
AAFE has earned a nationwide reputation in the past four decades for innovating solutions to the affordable housing crisis. The organization’s first project, Equality House in Manhattan’s Chinatown, became the first development in New York City to use the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Over the years, we have created 800 units of affordable housing in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.
Through the Lower Manhattan Affordable Housing Preservation Program, AAFE has acquired and rehabilitated dilapidated buildings, helping to stem the tide of gentrification and to stabilize communities.
In Flushing, Queens AAFE is partnering with Monadnock Development and HANAC to build One Flushing, a 231-unit affordable housing project with space for small retailers and community facilities.
Recent Stories
AAFE receives $250,000 Housing for Everyone Grant from TD Charitable Foundation
AAFE was recently awarded a $250,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®. AAFE is one of 37 non-profit organizations selected from more than 450 applicants to...
Apartments Available for Rent at One Flushing
Applications are being accepted at One Flushing, our mixed-income community in the heart of Downtown Flushing, Queens. From time-to-time, AAFE opens up applications both to fill vacancies and to replenish our waiting lists. This opportunity is available for middle...
AAFE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THOMAS YU HONORED BY ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY
Enterprise Community Partners, one of the nation’s leading affordable housing innovators, recognized AAFE Executive Director Thomas Yu and Asian Americans for Equality, as a community honoree at Enterprise New York’s 40th anniversary gala. The celebration took place...