What We Do

Real Estate Development

POAH’s Development Team develops creative and responsive strategies for preserving and building affordable homes, carrying projects from acquisition through financing, renovation/construction and stabilization under new permanent financing through:

  • New Construction

  • Community Revitalization

  • Acquisition and Renovation

  • New construction

    New Construction

    Building homes that are appropriate for the surrounding neighborhood and community, built to high standards that integrate conservation and sustainability for the long term.

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  • Community Revitalization

    Community Revitalization

    Vibrant new residential communities that offer housing for a range of incomes, enhanced amenities and better connection to the surrounding neighborhoods.

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  • Acquisition and Renovation

    Acquisition and Renovation

    Renovating properties threatened with conversion to market rental or luxury housing with new systems and structures.

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Resident Success

Our Community Impact initiatives, rooted in principles of trauma resiliency, build on a platform of stable housing to create opportunity for residents to achieve financial independence and enrich their lives. POAH Communities delivers these services through community impact coordinators who connect residents to skills-building, employment and education programs through:

  • Supporting Residents

  • POWER Program

  • Resilient Communities

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    Supporting Residents

    POAH Communities’ residents who connect with Community Impact services have big dreams – home ownership, a college degree, a new career and a solid financial future. Here are some of their stories.

    Resident Stories
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    POWER Program

    Providing Opportunities for Wellbeing and Equity for Renters – a program that provides residents with personalized financial coaching for income, assets, credit and debt and supports residents’ access to homeownership.

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    Resilient Communities

    In 2020, POAH launched the Designing Trauma Resilient Communities Project to re-imagine affordable housing property management, resident services and physical design through the lens of community resilience.

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Ownership & Management

POAH implements strategies for our properties - ensuring our buildings are financially and physically sustainable for the future and well managed through:

  • Asset Management

  • Property Management

  • Sustainability

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    Asset Management

    POAH looks for physical, financial, and policy advocacy opportunities to positively impact our properties using technology and analytics to identify opportunities to maximize the value of the POAH portfolio. 

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    Property Management

    POAH Communities oversees the leasing and operations of POAH’s properties in 12 states and the District of Columbia and provides high-quality property management and customer service to our residents.

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    Sustainability

    The Design + Building Performance department holistically integrates energy and water efficiency into development projects and the owned portfolio and builds to the high Passive House standard for many of our new developments.

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