Page 1 of 8

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 N E W S L E T T E R

Working to expand housing opportunities by increasing the supply of affordable,quality rental housing in Maryland through advocacy, education and collaboration.

2019 Annual Meeting a SuccessA huge thank you to the over 300 MAHC members andaffordable housing professionals that joined us for the2019 MAHC Annual Meeting. In addition to celebratingthe work of our members over the past year, we heard a

UPCOMING EVENTS

November Brown Bag Lunch13 November 2019, 12 - 1:30 p.m.1100 Wicomico St., Baltimore, MD21230Register here!

Page 2 of 8

great keynote address by Dr. Tiffany Manuel, Presidentand CEO of The Case Made, who inspired the audienceto rethink our messaging around affordable housing toachieve better results. Thank you to everyone whoattended the event and helped make this annual event asuccess!

Congratulations to our 2019 Housing Award winners whowere announced at the Annual Meeting. They include:

Tiffany Robinson, Maryland Secretary of Labor,received the prestigious Housing Leadership Award forher service and dedication to the affordable housingindustry in Maryland. The award recognizes an elected orappointed official or industry leader who has shownoutstanding leadership in promoting, preserving andproducing affordable rental housing throughout the state.We thank Secretary Robinson for her service to the stateand the affordable housing industry and wish her well inher new position at the Department of Labor!

Chickie Grayson of Enterprise Homes received thePresident’s Award that recognizes an individual ororganization who has demonstrated outstandingleadership and collaboration in advancing the affordablehousing industry in Maryland. During her more than 30-year career with Enterprise Homes, Ms. Grayson workedto develop high-quality affordable housing for people fromall walks of life. Under her leadership, Enterprise Homesdeveloped and/or owns communities that include almost

MAHC 2019 Holiday Mixer11 December 2019, 6 - 8 p.m. Savor at Studio 38073807 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD 20722Register here!

THANK YOU TO OUR2019 SPONSORS

DIAMOND

G O L D

Page 3 of 8

developed and/or owns communities that include almost12,000 homes throughout the mid-Atlantic region, makingthem one of the largest nonprofit developers in our area.Congratulations on an outstanding career!

The Housing Person of the Year was awarded to BobCleckner of Whiting-Turner Contracting Company incelebration of his commitment to furthering the affordablehousing construction industry where he has been abuilder, problem solver and mentor to many others whowork in the industry. This award recognizes an individualwho has made significant contributions to affordablerental housing and worked to advance the interest of theaffordable rental housing community in Maryland.Congratulations on this achievement!

S I L V E R

AGM Financial ServicesBallard Spahr

Bozzuto ConstructionCBP Constructors

Conifer RealtyGreen Street Housing

Gallagher, Evelius & JonesHoward County Housing

Klein HornigLandex Corporation

Maryland DHCDPNC Bank

Southway BuildersSTUDIO 343

SunTrust BankTelesis Baltimore

Woda Group

Page 4 of 8

The Innovation Award, which celebrates innovationwithin the affordable rental housing community inMaryland, was awarded to a project and a serviceprogram this year. Homes on Johnson's Pond is anew affordable housing community that was built on theVillage of Hope campus in Salisbury, Maryland. Village ofHope is a nonprofit that provides transitional housing forhomeless women and children, and through an innovativepartnership with Homes for America and Osprey PropertyCompany, they were able to sell a portion of their land forthe development of a 63-unit garden style apartmentcommunity. Monte Verde Resident Services Program isa senior community located in the Park Heightsneighborhood of Baltimore City. After a communityassessment revealed that the greatest need wasaccessing health care services, AHC developed theHealth & Wellness Program to create a comprehensivehealth network and services available at the property.

B R O N Z E

Architecture By DesignBaltimore HousingBCI Management

Boston CapitalChesapeake Contracting Group

Delaware Valley Dev. Corp.Foundation Development

Grimm & ParkerHabitat America

Hertzbach & Company, P.A.Housing Trust of AmericaHudson Housing CapitalHumphrey ManagementIngerman Management

Marks Thomas ArchitectsMorgan Keller Construction

National Foundation forAffordable Housing Solutions

Nixon PeabodyNovogradac & Company

Pando AlliancePax-Edwards

PIRHLQuinn EvansR4 Capital

Raymond JamesReal Property Research Group

Red Stone Equity PartnersR.E. Robertson Plumbing

Victory HousingWells Fargo

Woori America Bank

N O N P R O F I T S

AHC of Greater BaltimoreCHAI

CinnaireEpiscopal Housing

LIIFInterfaith Housing Alliance

MAHRAMilford Housing Development

Corp.Mission First Housing

Page 5 of 8

Join us for the MAHC HolidayMixer at Savor Food HallMAHC Members are invited to join us in Prince George'sCounty on December 11, 2019, from 6 to 8 p.m. for theannual Holiday Mixer to celebrate the holiday season atthe new Savor at 3807 Food Hall in Brentwood. Savoris the first food hall in the County and is located below theStudio 3807 Apartments recently developed by LandexCompanies. Street parking is available around theproperty.

We hope you can join us for the Holiday Mixer this year. Advanced registration is required. Register here

November Brown Bag Lunch -Site Selection, Due Diligence andFunding 101Join us for the November Brown Bag Lunch onNovember 13, 2019 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. inBaltimore to learn about strategies employed bydevelopers to find viable sites for Maryland 9% LIHTCdeals, the critical due diligence efforts to focus on, andthe various financing tools needed to execute both 9%and 4% LIHTC deals. An overview and case studies willbe presented, as well as various lessons learned.

This session is perfect for non-developers or newerdevelopment staff to learn more about the developmentprocess and affordable housing finance.

Bring your lunch and join us for this learning opportunity. Drinks and dessert will be provided. Register here.

Affordable Housing CreditImprovement Act UpdateSince the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Actwas introduced to Congress in June, it has continued togain bipartisan support with at least a quarter of theHouse and Senate as cosponsors. Over 150Representatives and 25 Senators have signed on tocosponsor the bill. With this list, you can see which

NHP FoundationThe Community Builders

Volunteers of America

W E L C O M E N E W M A H C M E M B E R S:

Chesapeake CommunityAdvisors

Keen Preservation Solutions Kimmel Studio Architects

Page 6 of 8

cosponsor the bill. With this list, you can see whichpoliticians have or have not signed onto the bill. Specially, please contact the following Marylandrepresentatives to urge their support for this important bill:

Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD 1st)Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD 3rd)Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD 4th)Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD 5th, Majority Leader)Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD 8th)

We also need to continue to ask our Maryland legislatorsto contact the leadership of the tax writing committees(Senators Grassley and Wyden and Congressman Neal)and leadership in both chambers (Speaker Pelosi,Congressman McCarthy, Majority Leader McConnell, andMinority Leader Schumer) and let them know the LIHTCis a policy priority for them.

This bill is one of a handful of tax bills in Congress thathave similar levels of support and the momentumcontinues to grow - this could be the year this veryimportant bill is passed!

F U N D I N G A V A I L A B L E

FY21 Community Partnership Grant ApplicationProcess Open

The sixth round of the Community Partnership GrantProgram application process is now open. The programawards competitive grants to nonprofit organizationsserving the needs of Frederick County residents. Thisyear, grants will specifically target senior, housing andcommunity needs.

Applications are available here and are due by December8, 2019.

M E M B E R N E W S

Congratulations to Montgomery Housing Partnership(MHP) on their 30th Anniversary! To celebrate thismilestone anniversary, MHP will share 30 stories thattrace important events in their history and demonstratetheir commitment to housing, empowering families andstrengthening neighborhoods.

Stories can be found here.

Page 7 of 8

Stories can be found here.

Congratulations to Chickie Grayson who recentlyreceived a Legacy Award from the CommunityDevelopment Network at their Annual Meeting.

I N D U S T R Y N E W S

Register for the 14th Annual North American PassiveHousing Conference

Join the Passive House Institute US from December 4-8,2019, in Washington, D.C. for its 14th annual NorthAmerican Passive Housing Conference, the leadingpassive building conference for climate-specific zeroenergy design, construction and building scienceexpertise. The conference will bring together leadingbuilding scientists, architects, construction professionals,engineers and policy makers.

Learn more and register at PHIUS’s conference site.

Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing Conference

The Mid-Atlantic Affordable Housing ManagementAssociation will host its 24th Annual AffordableMultifamily Rental Housing Conference on November19-21, 2019 in Richmond.

Click here for more information or to register.

W H A T ' S G O I N G O N A T M A R Y L A N D D H C D

Maryland has surpassed the milestone for lending over$40 million to more than 170 small businesses throughDHCD’s Neighborhood BusinessWorks program thatprovides gap financing to new and expanding smallbusinesses located in priority funding areas andOpportunity Zones across the state. The programachieved the milestone with a loan to convert adesanctified former church in Southeast Baltimore into a15,000-square-foot brewpub, which is expected to openlater this year.

DHCD also completed their series of listening sessions tosolicit community feedback on the 2019 QAP in Octoberand expects to release the draft 2020 QAP later thismonth with comments due in December. They anticipate

Page 8 of 8

having a public hearing and finalizing the QAP in early2020 with the next competitive round in May, following asimilar schedule as last year.

P R O J E C T S P O T L I G H T

Homes on Johnson's Pond, Salisbury, MD

Homes on Johnson's Pond is a new affordable housingcommunity built on the Village of Hope (VOH) campus inSalisbury, MD. This 63-unit garden-style apartmentcomplex is conveniently located near publictransportation, schools, shopping and more. VOH is anonprofit that provides transitional housing for homelesswomen and children, and through an innovativepartnership with Homes for America and Osprey PropertyCompany, they were able to sell a portion of their land todevelop Homes on Johnson's Pond.

These apartments give priority to families moving out ofVOH transitional housing, as well as those who receiveSection 811 assistance. Fifteen percent of the units arereserved for persons with disabilities. VOH and Homes forAmerica work together to provide a range of residentservices. The community at this complex have access toa wide variety of activities and services, include healthand wellness programs, educational programs, summersafety seminars, financial workshops, tutoring programsand summer camps.

In addition to Homes for America, Osprey PropertyCompany and Village of Hope, other development teammembers included Harkins Builders, Architecture ByDesign, Pando Alliance, and Habitat America.

Page 9 of 8

Copyright © 2017 Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition. All rights reserved.Contact email: mdarden@mdahc.org

You are receiving this message because you opted in at https://www.mdahc.org/

Unsubscribe