John Reilly, executive director of Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation, was honored last month at the Gotham City Gala, a fundraising event for housing nonprofit Enterprise, at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan.
Reilly has headed FBHC, which owns and manages more than 90 apartment buildings, since its founding in 1980. Reilly has also overseen the opening of Concourse House, a shelter for homeless women and their children, and Fordham Bedford Children’s Services, which provides program to local kids and families.
In 2007, FBHC opened Jacob’s Place, a 63-unit green building and acquired six buildings and 300 affordable apartments, marking the first preservation project using the New York City Acquisition Fund
Reilly a Bedford Park resident was a community organizer in Bedford Park with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition before taking the helm of the Housing Corporation.
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