james tschikov

multidisciplinary urban planner + affordable housing professional

open to projects involving community-based planning, urban cartography, cooperative ownership models, climate resiliency, LGBTQ+ spaces, nightlife regenerative industries, and more.

based in the world’s borough 
Queens, New York

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NYC DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

PROJECT MANAGER, NEW CONSTRUCTION
AUG 2025 - PRESENT
SENIOR PLANNER, MANHATTAN
APR 2023 - AUG 2025

HPD’s mission is to promote quality and affordability in the city's housing and diversity and strength in the city's neighborhoods. Planning coordinates discretionary approvals through the NYC land use review process (ULURP) and New Construction Finance funds low-income and mixed-income multi-family rental projects.

Notable projects: ShareNYC, The Beacon, Carmen Villegas Apartments, 388 Hudson RFP, Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza