Brenda J. Slochowsky

About

Brenda J. Slochowsky brings a wealth of strategic insight to BBG’s new Tax Exemptions and Zoning Incentives Department, where she guides clients through New York City’s intricate affordable housing regulatory framework. Her comprehensive understanding of both the now-expired Voluntary Inclusionary Housing program and its successor, the Universal Affordability Preference (UAP) program, enables developers and property owners to maximize development potential while ensuring meticulous regulatory compliance. Likewise, her experience in ensuring compliance with the affordable housing requirements under the Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) program has proven invaluable in helping clients secure necessary approvals to advance developments subject to these obligations.

In addition to her regulatory work, Brenda has developed a robust practice advising on development rights transactions and zoning‑lot assemblages, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, ZLDAs, easements, and related closing documentation. She frequently represent clients in complex zoning and development rights deals that require navigating DOB, HPD, and City Planning processes with precision. Her practice also extends to comprehensive loan document review for affordable housing projects—ensuring lender requirements, subsidy program rules, and zoning‑related covenants align, and identifying risks tied to MIH, UAP, LIHTC, and CityFHEPS/Section 8 tenancies. This blend of regulatory fluency, transactional experience, and financing insight allows her to support clients throughout every stage of the development process, from feasibility through closing.

Prior to joining Belkin Burden Goldman, LLP in March 2025, Brenda distinguished herself as an associate at Seiden & Schein, P.C. During her tenure there, she cultivated exceptional practical expertise in affordable housing initiatives, successfully processing, through completion, numerous complex applications under the Voluntary Inclusionary Housing (VIH), Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH), and the now-expired Privately Financed Affordable Senior Housing program.