Christopher Mahase

Experience

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  JHP Consulting, INC

  Aug 1997 - May 2001

  Associate

  Expeditor for J-51 and 421(a) tax abatement programs.

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  NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development

  Jun 2001 - Apr 2018

  Oversee Sustainability Initiatives at HPD:•Develop initiatives to increase the sustainability of HPD’s internal operations and the sustainability of new construction and rehabilitation projects funded by HPD.•Educate HPD staff and New York City residents, property owners and managers on all aspects of green building.•Develop green building policies for HPD including green building requirements for the agency’s loan programs.•Develop building energy efficiency education programs for New York City residents.•Serve as agency liaison for external partners that share HPD’s sustainability mission including other city and state agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector groups including local utility companies, developers and advocacy organizations.•Serve as HPD’s liaison to the NYC Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability and represent HPD in shaping environmental policy for housing through updates to annual progress reports on PlaNYC 2030.•Provide input on legislative initiatives, draft impact reports and edit draft bills.•Prepare budget analyses that estimate and project the costs and benefits of sustainability programs. Show less

  • Director of Sustainability

    Jan 2011 - Apr 2018

  • Director of Tax Credit Allocations

    Jun 2006 - Jan 2011

  • Senior Tax Credit Analyst

    Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Tax Credit Analyst

    May 2002 - Dec 2004

  • Asset Manager

    Jun 2001 - May 2002
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  NYSERDA

  Apr 2018 - now

  Senior Project Manager, Multifamily Residential

  Lead the RetrofitNY initiative:- Cultivate relationships with housing providers including asset management and finance teams- Build substantial preliminary demand for RetrofitNY technical solutions by identifing suitable pilot properties to deploy prototype deep retrofit solutions and developing buy in- Analyze ‘business as usual’ preservation/rehabilitation projects in the affordable housing market to identify and define the investment envelope - Work with RetrofitNY financial modeling team to develop and fine tune the RetrofitNY business case- Support housing providers in organizing the procurement of retrofits based on performance-based criteria- Support housing providers in the implementation of early prototype projects and throughout initial scaling volumes- Manage project team to implement and scale the RetrofitNY initiative- Support operations of the NYSERDA multifamily teamAbout RetrofitNYRetrofitNY is a cornerstone initiative of NYSERDA’s multifamily programs. Based upon a successful model in the Netherlands called Energiesprong, RetrofitNY aims to revolutionize the building retrofit industry in New York starting with the affordable housing sector. By adapting the Energiesprong process to conditions on the ground here, RetrofitNY will induce the architecture, engineering and construction industry to develop innovative technical solutions capable of transforming NY’s existing multifamily residential building stock into buildings that achieve or approach net zero levels of energy performance. The ultimate goal of the RetrofitNY initiative is to develop a self-sufficient, private sector-based market for the implementation, at scale, of deep energy retrofit solutions that will greatly improve energy performance, health and comfort within existing affordable housing buildings, providing building owners and regulators with new strategies to preserve affordability and improve their buildings while combating climate change. Show less