NYC HPD LIHTC Preservation (Year 15) Program

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Status: Available

Summary

HPD's Year 15 program provides capital financing for moderate rehab of LIHTC projects in New York City.

Tenant Eligibility Criteria

• Projects with previous 100% homeless unit requirements shall maintain at least 30% of the total units as homeless units. All other projects shall maintain their initial requirements.
• Projects with no previous homeless requirements shall set aside at least 10% of the total units as homeless units.
• All homeless unit vacancy referrals must be made by HPD’s Homeless Placement Unit.

Eligible Applicants

Tax credit properties at the end of their initial tax credit compliance period.  May combine tax credit and non-tax credit properties when it improves operations and reduces the need for subsidy.

Amount

Up to $20,000 per unit depending on the rehabilitation needs and availability of existing reserves.  HPD recommends that sponsors interested in repositioning a project should contact the project syndicator or HPD to discuss a repositioning strategy.  Strategies can include extensions, mortgage modifications and/or securing additional subsidy through debt.

Term

Maximum loan term of 30 years, repayable as a balloon. Owners must agree to extend the affordability period through the mortgage term or 15 additional years from the current restriction period, whichever is later.

Network Notes

• Prior to November 2014, projects had no requirements to maintain any homeless units after repositioning.
• HPD’s Year 15 Repositioning program ensures the future financial and physical viability and preserves the long-term affordability of LIHTC properties reaching the end of the compliance period.

• Work completed as a result of this repositioning would not trigger Individual Apartment Increases or Major Capital Improvement Increases. 

• All projects must have a tax benefit in place at repositioning.

Last updated: 08/28/2019

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