of vice president of U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation in May.
As commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), she’s been focused on meeting mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious goal to produce 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. That’s up from the initial plan of 200,000 units by 2024.
Read Affordable Housing Finance's article “Wonder Women: These 10 leaders are taking affordable housing to new heights,” featuring the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.