The Sankofa Cooperative Association, Inc.
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Consultant to Sankofa Cooperative which represents residents in a 48 unit apartment building in a gentrifying neighborhood. Coordinated purchase of the building which was owned by a limited partnership; Jubilee Housing served as the general managing partner. Coordinating the efforts of the tenants to rehab the building as an affordable cooperative. Financing by the tenants, DC Government, Jubilee Housing, AHP (FHLB), a private developer, Enterprise Foundation, and City First Bank. Pro bono legal support provided by Arnold and Porter.
