news links
Va. Group Eyes Davidson for Affordable Housing Complex
Charlotte Business Journal 6/1/07
Town Helps Oakhill Deal
DavidsonNews.net 5/9/07
CHP's First Kentucky
Multi-Family Project
4/20/07
Making Town Living More Affordable
The Roanoke Times, 3/4/07
Christiansburg Builder Wins National Environmental Award
The Roanoke Times, 3/1/07
Green Living: Affordable Housing in Blacksburg Historic District
The Roanoke Times Soundslide, 3/1/07
CHP Purchases First Conventional Property in NC
1/1/07
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
- Mahatma Gandhi
laurie ramos' story
Six years ago, Laurie Ramos was seeking American citizenship and a better opportunity for her husband and three children when she left her family in the Philippines to come to the United States. With an American-born son and a baby on the way, the eighteen-year-old found herself struggling to survive on Section 8 vouchers to rent a run-down apartment in a crime-ridden neighborhood in Yorktown, Virginia. In 2001, Community Housing Partners purchased the facility and rehabilitated it into The Woods of Yorktown, a vibrant family-friendly community that is a safe home to more than 200 children. Today, Laurie gives back to her community by cultivating beautiful roses outside of her home.
"When I moved in, I had nothing and was pregnant, but I had a feeling that something good was going to happen."
-Laurie Ramos
redefining affordable housing
through housing development
CHP has provided affordable housing preservation and development services since 1984. Our multi-state portfolio consists of rental communities serving families, older adults and persons with special needs, as well as rehabilitated and newly constructed single-family homes. Our company’s development accomplishments resulted in our selection for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative, inclusion in Fannie Mae Foundation’s Leadership Alliance and acceptance as a chartered member in NeighborWorks® America.
environmental sustainability
Whether rehabilitating a property or building a new development, CHP strives to build and provide affordable housing in environments that are secure, thoughtfully designed and sensitive to the environment.
economic sustainability
Using local, state and federal assistance, CHP preserves historic buildings, renovates and improves aging single and multifamily housing stock and creates new units of attractive, sustainable affordable housing for low- to moderate-income residents. To date, CHP currently owns and/or operates over 4,600 rental units in our multifamily portfolio. Our development readiness, capacity, and efficiency is enhanced by an experienced real estate and finance staff and the availability of in-house design and construction capability.
social sustainability
While the majority of CHP’s development activity is conducted in-house, there is an increasing emphasis on partnerships with other community-based non-profit organizations and public housing authorities. CHP’s affordable housing program serves a diverse population including families, senior citizens, homeless, at-risk youth, disabled and other special needs groups.
