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Alberghini of the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. is a recipient of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association's Vision Awards

One of National Housing & Rehabilitation Association's (NH&RA) recipients of the sixth annual Vision Awards for lifetime achievement in affordable housing is Lisa Alberghini, president of the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, Inc. The award was presented at a special evening awards reception on November 2nd at the Taj Hotel. The event is a part of NH&RAs annual Fall Forum, a two day conference that focuses on the latest developments in affordable housing, historic preservation, new market tax credits as well as green retrofitting of both existing and new buildings. At the Planning Office for Urban Affairs since 2001, Alberghini has overseen the development of over 650 units of affordable housing and equity financing in excess of $170 million. Alberghini has more than 25 years of experience developing affordable housing including having spent 18 years at the Boston Office of Community Builders (as director of the office for the last three years) and has been an active leader and advocate for increasing resources for affordable housing development at both the State and Federal levels. For more information about the Vision Awards, the ceremony or the NH&RA Fall Forum, please go to housingonline.com. Previous winners have been: 2004: John Corcoran, John M. Corcoran Company; Kate Racer, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development; 2005: Jerry Flannelly, MMA Financial LLC Aaron Gornstein, Citizen's Housing and Planning Association 2006—Marty Jones, Corcoran Jennison Companies Mayor Thomas Menino, City of Boston 2007—Amy Anthony, Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) Herb Collins, Collins & Company LLC 2008—U.S. Representative Barney Frank, Massachusetts Larry Curtis, WinnDevelopment For more information about the Vision Awards, the ceremony or the NH&RA Fall Forum, please go to housingonline.com.
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