NEWS
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- Rockabill Partnership Building $28M Affordable Development in NY (July 2023)
- Governor Hochul Announces Start Of Construction On $28 Million Affordable And Supportive Housing Development In Utica (June 2023)
- Groundbreaking Day at Johnson Park in Utica (June 2023)
- Goundbreaking begins on new Cornhill housing project (June 2023)
- Cross-Firm Collaboration Helps Finance Safe Haven (May 2023)
- Former Illegal Hotel in New York to Undergo SRO Renovation (April 2023)
- Illegal Hotel to Become Permanent Supportive Housing (April 2023)
- Developers Secure $38M To Redevelop Illegal Hotel Into Permanent Supportive Housing At 235 West 107th Street On The Upper West Side (April 2023)
- Rockabill Closes on $38 Million to Transform Illegal Upper West Side Hotel into Permanent Supportive Housing (March 2023)
- Rockabill Development, Goddard Riverside, and NYC HPD Close on $38 Million to Transform Illegal Upper West Side Hotel into Permanent Supportive Housing (March 2023)
- Former Illegal Upper West Side Hotel to Become Permanent Supportive Housing (March 2023)
- Niall Murray on Paying It Forward: “There Are No Shortcuts To Success” (February 2023)
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- Rockabill Arranges Funding to Reposition Affordable Bronx Portfolio (July 2022)
- Rockabill Arranges $15M in Financing for the Rehabilitation of 197 Affordable Apartments in the Bronx (July 2022)
- Rockabill Arranges $15M in Financing for the Rehabilitation of 13 Affordable Apartment Buildings in the Bronx (July 2022)
- Rockabill names new vice president (January 2022)
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- Rheingold Senior Residences Breaks Ground At 15 Monteith Street In Bushwick, Brooklyn (November 2021)
- Construction begins at long-awaited affordable housing complex for seniors in Bushwick (November 2021)
- Work starts on turning brewery into senior housing (November 2021)
- Construction Begins on Affordable Passive House Development for Seniors at former Rheingold Brewery Site (November 2021)
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- Affordable, Supportive Senior Housing Development Opens In Nanuet (September 2021)
- Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $42 Million Affordable and Supportive Housing Project in Rockland County (September 2021)
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- ODM Executive of the Month: As managing principal of Rockabill, Niall Murray pursues full-integration, diversifies services (May 2021)
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- Merchants Capital Secures $18MM+ for Capital Improvements to Historic Affordable Housing Development in Harlem (April 2021)
- Construction begins at Rheingold Senior Residences project in Bushwick, Brooklyn (April 2021)
- Rockabill Development renovates Queens affordable housing portfolio (April 2021)
- Rockabill Development Completes Preservation of Workforce Housing Portfolio (March 2021)
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- Housing projects in Utica, Rome receive $2 million from state (March 2021)
- Supportive Housing Passive House Project Awarded $1 Million in NYSERDA’s Buildings of Excellence Competition (March 2021)
- Real Estate Weekly’s 2020 Rising Stars (February 2021)
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- Rockabill announces Devine as Principal (February 2021)
- Rockabill Development Completes Preservation and Rehabilitation of Affordable Workforce Housing Portfolio in Glendale, Queens (February 2021)
- Affordable housing consulting firm names new principal (February 2021)
- Katie Devine Named Principal of Rockabill Consulting & Development (February 2021)
- Concerning the state of supportive housing in NYC – by Niall Murray (January 2021)
- Merchants makes $66M commitment to senior housing (March 2020)
- Phelps House Refinancing (March 2020)
- Affordable housing projects in Yonkers, Nanuet secure money for rehabilitation efforts (October 2019)
- Developer closes on first loan from NYC Acqusition Fund (April 2019)
- NYC Chalks Up $15M Affordable Housing Preservation Deal (April 2019)
- Construction on 93-unit affordable senior complex breaks ground in Nanuet (April 2019)
- Vincent’s Village Affordable Housing Complex Breaks Ground In Nanuet, Rockland County (April 2019)
- Three rent-regulated Glendale apartment buildings sold to nonprofit group for nearly $16 million (April 2019)
- Tim Collins featured on NYHC’s Video Honoring MBD Community Housing Corp. (December 2018)
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- $92.7M project completed at low-income apartment complex (June 2018)
- Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Modernization, Upgrade, and Preservation of Fox Hill Apartments (June 2018)
- Partners Close on Project to Preserve 35 Affordable Housing Units in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (July 2017)
Rockabill announces Devine as Principal
A Hoboken-based development and consulting firm has a new co-owner after a recent promotion within its executive team.

Rockabill Consulting, which specializes in the affordable and supportive housing sector, announced Monday that it has elevated Katie Devine to principal. She has served as a senior vice president since joining the firm in March 2018 and is now a co-owner alongside Niall Murray, its managing principal and founder, as well as Richard Brown and Tim Collins.
“Katie approaches her work with intelligence, passion and integrity, all qualities that we value at Rockabill,” Murray said. “During her tenure as SVP, Katie has earned the respect of her colleagues and emerged as a trusted adviser to the nonprofit supportive housing community, bringing both expertise and grit to the fight to create more affordable housing in New York.”
Rockabill said that, since her arrival, Devine has emerged as a leader in the supportive housing and shelter arena. Her recent work includes helping preserve and rehabilitate single-room occupancy supportive housing in Manhattan’s Chelsea and Upper West Side sections, along with assisting a provider of homeless services in acquiring and building a new homeless shelter and co-located Federally Qualified Health Center.
“I’ve long been committed to creating and preserving affordable, supportive housing and shelter for individuals and families in the greatest need — in particular, formerly homeless individuals with mental illness or other disabilities,” Devine said. “It was important to me to continue this work when I joined Rockabill, and I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to focus on these types of projects and work with truly incredible housing and service providers.”
The firm also highlighted Devine’s work in helping a community-based organization in Harlem to preserve senior housing and a shelter for homeless families.
“Rockabill is unique in that not only do we produce good work on behalf of our clients and partners, but we take an extremely collaborative and creative approach,” Devine added. “As a team, we’re always looking for new and innovative projects and solutions for our clients. I’m truly honored that Niall, Richard and Tim have welcomed and helped me grow as they have over the past two years.”
Murray added: “I am incredibly pleased to make Katie a partner in our company. Creating a pathway from employee to ownership is an integral part of our model and this is both recognition and appreciation of Katie’s talent beyond just a promotion. For two years, Katie has been the driving force behind Rockabill’s rise as a leader in the preservation of permanent supportive housing and we can’t wait to see her grow her business further.
https://re-nj.com/affordable-housing-consulting-firm-names-new-principal/