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The Challenges to Building Multifamily Housing in New York

Chapter: New York

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Time: 8:00 am - 9:30 am February 19, 2025 (America/New_York)

Location: Joseph A. Martino Hall at Fordham University - Lincoln Center Campus, 45 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10023

Price (per member):

Free.

Attendees: This event is open to All LAI members globally and non-members.

Register by: 6:00 am, Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Fred Harris 
Executive Vice President of Multifamily Development at Vornado Realty Trust
will discuss The Challenges to Building Multifamily Housing in New York. 

Frederick Harris serves as Executive Vice President of Multifamily Development at Vornado Realty Trust.  In this capacity, he oversees Vornado’s pipeline of ground-up residential rental development.  Prior to joining Vornado, Mr. Harris had a thirty-year career developing large-scale housing in the New York City region.  As Senior Vice President and the leader of Avalon Bay Communities’ New York region for over 13 years, he oversaw a pipeline that generated over 8,000 new apartments in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island – primarily in dense urban settings.  As Managing Director at Jonathan Rose Companies, Mr. Harris led the firm's efforts to develop visionary projects that strengthened the communities of which they were a part and set new benchmarks in sustainability.  Mr. Harris earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law, an M.S. from New York University Tandon School of Engineering, and an A.B. from Williams College.