The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) is an
organization that has remained effective in its quest to create
home ownership opportunities by constantly adapting to New York
City’s shifting circumstances over the past 40 years. Forged in
the dark days of the urban crisis of the 1970s, UHAB got its
start helping motivated pioneers carve habitable homes out of
neglected and deserted properties. Over the years, in order to
continue to create affordable home ownership opportunities for
all New Yorkers, it has evolved into a tenant organizer,
technical assistance provider, home ownership trainer, public
advocate, facilitator of financing and insurance, and even
property developer. Throughout, it has maintained its core
commitment to helping residents address their own housing needs
through co-operative ownership and a firm commitment to “people
development.” Since 1973, UHAB has assisted in the preservation
of over 1,700 buildings and created homeownership opportunities
for over 30,000 households. Today, Ne