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African American Real Estate Professionals, NY Chapter

The African American Real Estate Professionals of New York, Inc. was created to establish a forum that promotes the exchange of information among African American real estate professionals. Those efforts began in 1989 and led to the consensus to formally establish the organization in late 1989. AAREPNY was later incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the State of New York on July 30, 1990. Since its incorporation, AAREPNY was lead  by an Executive Committee. 

In Early 2009 AAREPNY was reorganized and structured into a trade organization, with professional committees that represented several professional disciplines in order to be relveant to economic reality of its professional members.  These committees are composed of senior level management and principals of minorty owned firms tasked with the goal of collaboratively organizing opportunities for committee members. In late 2010 the mission became more clear as the professional memebrs began to see results from there efforts with polictical officials seeking their guidance and meeting with the committees. Although benefits to the professional membership was clear, AAREPNY in early 2011  restructured again forming a host of executive committees that focus soley on the resources that  general members need.  AAREPNY formed programming, education, membership, and communications committees to create better employment and training opportunities. These committees made an immediate impact on the membership providing great value to each member. 

currently AAREPNY is strenthening relationships with government, corporate and non profit partners to develop better employment and business opportunities for its members.