Brandon Baron

Brandon has personally spearheaded numerous company partnerships with community and religious institutions including the Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, the Women's Housing and Economic Development Corporation and many others who aligned with BFC Partners in joint ventures focused on the development of low-to-moderate-income rental and ownership housing opportunities. These projects have included the successful rejuvenation of an entire 148th Street block in Manhattan, whose highlight was The Washington, a 104-unit limited equity cooperative. Other such projects completed under his management have included the City Point Tower 1 250-unit high-rise in Downtown Brooklyn providing 80% affordability, the 84-unit Essex Crossing - Site 8 which provided 100% affordable housing to Seniors and emphasized a community preference-based urban renewal model, and the 211-unit Rollins at Essex Crossing containing 50% residential affordability. Brandon is a Member of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing and several other industry and trade organizations where he contributes with an emphasis on coordination of shared goal achievement between the industry and its vital municipal agencies and partners. In this role he participates in panels and joint working groups to collaborate with Officials in support of effective solutions to bringing the best and the maximum achievable amount of affordable development to New Yorkers.