Christopher N. Gomez, AICP

Commissioner
City of White Plains Plng Dept
White Plains, New York

Christopher Gomez, AICP, serves as the Commissioner of Planning for the City of White Plains, NY which is currently undergoing a building boom with over 8,000 multi-family dwelling units, including 1,400 affordable housing units. During his tenure the city has adopted a new city-wide affordable rental housing ordinance, and the implementation of various adaptive-reuse and transit oriented development regulations. Chris recently shepherded an innovative three-year public planning process that resulted in adoption of the city’s dynamic award-winning comprehensive plan: One White Plains, that will serve as a community-based development vision to guide sustainable growth over the next 15 years.

Chris previously served as the Director of Planning and Development for the Village of Port Chester, NY and as an Associate Land Use Planner with the Westchester County Planning Department. Chris has a degree in architecture from Lehigh University and a Master of Planning from Columbia University. Chris also maintains credentials from the National Form Based Code Institute, National Development Council, and National Charrette Institute.

As an urbanist, nature lover, history buff, and American West romanticist, Chris’s love of adventure has led to his visiting 23 countries, 47 states, 28 state capitals, and 123 units managed by the National Park Service.

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Presentation(s):

• The Affordable Housing Crisis...Averted

  Sunday, April 26, 2026
  2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT