Profiles of Projects that were Created Using a Leasing-Based Model
These profiles are designed to provide real-life examples of supportive housing projects. They have been created in a variety of locations by leasing existing units of housing in the community. Click on each profile to learn more about the organizations involved, targeted tenants, and funding sources.
| Name of Project | Project Location | Project Highlights |
| Community Rebuilders | Kent County, MI | Scattered site units with tenant and sponsor-based rental subsidies for homeless individuals and families. |
| Front Steps Housing | Austin, TX | Scattered site units for chronically homeless persons who are vulnerable based on the Vulnerability Assessment Tool. |
| Montgomery County PPH Program | Rockville, MD | Units of housing throughout the county for homeless individuals and families created using master leasing and tenant based subsidies. |
| St. Stephen’s Human Services | Minneapolis, MN | Targets single homeless adults who are frequent users of emergency systems of care. Uses a housing first and harm reduction approach. |
Profiles of Projects that Developed (Built) New Units of Housing
These profiles are designed to provide real-life examples of supportive housing projects that have been developed in a variety of locations.
| Name of Project | Project Location | Project Highlights |
| Allegan County | Allegan County, MI | This scattered site development project includes units located in a rural part of Michigan. |
| Brick Row | Willimantic, CT | This project includes clustered buildings, provides common space to tenants and services are voluntary. |
| Cedar Hill | New Haven, CT | Includes a leadership initiative that places tenants on the Boards of Directors of agencies that provide services to homeless persons. |
| citywalk@akard | Dallas, TX | The building includes a mix of apartments, commercial space and for-sale condos. |
| DeKalb Apartments | Brooklyn, NY | Integrates affordable housing for working families with supportive housing for formerly homeless adults with psychiatric disabilities. |
| Del-Mor Dwellings Corp. | Bucyrus, OH | The size of this rural project hits a “sweet spot” between scalability to the small town setting and operating economy of scale. |
| New Holland Apts. | Danville, IL | This project is a historic rehab that revitalized downtown, includes many green features, and tenants with mixed incomes. |
| Southview Villages | Hope Mills, NC | Project includes a mix of affordable and supportive housing units. It is located in a small town in a rural area. |
| Washington Park SRO | Chicago, IL | The project tries to meet a ‘triple bottom line’ of financial, social, and environmental responsibility. |
These projects demonstrate the use of environmentally-friendly and increased efficiency design features.
| Name of Project | Project Location | Project Highlights |
| Margot and Harold Schiff Residences | Chicago, IL | Project includes green innovations including the city’s first ‘grey water’ system, as well as wind turbines designed for urban use. |
| Park Avenue Apartments | Minneapolis, MN | This project is Sliver LEED certified and contains a mix of affordable and supportive housing. |
| Paseo Verde | Philadelphia, PA | This mixed use development includes supportive housing units mixed with affordable housing units. It is applying for LEED Gold. |
To view additional profiles of supportive housing projects, please visit Project Profiles.
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