East Hampton Town Community Housing Fund
The East Hampton Town Community Housing Fund, approved by voters in a November, 2022, referendum, receives the revenue from a new, half-percent (0.5 %) tax on real estate transfers, paid by buyers, which went into effect in April,2023.
The widespread impacts of a lack of affordable community housing are increasingly evident, and a variety of housing opportunities for community members across the economic spectrum is needed to maintain a healthy, sustainable community.
The Fund will provide a significant, ongoing source of revenue for East Hampton Town to create housing for members of our community faced with a severe housing shortage and rising prices.
The Fund will be used solely for housing, according to state law and an EH Town Community Housing Fund Plan. All proposed funding requests will be reviewed by the Town’s Community Housing Advisory Board and are subject to a public hearing and town board approval.
Town of East Hampton Community Housing Fund Plan – January 2023
Community Housing Fund FAQs:
2024 Community Housing Fund Pilot Programs:
Community Housing Advisory Board (CHAB):
2024 CHAB Members:
- Andrew Garvey – Chair
- Sarah Minardi
- Johanna Blancas
- Adam Miller
- Alice Houseknecht
- Ray Harden
- Evelyn Wolff
Ex-officio:
- Mark Morgan-Perez, Housing Director
- Joanne Pilgrim, Office of Housing and Comm. Development
- John Jilnicki, Asst. Town Attorney
- Councilperson Ian Calder-Piedmonte
CHAB Meeting Agendas and Information
Additional Information and Resources:
NYS Authorizing Legislation for Peconic Bay Region Community Housing Fund
EH Town Professionals, Volunteers Appointed to Community Housing Fund Advisory Committee – Mar. 2023
East Hampton Town Code- Housing Fund Legislation:
Town of East Hampton, NY Community Housing Opportunity Fund
Town of East Hampton, NY Supplemental Real Estate Transfer Tax for Community Housing