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The mission of the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is to create and preserve opportunities for affordable housing and economic development and to revitalize underserved communities in the District of Columbia.

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DHCD Financing to Preserve and Produce Affordable Housing Units in Wards 7 and 8

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The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has provided financing to construct 166 new affordable housing units in Ward 7 and preserve 59 affordable units in Ward 8. “It's an exciting moment to provide resources that help preserve affordable housing," said Interim DHCD Director Drew Hubbard.
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Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on New All Affordable Senior Housing Honoring the Late Todd...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the opening of the Todd A. Lee Senior Residences at Kennedy Street, a 38-unit, all-affordable senior community located in the Brightwood Park neighborhood
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Bowser Administration Breaks Ground on 24 New Affordable Homes at 8th and O Streets...

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Bowser Administration officials from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) broke ground on a mixed-use project that will bring 79 new homes and 3,327 square feet of ground floor retail space to 8th
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Mayor Bowser Announces Department of Housing and Community Development Headquarters Will Stay in Historic...

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Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will enter into a new lease in historic Anacostia keeping its headquarters in an east
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Mayor Bowser Closes Deal on Long-Awaited New Housing Community in Fort Totten Neighborhood

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Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), announced the closing of financing on Riggs Place Park in Ward 4,
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Council Chairman’s Sweeping Cuts to Affordable Housing Will Harm DC Families

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Mayor Bowser released the following statement about the Council Chairman’s proposal to cut affordable housing investments by $45 million: “The budget I sent to Council was fair, bold, and made big investments in building and preserving housing for working families and seniors.
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Over $25 Million in DHCD Financing To Produce and Preserve Affordable Housing in Wards...

(Washington, DC) — (RealEstateRama) — The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently closed on two loan agreements from the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) that will produce and preserve over 200 units of affordable housing in Wards 4
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DHCD’s FY 2019 Affordable Housing Financing Starts in High Gear with $51 Million Investment...

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently closed on three loans that will produce 326 affordable units capable of housing 730 District residents in three Ward 8 neighborhoods.
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DHCD Announces Enhancements to its Affordable Rental Housing Locator

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced today that enhancements have been made to its free affordable housing online tool. DCHousingSearch.org helps potential tenants find affordable rental housing in the District through detailed listings that include photographs, size and type of bedrooms
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DHCD Seeks Design Input on New, Comprehensive Affordable Housing Database

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development announced today it is seeking design input on a new public website that would, for the first time, provide comprehensive data on affordable housing in the District.
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DHCD Seeks Offers to Transform Vacant Ward 8 Sites into Affordable Housing

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has released Solicitations for Offers (SFOs) to transform several sites in the Ward 8 neighborhoods of Anacostia and Congress Heights into affordable housing for District residents.
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HPTF Financing Will Help Homeless Secure Housing in Ward 4

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently closed a loan agreement that will provide 12 units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) for chronically homeless families at the Partner Arms 2 Apartments, 4506 Georgia Avenue NW, in the Petworth neighborhood of Ward 4
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Mayor Bowser Announces Eight Projects That Will Produce or Preserve More Than 500 Affordable...

Mayor Bowser announced the selection of eight projects that will produce or preserve more than 500 affordable housing units with funding from the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF). The Mayor also announced new housing investments that will provide enhanced financial assistance to DC Government employees interested in becoming first-time homebuyers in the District, increasing the amount of home purchase assistance available for all DC Government employees under the Employer-Assisted Housing Program (EAHP) from $10,000 to $20,000 and increasing the benefits Metropolitan Police Department
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Mayor Bowser Announces Appointment of Michael Spencer as Chairman of the DC Rental Housing...

Mayor Bowser announced Michael Spencer as the Chairman of the DC Rental Housing Commission. Spencer was appointed to the Rental Housing Commission in July 2016. Previously, he served as a labor and employee relations specialist and supervisory program analyst for the DC Department of Behavioral Health and an attorney in private practice.
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Mayor Bowser Makes a Historic Investment of $138 Million in Affordable Housing

Mayor Bowser highlighted more than $138 million in investments from the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF) in fiscal year 2017, which ended on September 30. The HPTF investments support 23 projects that will produce or preserve more than 1,900 affordable housing units throughout the city. Since coming into office, the Bowser Administration has sparked the creation or preservation of more than 8,400 affordable units, with another 3,700 units in preconstruction.
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HPTF Financing Preserves Affordable Housing Units in Burrville

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) closed a loan agreement totaling more than $12.9 million that will help preserve 106 affordable housing units in Ward 7. The funding was made available through the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).
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HPTF Financing Helps Preserve Affordable Housing Units in Shepherd Park

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) closed a loan agreement totaling more than $3.1 million that will help preserve 21 affordable housing units in Ward 4 for a tenant association invoking its purchase rights through the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). The funding was made available through the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).
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HPTF Financing Helps Tenants Preserve Affordable Housing Units in Columbia Heights

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) closed a loan agreement totaling more than $1.5 million that will help preserve 13 affordable housing units in Ward 4 for a tenant organization that invoked their rights under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). The funding was made available through the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).
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HPTF Financing Will Preserve Affordable Housing Units in Ward 4

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) closed two loan agreements totaling more than $4.2 million that will help preserve 33 affordable housing units in Ward 4 for tenant organizations that invoked their purchase rights through the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA). The funding was made available through the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).
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Two DHCD Properties Will Be Transformed Into 40 Affordable Townhomes in Wards 7 and...

The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announces it has awarded two District-owned properties to two local development companies for the construction of 40 new townhomes, capable of housing over 100 residents, located in Wards 7 and 8.

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GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

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U.S. Senator Roger Marshall

Senator Marshalls Slams United Nations Climate Change Goals That Will Harm...

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement on the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s (NZBA) decision to dramatically expand their Green New Deal