Haven House
Permanent rental housing for graduates of substance abuse treatment programs desiring clean and sober accommodation to support their sobriety. Duties included organizing the cooperative, acquiring the property, obtaining financing, designing the building, administering construction, and coordinating marketing. The construction period required gut rehab of the four story apartment building with basement to create a 29-unit apartment building (fully accessible). New features included a multi-purpose room with small kitchen, meeting room, trash compactor, laundry, work room, storage room, and management office.
Financing provided by D.C. Homestead Housing Preservation Program, DC Housing Finance Agency bonds, a DC Government loan, tax credit equity from limited partners through the National Equity Fund, and grants from the Affordable Housing Program (through Riggs Bank), The Community Partnership, and the Philip L. Graham Fund. Pro bono legal services provided by Latham and Watkins.
