Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing

Heidi J. Joseph
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent the official positions or policies of the Office of Policy Development and Research, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the U.S. Government.

The Jury:

• Jaime Blakesley, Field Environmental Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Brian Lusher, Federal Preservation Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Heidi Joseph, Director of the Research Utilization Division, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Jordan Tannenbaum, Vice Chairman and Expert Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Monica Rhodes, Expert Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Frank Matero, Expert Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

2024 Award Winner: Public School 75

On September 30, 2024, HUD and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced the winner of the 2024 ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation: Public School 75 in Buffalo, New York. The award was accepted by Gigi Grizanti Cooke, president and chief executive officer of the project developer, Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition (WNYVHC). She was joined by representatives from two of the key development partners: Daniel Bellgraph, formerly the development director at Norstar Development; and Philip Snyder, project architect at Stieglitz Snyder Architecture, a LaBella Company.