TAP, Inc.

Founded in 1969, TAP, Inc. is a community organisation based in Troy, United States working on community development, housing & homelessness, heritage +2 more.

TAP, Inc. is a non-profit community design center based in Troy, New York. Founded in 1969, it provides architecture, planning, preservation and design services at low or no cost to low and moderate income property owners, neighbourhood groups and other non-profit organisations. Its work focuses on rehabilitating existing buildings, affordable and special needs housing, and strengthening the physical and social fabric of marginalised neighbourhoods. TAP completes well over one hundred projects a year across the Capital District of New York State. Its clients include non-profits serving victims of domestic violence, people with HIV, homeless people, people with disabilities and economically disadvantaged families. TAP also runs public-facing programmes such as the ARCHTOBER: Troy Edition architecture festival, presentations and workshops on preservation, energy conservation and fair housing, and volunteer and intern opportunities. The organisation is governed by a board of directors and is a member of the Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of New York State. Its registered architects practise through the affiliated Troy Architecture Practice PLLC.