This week DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced HAND member Victory Housing and Brinshore Development to lead the redevelopment of Hebrew Home in the Petworth neighborhood. Additionally, HAND member and sponsor Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners will serve as the architect. The site is a historic landmark that was constructed in 1925. The project will include 88 senior affordable housing units in the refurbished Hebrew House, another 91 rentals in a newly constructed adjacent building (of which 66% of the units will be affordable) and eight for-sale homes. The undertaking will be financed by Bank of America. You can read the full story here.
CohnReznick’s Annual Affordable Housing Conference brings together the leading developers (not-for-profit and for-profit), investors, and agencies/housing authorities active in providing affordable housing throughout the country. The convening will showcase and educate attendees on successful projects that expand beyond the traditional housing model through tax credit financing. Innovative connections, such as with healthcare, can help strengthen and uplift housing efforts. It is within that spirit of new opportunities that this year’s conference will focus.
Primary areas of discussion will include the intersection of housing and healthcare including the success it is having when developers partner with hospitals and healthcare providers. The successes of supportive services, such as education in addition to healthcare, will be highlighted in addition to other business aspects developers and investors are facing in affordable housing, the LIHTC program, and the future of housing in America.
Early Bird Pricing
Register by August 11 for discounted registration! Use the code: EARLYBIRDAH2017.
Venue
CohnReznick’s 2017 Annual Affordable Housing Summit will be held September 6-8 at The Mandarin Oriental, located on the Las Vegas strip. There is a room block for the conference starting Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Please call 702-590-8881 to book early and reserve your room! Be sure to mention the CohnReznick Annual Affordable Housing Conference.
To learn more and register, click here.
HAND is excited to announce the winners of our 13th Annual Children’s Art Contest, in which youth residing in HAND member properties demonstrated their interpretation of “Fair Housing for All.” The winners will each receive a $300 cash prize, and the winners’ Resident Services Program will receive a cash prize of $200 for administering the contest! Eight runners-up will receive a $25 gift card. Congratulations to Fatmata Marah & Tiwalade Taylor and thank you to our sponsor Enterprise!
Grand Prize Winners:
Fatmata Marah & Tiwalade Taylor, Humphrey Management
Runners-Up:
Kennedy Lancaster, Community Preservation and Development Corporation
Kaiely Morales, AHC, Inc.
Kyla Zieneara, Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing
Anthony Nori, Homes for America
Shaniah Newport, Mission First Housing Group
Yordy Amanuel, Wesley Housing
Katriena Ellis, Good Shepherd Housing
Kayla Fotso, Victory Housing
On April 22, 2017 volunteers from Generation HAND, the NHP Foundation and GRID Alternatives joined forces for its first ever “Lending a HAND Community Day” to install solar panels at the Parkchester Apartment complex in Washington D.C.
The installation of these panels come at no cost to residents and provide savings on energy spending. Additionally, Parkchester Apartments is the first multi-family housing installment that GRID Alternatives is undertaking in the Mid-Atlantic region, which will provide a long-term solution to high energy bills.
“HAND is thrilled to partner with our member, NHPF, and GRID Alternatives,” said HAND’s Executive Director Heather Raspberry. “For our members, this activity is more than just a volunteer opportunity, but a reminder of the importance of the work that we do to ensure individuals and families across our region have healthy and sustainable housing that is also affordable.”
To read the full press release, click here.
HAND member United Bank has promoted its own Joseph LeMense to Managing Director of its Community Development & Non-Profit Banking Group. In his capacity, LeMense will lead the Bank’s non-profit business development and lending initiatives throughout the District, Maryland and Virginia. His primary focus will be on providing personalized financial solutions to mission-based organizations involved in community development, affordable housing, education, social services and trade associations.
“Joe’s knowledge of the Greater Washington non-profit community and his understanding of their unique banking needs make him a great asset, not only to United Bank’s non-profit group, but to our clients,” said Ross Draber, chief operating officer of United Bank. “His vision and dedication will be invaluable as United Bank continues serving local academic, religious, social and affordable housing organizations.”
LeMense brings nearly 35 years of local commercial lending experience to this role. Most recently he served as United Bank’s Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking. LeMense’s areas of expertise include tax exempt bond finance, tax increment finance, Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) financing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) and New Market Tax Credit (“NMTC”) financing.
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Guest List & Dietary Preference: If your registration includes a luncheon table or multiple guests, please submit guest names and menu choices by May 1, 2020. Submit guest names here.
Housing Expo: Plan to exhibit? Download the Housing Expo FAQs here.
Omni Shoreham Hotel Room Block: For attendees looking to secure overnight accommodations on May 25th, HAND has secured a rate starting at $189 for conference attendees. There are a limited amount of rooms available, so visit this link today to reserve your room. May 10th is the last day to secure a room at the discounted rate.
Ad Submission: The artwork for advertisements should be submitted to annualmeeting@handhousing.org. You can download the ad spec sheet here. Deadline for ad submission is April 13, 2020.
Cancellations & Changes: If you wish to cancel or change your registration for the Annual Meeting & Housing Expo, please send a request in writing to annualmeeting@handhousing.org. All cancellation requests made prior to April 27th will receive a 50% refund. For cancellation requests made after April 27th, no refund will be provided.
Door Prizes: Are you interested in donating a door prize to this year’s Annual Meeting? Email annualmeeting@handhousing.org to coordinate with our team.
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