Darga brings extensive affordable housing finance, development, and policy expertise to leading affordable housing nonprofit
April 13, 2026 – Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) today announced that Kim Darga has joined the organization as its new vice president and New York market leader. In this role, Darga will lead Enterprise’s work across New York State, including New York City. One of the state’s premier experts in housing development and policy, Darga brings almost two decades of experience to Enterprise in preserving and developing affordable homes, as well as a strong commitment to New York’s economic and community development.
Prior to joining Enterprise, Darga most recently served as Deputy Commissioner for the Office of Development at the NYC Department of Housing & Preservation (HPD), the nation’s largest municipal housing agency. There, she led efforts to advance affordable housing production and preservation across New York City. During her 18-year tenure at HPD in various roles, Darga supported and ultimately oversaw the agency’s financing, incentive, and related programs for the construction and preservation of affordable rental and homeownership opportunities; expanded HPD’s capacity to deliver affordable housing, with production increasing from 16,000 to 30,000 homes annually; and worked with a range of public and private partners across the City to implement new housing initiatives.
“I’m honored to join Enterprise Community Partners at this critical moment for affordable housing in New York,” said Kim Darga. “It’s undeniable that the state faces many challenges as we grapple with the ongoing and severe affordable housing shortage, while so many New Yorkers struggle to keep up with costs and we face instability within existing affordable housing. I have focused my career in public service and affordable housing with a conviction that through innovation and commitment, we can make changes. I am honored to work with Enterprise in service of its mission in New York, having seen firsthand the organization’s unique ability to collaborate with governments and partners to create effective solutions for the state’s most crucial housing and community needs.”
“We are delighted to welcome Kim Darga to Enterprise,” said Baaba Halm, senior vice president of programs at Enterprise. “The affordability crisis continues to be felt deeply here in New York, and nowhere is that more true than in housing. Kim is a deeply committed housing expert who has collaborated with Enterprise for the past 18 years through her work at HPD. Her experience leading diverse teams of community development experts will allow her to hit the ground running, as we continue to advance our work to ensure every New Yorker has a safe, stable, affordable place to call home. We know that under Kim’s leadership, Enterprise will expand its overall impact.”
Darga will oversee all of Enterprise’s programs and teams in New York. The organization’s far-reaching work in the state includes investing capital to create and preserve high quality affordable housing, launching innovative programs to keep New Yorkers stably housed and spur economic development, and advancing these initiatives at scale through policy advocacy. Enterprise also produces original research on affordable housing issues in New York and proposed solutions, such as its recent report on rising financial distress in New York’s affordable housing stock, with urgent recommendations for action.
Prior to joining HPD, Darga worked in various economic development and urban planning capacities in New York City, Dallas, and Beacon, NY. She received a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan.
About Enterprise Community Partners
Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $92.0 billion and created 1.1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – all to make home and community places of pride, power, and belonging. Join us at enterprisecommunity.org | X: @EnterpriseNow
