Bourne and Kenney Apartments PILOT Agreement
Description
The 33-year PILOT tied to the sale of the Kenny Apartments remains on the table while the city negotiates ongoing-maintenance protections with the developer's attorneys.
Impact summary
Tabling delays the redevelopment of the complex but keeps pressure on the owners to fix heat, hot water, and maintenance problems before receiving tax benefits.
Applicant
- Name
- Bourne and Kenney Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. (F/B/O Bourne and Kenney LLC)
- Address
- Kenny Apartments, Newburgh, NY
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Mar 2, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
City Council - Mar 2, 2026
The 33-year PILOT tied to the sale of the Kenny Apartments remains on the table while the city negotiates ongoing-maintenance protections with the developer's attorneys.
City Council - Feb 19, 2026
The PILOT agreement is still being negotiated — the developer's attorneys haven't responded to the city's proposed stronger resident-protective language.
City Council - Feb 9, 2026
The proposed tax-break deal for the Kenney Apartments' new ownership was debated and tabled again, 6-0-1, until stronger tenant-protection language is negotiated. Councilmembers raised concerns that HUD-based enforcement does not go far enough while residents live without heat and hot water.
City Council - Jan 22, 2026
Pennrose/Contour is seeking city approval of a 33-year PILOT to buy and fully renovate the Bourne and Kenney apartments — 205 units, all kept affordable for 40+ years with 140 project-based vouchers. The council deferred the vote to its next work session.
Related issues (3)
Bourne and Kenney PILOT agreement
The council pushed for stronger language to protect residents of the Kennedy Homes development, but the developer's attorneys haven't responded yet. The item stays on the table pending Monday's council meeting.
Bourne and Kenney Apartments (Pennrose)
Councilmember Shakur discovered that part of the Bourne parking area — where crews were drilling and blocking handicapped spots — may sit on land the city gave to the Kenney development, not Pennrose. Pennrose says the broker's materials lacked a survey and the lender won't underwrite until the boundary is clarified. The city and developer are exchanging requests to resolve it.
Kenny/Bourne Apartments heat and hot water crisis
Residents of the Kenney Apartments have been living without heat and hot water during winter, and the council tabled the tax break deal for the building's new owners until stronger, city-level enforcement language is added. Councilmembers said HUD-linked default provisions aren't enough; residents asked for a state of emergency and a new boiler.
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