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Welcome to POAH

POAH is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, create and sustain affordable, healthy homes that support economic security, racial equity and access to opportunity for all.

Scarborough, ME

Learn about our proposed development for disabled adults in Maine here

Detroit, MI

Read about The Freelon at Sugar Hill's recent ribbon cutting here

Washington, D.C.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joins POAH, partners and residents to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Asberry read about it here

Our Latest Thoughts

Aaron Gornstein, President and CEO

Wu Hits the Ground Running with Housing Agenda

March 29, 2022

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is off to a strong start on affordable housing. In her first four months – in partnership with the City Council – she has increased funding for affordable housing production, eliminated the tent encampments at “Mass. and Cass” by placing homeless individuals in supportive housing, supported a real estate transfer fee to generate recurring funds for housing initiatives,... read more

Sophia Transtamar

Senior Project Manager
Deanna Savage

Vice President, Construction

Understanding HUD’s Section 3 local hiring provisions is key to complying with developer/contractor obligations

March 22, 2022

A year ago, HUD’s Office of Field Policy and Management published guidance for developers, contractors and subcontractors to help them comply with Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C § 1701u) requiring the hiring of low income workers at affordable housing developments that receive federal funding. The updated policies were welcomed by developers and contractors, but there are some “... read more

Bill Eager

Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Midwest Region
Bill Williams

Founder, KMW Communities

Growing without forcing out longtime residents? Woodlawn shows it can be done

January 27, 2022

Although construction of the Obama Presidential Center is underway and ordinances intended to ensure diversity have been passed, neither the fears nor the debate over the impact of this megadevelopment on adjacent neighborhoods appear to have diminished. For as much as the OPC investment heralds possible economic growth, it also raises concerns about gentrification and displacement of longtime... read more

September 26, 2022 - 4:53pm Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on The Asberry, the First On Site Building Delivered Under the New Communities Initiativ… https://t.co/BoaE7z6xHn
September 26, 2022 - 4:52pm RT @AIADetroit: Last week we were able to witness the ribbon cutting for the Freelon Sugar Hill Project! Volunteers from AIA Detroi… https://t.co/S2M4YG0RKZ
September 26, 2022 - 3:09pm RT @AaronGornstein: Exciting to celebrate the groundbreaking this morning of The Asberry at Barry Farm in DC. The first of many apartm… https://t.co/ditdh2M06v
September 26, 2022 - 3:06pm @barryfarmredev Congratulations to the POAH Mid-Atlantic office for a successful groundbreaking at the Asberry toda… https://t.co/OGNOczdFsr
September 22, 2022 - 2:51pm Thank you to everyone who joined us for todays ribbon cutting! https://t.co/KLPquUddaY