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Mr. Rafael E. Cestero

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President and Chief Executive Off...

The Community Preservation Corporation
28 East 28Th Street 9Th Floor
New York, New York 10016
United States
Company Description: CPC is a nationally recognized leader in helping developers finance and build affordable multi-family housing. To CPC, no loan is simply a financial transaction....   more
Background

Employment History

Board Memberships and Affiliations

Education

  • bachelor's degree , public policy analysis
    Cornell University
  • master's degree , urban planning with a concentration in community development
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • master's degree , urban planning
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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New Head of CPC | Community Preservation Corporation
www.communityp.com, 8 Mar 2013 [cached]
Friday, January 13, 2012 - Rafael E. Cestero, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, has been named President and CEO of the non-profit organization Community Preservation Corporation and its for-profit development subsidiary, CPC Resources.
Cestero, succeeds Michael Lappin, who announced his retirement last November after leading the company for 31 years.
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Mr. Cestero's appointment is effective January 17th.
Cestero most recently held the position of Managing Director of L+M Development Partners, a private sector developer of affordable and market rate housing where he was instrumental in efforts to expand nationally and restructure the property management business.
Cestero was appointed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) in February of 2009 and served as Commissioner until April 2011.
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Prior to being appointed Commissioner, Cestero served as the Deputy Commissioner of Development at HPD from 2004-2007 and worked for Enterprise Community Partners for 15 years in key leadership positions, including director of New York programs, and most recently as senior vice president and chief program officer for the national Enterprise Community Partners.
Cestero received his Masters degree in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his undergraduate degree in Public Policy Analysis from Cornell University.
National Housing Trust Board of Directors
www.nhtinc.org, 19 Mar 2013 [cached]
Rafael E. Cestero, Managing Director, L+M Development Partners, Inc. Board Member
Welcomes New Chairman, NYC Housing ...
www.nychdc.com, 21 April 2009 [cached]
Welcomes New Chairman, NYC Housing Preservation And Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero
NEW YORK, NY, April 21st, 2009 - The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Board of Directors today welcomed NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero as the new HDC Board Chairman and at the meeting approved the nation's first "recycled" bonds for affordable housing projects in the Bronx and Staten Island.
BROOKLYN, NY - May 27, 2010 ...
www.nychdc.com, 27 May 2010 [cached]
BROOKLYN, NY - May 27, 2010 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden, New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero and New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Marc Jahr joined Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Councilmember Stephen Levin and Jeffrey Levine, Chairman of Levine Builders and Douglaston Development, at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Williamsburg Community Apartments, at North 6th Street and Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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"This new complex, a combination of market-rate and permanently affordable homes is a prime example of exactly how Inclusionary Zoning is designed to work," added Commissioner Cestero.
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Led by HPD Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero, the Plan has been recast to maintain production momentum while confronting head-on the economic challenges facing the City, the State, the housing industry, the financial sector and individual New Yorkers and their families.
ASTORIA, NY - March 8, 2011 ...
www.nychdc.com, 8 Mar 2011 [cached]
ASTORIA, NY - March 8, 2011 - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Former NYC Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr., Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, HPD Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero, Enterprise Community Partners, Citi, among others, joined HANAC, Inc., a nonprofit, multi-funded, citywide organization that serves local community residents, in opening today the HANAC George T. Douris Tower, a new green, mixed-use building providing affordable housing for seniors and community space for services that support them.
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Many thanks to my colleagues in the Council, Commissioner Cestero, Borough President Marshall and HANAC for their commitment to helping our senior citizens."
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"Preserving neighborhoods by safe-guarding communities is one of HPD's core goals," said HPD Commissioner Rafael E. Cestero.
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