The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Releases First White Paper: The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need
(Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester coalition and allied organizations held a press conference on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 12:00 noon to introduce the release of the campaign’s first white paper: The Economic Benefits of Building the Housing We Need. The event was […]
Welcome Home Westchester’s Reaction Statement to Gov. Hochul’s State of the State Address
January 10, 2023The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Joins Other Businesses and Organizations in Reacting to Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Proposal on the New York Housing CompactToday, Governor Kathy Hochul put forth a bold vision for tackling our housing shortage in our region. […]
Press Release: The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Among Honorees for New York Housing Conference’s 2022 Public Service Award
CONTACT: Anika Nahar, Campaign Communications Coordinator The Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region anika@buildersinstitute.org The Welcome Home Westchester Campaign Among Honorees for New York Housing Conference’s 2022 Public Service Award (ARMONK, N.Y.) The Welcome Home Westchester campaign was recognized for its work in public service at […]
Press Release: BRI’s CEO Recognized for Commitment to Youth Workforce Development at “Bash for the Future” Benefit
(NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.) The Guidance Center of Westchester held its Bash for the Future Benefit on October 19, 2022 at the Davenport Mansion in New Rochelle. Tim Foley, the CEO and Executive Vice President of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI), Dr. Lillian F. Reynolds, […]
The BRI and Welcome Home Westchester Pen Letter of Support for Affordable Housing Investment Fund in the Capital Budget
The 2019 Westchester County Housing Needs Assessment and the subsequent years of budget investment to assist with land acquisition and infrastructure projects that would support new housing developments are moving the needle in terms of addressing this shortage and leading local municipalities by example. This […]
Statement for Westchester County’s 2023 Proposed Capital Budget
The proposed 2023 Capital Budget has been released by County Executive George Latimer on October 13, 2022. The Welcome Home Westchester campaign believes that this budget proposal – which includes $90 million in affordable housing incentives — will be an excellent step towards addressing the housing […]
Press Release: The Building & Realty Institute and 32BJ SEIU Reach Tentative Agreement on New Four-Year Contract, Covering 500 Residential Buildings and 1,400 Residential Building Service Workers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Anika Nahar, Campaign Communications Coordinatoranika@buildersinstitute.org The Building & Realty Institute and 32BJ SEIU Reach Tentative Agreement on New Four-Year Contract, Covering 500 Residential Buildings and 1,400 Residential Building Service […]
Welcome Home Westchester Releases 3-Minute Video on Building the Housing We Need
This 3 minute video explains the importance of building more housing of all different shapes and sizes — not just mansions and high-rises, but duplexes, townhouses, bungalows, accessory dwelling units, and transit-oriented developments — and what local cities, towns, and villages should consider in order […]
Press Release: The Building & Realty Institute (BRI) Reacts to the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board’s Final Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Anika Nahar, Campaign Communications Coordinatoranika@buildersinstitute.org The Building & Realty Institute (BRI) Reacts to the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board’s Final VoteBoard Vote Spares Property Owners Another Rent Freeze But Falls Short of Covering Skyrocketing Costs (ARMONK, N.Y.) On Monday, June 27, 2022, the […]
The BRI Unveils Legislative Agenda for 2022
As many of you know, the Board of Trustees went through a strategic planning process throughout 2020-2021. In that process, it was determined that the BRI’s advocacy program was too reliant on ad hoc conversations of the issues of the day. We were simply not […]
Press Release: The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) Urge Legislators to Confront Legacy of Housing Discrimination by Eliminating Restrictive Covenants
(ARMONK, N.Y.) Members of the Building and Realty Institute (BRI) and Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) joined together to pen a letter to members of the New York Senate representing Westchester County and the Hudson Valley, urging them to confront the region’s legacy of […]