Arden Sokolow

Arden Sokolow joined Douglaston Development as the Executive Vice President, Affordable Housing. Prior to joining the company, Arden was the Chief of Staff at The New York City Housing Authority from May 2018 to 2019. During that time, she was in charge of negotiating agreements with the United States Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding NYCHA compliance issues, as well as leading the creation of the NYCHA 2.0 plan to raise $24B for the authority. Arden has held diverse roles at the City, State and Federal level. She served as the Regional Director for Multifamily Housing at HUD, Managing Director for Housing Programs at the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery and held a wide variety of positions at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development. There, she lead the Inclusionary and Tax Incentive Programs and created the Distressed Assets Program to address the housing impact of the 2008 financial crisis.

Arden holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies from Columbia University and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Hunter College.