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ULI SPRING MEETING ULI SPRING MEETING
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025
Panelist

Mr. Daniel Nissenbaum

Chief Executive Officer Low Income Investment Fund

Daniel A. Nissenbaum is Chief Executive Officer of the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF). LIIF is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that has invested $3.1 billion in community projects. LIIF also encompasses the National Affordable Housing Trust, a mission-driven nonprofit syndicator of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, in which LIIF has a controlling interest. Together with NAHT, LIIF has $2 billion in assets under management, and maintains an "A" rating with S&P. Established 38 years ago, LIIF has served more than 2.4 million low income people by providing capital for 89,000 affordable homes for families and children, 313,000 spaces of child care and 107,000 spaces in schools. LIIF targets the poorest of the poor and builds bridges out of poverty for low income people and their communities. LIIF is a national CDFI with staff and offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. Prior to assuming the leadership of LIIF, Mr. Nissenbaum was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he oversaw Community Reinvestment Act compliance for the firm's Urban Investment Group and capital investment for the 10,000 Small Businesses program. Previously, he also held real estate and community development finance positions at Chemical Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank Community Development Corporation (CDC), JPMorgan CDC, Merrill Lynch, and HSBC Bank. In these roles, Mr. Nissenbaum was involved in debt and equity financings, including construction lending, revolving credit facilities and other community development transactions for for-profit and non-profit intermediaries. He holds positions on several boards including the Morgan Stanley Community Development Advisory Board, National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, the National Housing Conference, MPact (formerly Rail~Volution), and Invest Detroit. Mr. Nissenbaum earned a Bachelor's Degree from Grinnell College and a Master's of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

Speaking at

Thu Apr 11 1:00 PM — 2:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time New York Hilton Midtown - Level 2, Murray Hill Suite

Equity by Design: Preserving Homeownership with Equitable Redevelopment and Purposeful Placemaking

In response to the pandemic and the global push for racial justice, the Freedom West team and future development is prioritizing equity in the built environment. This panel explores an "Equity by Design" framework to design and development, uncovering a community's needs and aspirations—including underserved voices—and tying design solutions to what is heard. Freedom West 2.0 will exemplify an Equity by Design approach through the revitalization of Freedom West Homes in San Francisco, the largest and oldest co-op in western North America. Spanning four city blocks, the project encompasses 382 existing homes and 2,000 new ones. Its primary objective is to provide a sustainable future for the predominantly African American and East Asian population in the area. The master plan and conceptual design revolves around restoring the city grid and urban neighborhood character, as opposed to the current forced suburban layout, driven by the city's density reduction agenda, particularly affecting ethnic communities. MacFarlane Partners, Legacy First Partners, and Avanath Capital Management have fully committed to community equity. This approach not only considers the co-op's spatial requirements but also its values.