Event – Emerging Strategies to Preserve Unsubsidized Affordable Rental Housing
On October 2, 2024, the Preservation Compact, The Institute for Housing Studies (IHS), and The Real Estate Center at DePaul University partnered to present an exploration of innovative and effective strategies to preserve unsubsidized affordable rental housing, often referred to as naturally occurring affordable housing, or NOAH, featuring panels that highlighted:
- Diverse Market Solutions: Practitioners across different market types discussed how communities with market typologies similar to yours have successfully preserved affordable housing.
- A Range of Housing Types: Panelists outlined preserving affordability in various building types, from 2-4 unit rental housing to 50+ units.
- A Variety of Practitioners: Property owners, including profit-driven developers and mission-focused organizations as well as finance and lending experts, shared their expertise.
Access the event’s program materials, including speaker biographies, on the event website and a recording of the event will be posted soon. View photos from the event here.
Thank you to our expert panelists for sharing their expertise!
- Ruby Harris (Enterprise Community Partners)
- Rafael Leon (Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation (CMHDC))
- Steve Thomas (5T)
- Andrea Brennan (Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF))
- AJ Jackson (JBG SMITH)
- Stacie Young (Community Investment Corporation (CIC))
We would also like to extend our gratitude to our keynote speaker, Ruby Bolaria-Shifrin (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)), and our panel moderators, Moha Thakur (National Housing Trust (NHT)), Erika Poethig (The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago), as well as presenters Emily Bloom-Carlin (The Preservation Compact) and Geoff Smith (The Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University) and program host Maggie Cassidy (The Preservation Compact).