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    Michelle Cafarelli Kabat

    Associate


    • New York City
    • Office+1 212.940.3093
    • mcafarellikabat@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Michelle Cafarelli Kabat is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Affordable Housing and Real Estate group. She works with nonprofit and for-profit developers, landowners, and investors in all aspects of multifamily affordable housing real estate transactions.

    Practice Areas

    Affordable HousingSupportive Housing

    Industries

    Real Estate

    My focus

    My practice focuses on representing purchasers and developers in the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and financing of multifamily affordable housing properties, including developments financed with loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). As part of this representation, I work with clients to obtain regulatory approvals from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal and state/local agencies.

    My previous experience includes advising large institutional lenders in all phases of loan originations for the development of multifamily housing properties. I also previously served as an attorney-advisor for HUD. My experience there informs my practice and has provided me with an understanding of the federal programs relevant to multifamily housing, healthcare, and other FHA-insured loan transactions.

    Looking ahead

    As the costs to build and rehabilitate multifamily housing continue to rise all over the country, I see a growing focus by federal and local policymakers to expand subsidies and other tools available to owners and developers. I look forward to working with clients to navigate ever-changing housing market conditions and utilize new resources to maintain and preserve the aging affordable housing stock and build new critically needed housing.

    In the news

    • New York Real Estate Journal

      WinnCompanies secures funding for $137 million rehabilitation of 508-unit Pines of Perinton housing community

      This article on WinnCompanies securing funding for the rehabilitation of the Pines of Perinton complex in the Rochester area mentions NP for advising WinnCompanies on issues related to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York State regulatory compliance, federal and state housing and historic tax credits, and financing and environmental issues. The NP deal team was led by Affordable Housing & Real Estate partners Steve Wallace of Washington, DC and Meghan Altidor of New York City. The team also included Boston Community Development Finance partner John Cornell, and from the Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice: Washington, DC partner Nate Cushman, Albany counsel Dana Stanton, New York City associate Michelle Cafarelli Kabat, Albany associate Kelly Sprague, Washington, DC senior paralegal Christine Brosonski, New York City paralegals Brian Murphy and Olivia Logan, and New York City law clerk Jeremy Busch.

      May 16, 2023
    • Rochester Business Journal

      Pines of Perinton to undergo $137 million renovation

      This article on WinnCompanies securing funding for the rehabilitation of the Pines of Perinton complex in the Rochester area, mentions NP for advising WinnCompanies on issues related to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York State regulatory compliance, federal and state housing and historic tax credits, and financing and environmental issues. The NP deal team was led by Affordable Housing & Real Estate partners Steve Wallace of Washington, DC and Meghan Altidor of New York City. The team also included Boston Community Development Finance partner John Cornell, and from the Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice: Washington, DC partner Nate Cushman, Albany counsel Dana Stanton, New York City associate Michelle Cafarelli Kabat, Albany associate Kelly Sprague, Washington, DC senior paralegal Christine Brosonski, New York City paralegals Brian Murphy and Olivia Logan, and New York City law clerk Jeremy Busch.

      April 14, 2023
    • Real Estate Weekly

      WinnCompanies secures funding for $137M rehab of the historic Pines of Perinton affordable housing complex

      This article, which covers WinnCompanies securing funding for the rehabilitation of the Pines of Perinton complex in the Rochester area, mentions NP for advising WinnCompanies on issues related to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, New York State regulatory compliance, federal and state housing and historic tax credits, and financing and environmental issues. The NP deal team was led by Affordable Housing & Real Estate partners Steve Wallace of Washington, DC and Meghan Altidor of New York City. The team also included Boston Community Development Finance partner John Cornell, and from the Affordable Housing & Real Estate practice: Washington, DC partner Nate Cushman, Albany counsel Dana Stanton, New York City associate Michelle Cafarelli Kabat, Albany associate Kelly Sprague, Washington, DC senior paralegal Christine Brosonski, New York City paralegals Brian Murphy and Olivia Logan, and New York City law clerk Jeremy Busch.

      April 12, 2023

    Admitted to practice

    New York

    Education

    University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D.
    Hunter College of The City University of New York, B.A., magna cum laude

    Professional activities

    • American Bar Association
    • American Constitution Society

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      • Office:+1 202.585.8150
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      • Office:+1 212.940.3021
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