Private Development and Attainable Housing

Attendees earn 1.5 AIA LU

Panelists:

Jack Esterson, Founding Partner at

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.

Marc Harary, Director, Design and Construction at

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.

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

• - completed 2024 by Think! Architecture + Design. Photo credit Alexander Severin.

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