University Neighborhood Housing Program

What University Neighborhood Housing Program does

University Neighborhood Housing Program (UNHP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1983 and headquartered at 2751 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York. The organization creates and preserves affordable housing in the Northwest Bronx while providing direct financial and housing services to low-income residents. UNHP oversees 27 affordable housing buildings housing 1,216 households and has historically played a key role in preserving 69 multifamily buildings with over 3,000 units of affordable housing, deploying more than $6 million through community development loan funds.

UNHP's service portfolio is anchored by the Northwest Bronx Resource Center, launched in July 2012, which co-locates six established nonprofits to deliver free financial education, homeownership counseling, foreclosure prevention, and housing resource navigation to Bronx residents. The Resource Center has provided nearly 20,000 individual services and reached over 11,000 Bronx residents, supported by partners including Ariva, Legal Aid Society, Fordham Bedford Community Services, and the NYC Tenant Support Unit. The Building Indicator Project (BIP) database, created in 2006, tracks physical and financial distress across 70,000+ NYC multifamily buildings with 120+ data points per building, and is used by 40 community organizations, 35 financial institutions, and major bank regulators — including NYC HPD, which modeled its own distress measures on UNHP's framework.

UNHP's revenue model combines donations and fundraising (annual "Milestones That Matter" gala, individual giving, corporate sponsorships), affordable housing operations across its owned portfolio, and grant-funded community development lending. Pricing for residents is entirely free; BIP data is distributed to institutional partners through subscriptions and partnerships. The organization is governed by an 11-member board led by Board President Joseph P. Muriana and operates under the long-tenured leadership of Executive Director Jim Buckley, who has led UNHP since its 1988 reinvention. A 20-year fellowship with Fordham University's International Political Economy and Development (IPED) program provides ongoing research talent, and UNHP was recognized as Nonprofit of the Year by the New York Housing Conference in 2024.

Name

University Neighborhood Housing Program

Legal name

University Neighborhood Housing Program

Website

https://unhp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

University Neighborhood Housing Program (UNHP) is a Bronx-based nonprofit that preserves affordable housing, provides free financial education and homeownership services to low-income residents, and maintains the proprietary Building Indicator Project database tracking distress in 70,000+ NYC multifamily buildings for lenders and policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Living Real Estate Owners/Operators (REITs & Management Companies) (HLADAAAG), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Affordable housing development
• Financial education services
• Foreclosure prevention counseling
• Housing data analytics
• Community lending programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: UNHP operates as a nonprofit organization that raises funds through annual fundraising events (such as the annual Milestones That Matter fundraiser), individual donations, and corporate sponsorships. The organization celebrates 40+ years of operation and hosts annual fundraisers with various sponsorship levels.
2. Affordable Housing Operations: UNHP oversees 27 affordable housing buildings providing homes to 1,216 households. The organization works as a developer, community-based lender, and technical assistance provider. Income may come from housing operations, rental income, and lending activities.
3. Free Direct Services: Provides free financial education, homeownership assistance, foreclosure prevention counseling, and housing resources to Bronx residents at no cost. Services are provided through partnerships with organizations like Ariva and Legal Aid Society.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UNHP is a nonprofit organization that develops and preserves affordable multifamily housing and provides free financial empowerment and housing services to low-income Bronx residents. It operates as a community-based lender, developer, and technical assistance provider, overseeing 27 affordable housing buildings serving 1,216 households. Its programmatic portfolio includes the Northwest Bronx Resource Center, Financial Education & Justice workshops, Homeownership/foreclosure prevention counseling, Housing Resources navigation, and the Building Indicator Project (BIP) database that tracks distress in over 70,000 NYC multifamily buildings.

Product overview

University Neighborhood Housing Program operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected housing and financial services primarily focused on the Northwest Bronx. The organization provides affordable housing development and preservation services, direct community support through the Northwest Bronx Resource Center, and data-driven research through the Building Indicator Project (BIP) database. Core offerings include Financial Education & Justice programs, Homeownership assistance, Housing Resources navigation, and the ASK UNHP bilingual webinar series. The BIP database serves as UNHP's research foundation, tracking distress in over 70,000 NYC multifamily buildings and informing advocacy efforts. These programs work synergistically—the Resource Center provides direct services informed by BIP research, while the homeownership and financial education programs support housing stability for Bronx residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Indicator Project (BIP) Database A proprietary database that tracks levels of physical and financial distress in over 70,000 NYC multifamily apartment buildings, with more than 120 data points per building and a scoring system for identifying buildings likely to be in distress. Used by 40 community organizations, 35 financial institutions, and major bank regulators to monitor properties and inform preservation policy.
• Northwest Bronx Resource Center A collaborative service center run with six established nonprofits providing free financial education workshops, NYC Rent Freeze application assistance, eviction prevention, tenant rights information, foreclosure prevention, and referrals to benefits screening and legal services for Bronx residents.
• Financial Education & Justice Program Free financial education and empowerment services helping Bronx residents avoid predatory financial services and address pressing financial concerns through topic-specific workshops, community resource fairs, and one-on-one financial coaching.
• Homeownership Program Free homeownership stabilization and foreclosure prevention services for low-income families, including mortgage, credit and lien issue resolution, refinancing document review, and weatherization and STAR program enrollment assistance delivered in partnership with Legal Aid Society.
• Multifamily Research and Action Center A collaborative initiative that works with major multifamily lenders, foundations, public agencies, owners, and managers to preserve affordability and improve living conditions of Bronx multifamily buildings throughout NYC through data-driven analysis using BIP joined with city, state, and national datasets.
• Housing Resources Resources and guidance for housing seekers including information about NYC Housing Connect affordable housing lottery applications, housing stability tips, eviction prevention, and connections to housing-related services.
• Affordable Housing Development & Preservation UNHP works as a developer, community-based lender, and technical assistance provider to create and preserve affordable housing, overseeing 27 affordable housing buildings providing homes to over 1,216 households in the Bronx, with community development loan funds of more than $6 million.
• ASK UNHP A bilingual monthly Zoom session (now hybrid) where Bronx residents can ask housing and financial services questions to UNHP Northwest Bronx Resource Center Director and staff, covering topics like NYC Housing Connect, building savings, debt, banking services, and rent freeze programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 20,000 individual services provided to Bronx residents since 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union (LESPFCU) / Bronx People's Federal Credit UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022UNHP, as a member of the Bronx Financial Access Coalition (BxFAC), was instrumental in bringing a satellite branch of LESPFCU to the Bronx. The Bronx People's Federal Credit Union offers free checking accounts, credit builder loans, low-cost auto loans, and accounts for members with ITINs. Branch located at 941 Intervale Avenue.
• ArivacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2012A leader in free tax preparation services in New York City, Ariva partners with UNHP for their Ready to Rent Financial Counseling program offered twice weekly at the Northwest Bronx Resource Center. Ariva is an IRS VITA leader for the Free Tax Preparation program.
• Fordham Bedford Community Services (FBCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2012FBCS runs and manages programs for children and neighborhood residents at Refuge House, including after-school programs, youth summer camp, computer lab, immigration services, and daycare. UNHP shares Refuge House with FBCS to expand services available to neighborhood residents.
• NYC Mayor's Office of Public Engagement and NYC Tenant Support UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2012The NYC Tenant Support Unit assists tenants at risk of harassment or displacement. The Unit provides assistance and referrals to tenants facing eviction, landlord harassment, and poor housing conditions, and seeking affordable housing. Representatives are at the Resource Center regularly.
• Legal Aid SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe nation's oldest and largest non-profit legal services organization works with UNHP to provide foreclosure prevention counseling, legal advice and assistance, refinancing document review, information about weatherization grants, water bill issue help, and STAR program enrollment assistance for senior and low-income homeowners.
• Part of the Solution (POTS)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPOTS offers a 'single stop' to people in need, providing meals to social services. POTS provides SNAP and healthcare insurance services via a TEN tracker system. Provides on-site access to SNAP and food pantry enrollment at UNHP Resource Fairs and during tax season.
• Fordham University IPED ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2006, UNHP has hosted IPED (International Political Economy and Development) Fellows from Fordham University as 3-semester-long interns. Fellows contribute through grant writing, energy assessments, and public outreach efforts. The partnership celebrated 20 years in 2026.
• NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)coreOthersUNHP's BIP inspired HPD to create their own measures of financial and physical distress. HPD has been represented at UNHP's annual multifamily lender meetings by two different HPD Commissioners. UNHP's work has been critical to HPD's Overleveraged Properties Initiative.
• Fordham Bedford Housing CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partner in affordable housing development. UNHP worked with FBHC on Rose Hill Apartments (119-unit senior residence) and other major projects. FBHC operates the Serviam campus where UNHP hosts events.
• Bronx Financial Access Coalition (BxFAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including UNHP, Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union, and others working to bring banking options to underserved Bronx communities. Led to establishment of Bronx People's Federal Credit Union branch.
• Association for Energy AffordabilitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNHP works with AEA on energy-efficiency improvements to affordable housing buildings, including training for front-line staff and implementation of energy savings upgrades.
• NWBCCC Weatherization ProgramsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition's Weatherization Program to help maintain community-owned Bronx buildings, save energy, and preserve affordability.
• Major Multifamily Lenders (30+)coreOthersSince 2006, UNHP has held yearly financial roundtable meetings attended by over 30 major lenders to discuss housing trends and share BIP data. Lenders use BIP to monitor properties in their portfolios.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation): National CDFI supporting community development, affordable housing, and resident services through lending and capacity building. Operates a much broader footprint than UNHP but shares its preservation lending and community development model.
• Habitat for Humanity New York City: NYC affiliate of a national nonprofit building and preserving affordable housing for low-income families. Shares UNHP's affordable housing mission and homeowner stabilization services in NYC.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit focused on affordable housing development and preservation, including NYC multifamily. Comparable as a housing preservation and capital deployment organization at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC): NYC-based nonprofit affordable housing lender and developer that finances and preserves multifamily housing. Like UNHP, CPC combines real estate financing with policy advocacy and serves the NYC multifamily market.
• Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation: Bronx-based affordable housing nonprofit developer and UNHP's direct partner on Rose Hill Apartments. Operates affordable housing in the same Northwest Bronx market and shares overlapping governance with UNHP.
• NYC Housing Partnership: NYC nonprofit developer focused on building and preserving affordable housing through public-private partnerships. Comparable in affordable housing development and policy advocacy focus to UNHP.
• BronxWorks: Bronx-based social services and housing nonprofit serving low-income residents with housing, immigration, and workforce programs. Comparable as a Bronx-focused multi-service nonprofit addressing housing instability.
• Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB): NYC nonprofit that supports limited-equity cooperatives and tenant-led affordable housing through technical assistance and lending. Comparable in mission, tenant base, and technical assistance model to UNHP's preservation work.
• Neighborhood Housing Services of New York City (NHSNYC): NYC-focused nonprofit providing homeownership counseling, foreclosure prevention, and affordable housing development — closely mirroring UNHP's community services and preservation mission.

Emerging players

• Association for Energy Affordability (AEA): Nonprofit providing energy efficiency services to NYC affordable housing providers. Directly partners with UNHP on building retrofits and shares the affordable housing preservation ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbU02kqgqW6RcBeuooz5VWQ
• Xx.com/UNHP
• Facebookfacebook.com/universityneighborhood
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-neighborhood-housing-program

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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