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NYCHA's involvement in replacing property managers at Hope Gardens
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Council Member Chris Banks inquires about NYCHA's involvement in the replacement of the property manager at Hope Gardens by a PACT developer in late 2023. Jonathan Gouveia from NYCHA confirms that NYCHA was involved in the decision, had advance notice, and shared the information with residents through an engagement process.
- NYCHA agreed with resident leadership and the development team to change the property management.
- The decision was made in response to resident input over the previous couple of years.
- NYCHA emphasizes its active role in monitoring and responding to issues in PACT properties.
Chris Banks
2:58:22
In late twenty twenty three, the property manager from Hope Gardens was replaced by the PAC developer.
2:58:36
Was NYCHA involved in that decision?
2:58:39
And do PAC developers need NYCHA's approval to replace a property manager?
Jonathan Gouveia
2:58:45
Yes to both.
Chris Banks
2:58:47
Did NYCHA have advanced notice of decision?
2:58:51
Yes.
2:58:53
And did it share this information with the residents?
Jonathan Gouveia
2:58:57
Yes.
2:58:57
There was an engagement process.
2:59:00
And again, I mentioned this earlier, we were all collectively responding to a number of things, including resident input in the couple of years leading up to the change.
2:59:10
And so we agreed with resident leadership and with the development team to make a change in terms of the property management.