NEW YORK – The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that capital repair needs totaling over $552 million will be addressed for nearly 2,000 residents living at Rangel Houses through the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, significantly improving living conditions at the Harlem development. Following months of engagement with residents, NYCHA and a Resident Review Committee extensively reviewed proposals and selected two Harlem-based partners to lead as co-developers — Genesis Companies, a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), and the Community League of the Heights (CLOTH), a non-profit — to provide comprehensive repairs to 984 apartments across eight buildings. Pinnacle City Living will serve as the property manager after the development transitions to Project-Based Section 8. 

The PACT partners will spend the coming months working with NYCHA and Rangel Houses residents to further refine the rehabilitation and property management plans and ensure alignment with resident needs and priorities. Construction will begin in early 2025, with Genesis and CLOTH committed to providing training and job opportunities to NYCHA residents. A non-profit social services provider will join the team to provide community programming and services to Rangel residents. 

“These planned improvements to housing conditions reflect New York City’s commitment to quality affordable homes for NYCHA residents,” said Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development, and Workforce Maria Torres-Springer. “We’re grateful for the partnership of Genesis Companies and Community League of the Heights as they provide physical repairs at Rangel, and for their engagement and support of NYCHA residents via the workforce training and employment opportunities for NYCHA residents that will come to fruition through this collaborative endeavor.” 

"Residents at Rangel can certainly look forward to the incredible apartment, building, and campus upgrades that have become synonymous with the PACT program, but our partners will also prioritize critical stormwater management and flood mitigation in their site planning," said NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt. “This should provide residents with peace of mind for their homes, in addition to the comprehensive renovations and improvements they've been seeing at developments around them and across the city.” 

"We are excited to continue our partnership with two Harlem and Upper Manhattan-based PACT partners,” said NYCHA Executive Vice President for Real Estate Development Jonathan Gouveia. “This partner team has shown their commitment to working closely with NYCHA residents as they plan critical investments for their community. " 

"Residents at Rangel Houses know that the PACT program is the answer to our requests for help," said Rangel Houses Resident Association President Bernadette McNear. "Our buildings are falling apart, and we believe that Genesis and CLOTH as our partners have the ability to assist the residents at Rangel. They have listened to our needs and have identified solutions that we recognize are a suitable fit for our residential community. With their assistance we will be proud and stand tall as we welcome residents back into their homes." 

“This PACT partnership will bring critical renovations and guaranteed affordability to every household at Rangel, while also strengthening the environmental resiliency of the campus,” said New York City Housing Development Corporation President Eric Enderlin. “Congratulations to our partners at Genesis and CLOTH, whose longstanding commitment to the Harlem community will help improve the quality of life for the Rangel Houses residents.” 

“Genesis Companies is excited to partner with Rangel Houses residents and CLOTH on this transformative project that will improve the living conditions of more than 2,000 Harlem residents in need of quality affordable housing,” said Genesis Companies President and CEO Karim Hutson. “As a Black-owned development firm committed to improving and preserving affordable housing, this 100 percent community-based development team aligns perfectly with Genesis’ core values of investing in and re-envisioning communities to deliver long-term positive change." 

“It is with great honor for CLOTH to be named as a partner for the Rangel PACT project. We are extremely excited by the opportunity to work alongside Genesis and NYCHA on this endeavor -- one that offers positive change for the lives of thousands of residents living in Rangel. We are deeply moved by the residents we have met with,” said CLOTH Executive Director Yvonne Stennett. “Their tenacity, drive, and dedication to ensuring that they have a decent, safe, and well-resourced development for all residents is beyond inspiring. We welcome the challenge, the work, the partnership and opportunity to be in service and be of service to the residents. We recognize that a building embodies more than its physical parts, and so as we jointly work to enhance the physical makeup of the properties, we will work even harder to grow and nourish the lives of the residents.” 

The selected PACT partner team will collaborate with residents to plan for comprehensive physical repairs, enhanced property management and security, and robust social services. Apartment upgrades will include new bathrooms and kitchens, appliances, flooring, interior doors, windows, and kitchen cabinets, as well as fresh paint throughout each unit. All eight buildings will receive building envelope repairs, including façade work, interior insulation, and high-performance windows in common areas. Ventilation will be upgraded throughout the buildings to improve indoor air quality. Stormwater management and flood mitigation strategies will also be implemented across the campus. 

Common area upgrades will include expanded and modernized lobbies, with improved entry access control, upgraded elevators, new laundry and mail rooms, and new security cameras. Outdoor spaces will be reactivated to include planting, seating areas, improved lighting, exercise equipment, and community gardens. The development hosts two community centers and a pharmacy, supermarket, and deli. 

Genesis Companies is an affordable housing development firm based in Harlem with 20 years of experience developing and preserving high-quality affordable housing in Harlem and beyond. Genesis is currently leading as a co-developer on another PACT project in Harlem at Frederick Samuel Apartments. 

CLOTH is a community-based, non-profit organization established in 1952 in Washington Heights. CLOTH brings deep expertise in affordable housing development and the provision of compassionate and holistic social services. CLOTH also serves as the social services provider at the Manhattan Bundle PACT project, which involves more than 1,700 apartments. 

Pinnacle City Living has extensive experience as a Section 8 property manager across New York City. Pinnacle currently manages over 11,000 apartments and brings expertise in providing residents support during a rehabilitation process and coordinating with on-site social services providers. 

The PACT program transitions developments from traditional public housing assistance to the more stable, federally funded Project-Based Section 8 program — unlocking funding for designated PACT partners to complete comprehensive repairs. Overall, 138 NYCHA developments (representing over 37,000 apartments) are in pre-development, are under construction, or have completed construction through the program. The Authority is on track to include 62,000 apartments in the PACT program in order to bring the benefits of comprehensive apartment repairs and building upgrades, as well as enhanced property management and social services, to more than 142,000 residents. The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), New York City’s municipal Housing Finance Agency, is the key financing partner for PACT. In addition to providing or arranging the financing, HDC provides ongoing asset management and compliance support for PACT transactions.

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About the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the largest public housing authority in North America, was created in 1935 to provide decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers. NYCHA is home to 1 in 17 New Yorkers, providing affordable housing to 528,105 authorized residents through public housing and Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) programs as well as Section 8 housing. NYCHA has 177,569 apartments in 2,411 buildings across 335 conventional public housing and PACT developments. In addition, NYCHA connects residents to critical programs and services from external and internal partners, with a focus on economic opportunity, youth, seniors, and social services. With a housing stock that spans all five boroughs, NYCHA is a city within a city.