Developers

E & N Developers: Fairfield 08 is negotiating the lease-up of a 20-unit Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) development on the east side of Bridgeport that is owned by E & N Developers. Social services will be provided by Alpha Community Services. We anticipate occupancy in the summer of 2007.

Jonathan Rose Companies: Their mission is to repair the fabric of cities, towns and villages, while preserving the land around them. To do this, they plan and develop diverse, mixed-use, transit-accessible, mixed-income communities or components focused on nodes of transportation. At the same time, developing plans to preserve surrounding farms and open spaces. The result is equitable, and supports the cultural, environmental and biological health of the bioregions we work in.
www.rosecompanies.com

Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut: Larry Kluetsch, Executive Director of MHA, oversees a staff of 13 and programs including housing development, property management, homebuyer and financial education, rehab and down-payment assistance lending and real estate brokerage services.
www.mhaswct.org

POKO Real Estate, Development & Management: POKO’s development objective is to create value as well as contribute to broader revitalization objectives in urban and suburban communities. POKO often seeks out small-and mid-sized mixed-use projects that are strategically located in order to have a significant and positive impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
www.pokomanagement.com

Urban Green Builders: Urban Green Builders is a small company with enormous ideals. They have been committed to urban regeneration for over fifteen years. A big part of their mission is to bring people closer together; when people live in homes near the center of town, they walk more. They are less dependent on their cars. In addition to the increasingly important environmental issue, sidewalks encourage conversations with neighbors, where roadways only sponsor gesturing.
www.urbangreenbuilders.com

Westhab: Westhab creates quality affordable housing by acquiring and renovating vacant apartment buildings as well as building new rental and home-ownership housing. Westhab works to improve the neighborhoods where they provide housing, by collaborating with residents, business owners, government, and other non-profits, to create safe, vibrant, and well-served communities.
www.westhab.org

Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development: Betsy Crum, Wendy Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Youngerman all have over 20 years experience in affordable and permanent supportive housing development. Betsy has worked for Cooperation for Supportive Housing and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.
www.wihed.org