NHPF FAITH-BASED
Rasmus-Temenos Houston, Texas Rasmus-Temenos, opened in 2024, consists of 95 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) apartments made possible by a partnership between Temenos Community Development Corporation (CDC), founded sixteen years ago by Pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus, and NHPF. The construction
HOUSING SUCCESS STORIES
of Rasmus-Temenos is a testament to the collaborative efforts of government entities, nonprofit organizations, and private sector partners dedicated to addressing the pressing issue of homelessness in this community. This housing that provides specialized services to increase the wellness of the population was achieved through innovative funding mechanisms and unwavering commitment. Rasmus-Temenos has an entire floor dedicated to at-risk youth. Eighty of the units replace those lost to The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to make way for highway improvements. Funding for this project included significant contributions from the City of Houston Housing and Community Development, with $12.5 million allocated, and $11 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for Disaster Recovery from Harris County Community Services Department.
The Roundtree Residences Washington, DC
Citadel on Elgin Houston, Texas Citadel on Elgin, a newly- constructed (2023) building features 74 studio and one- bedroom apartments to support lower income seniors in a handsome mid-rise
The Roundtree Residences is a 91-unit senior housing development in southeast Washington, DC. Completed in 2013, The Roundtree Residences is owned in partnership with Vision of Victory CDC (VOV), which is a part of Allen Chapel AME Church, a pillar of the
building in Houston’s historic Third Ward. The independent living community is managed by Change Happens CDC, a Houston non-profit community development corporation, who provide residents with Permanent Supportive Housing and lighter touch service needs. Change Happens CDC purchases and renovates drug-infested, dilapidated homes and vacant lots to develop affordable single- family and multifamily housing. The organization has purchased and renovated over 50 homes and lots in the Third Ward. “This is the culmination of a decades-long effort to end blight and improve the neighborhood,” said the Rev. Leslie Smith II, CEO and founder of Change Happens CDC. “I had a dream in 1983 that led me to create Change Happens to transform an at-risk community by rehabilitating crack houses and providing affordable living options in Third Ward. Standing here today, I am in awe of what we have accomplished thus far. The development was funded in part by $10.25 million in federal Disaster Relief funds administered by the City of Houston’s Department of Housing and Community Development for NHPF’s ground-up construction. Additional funds for the project were secured through 4% and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and tax-exempt bonds.
surrounding community. NHPF served as developer of the property in partnership with VOV and District Development Group, LLC, a local for profit development company. The Roundtree Residences is named after the acclaimed civil rights activist Reverend Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Reverend Roundtree rose to prominence as a lawyer with victories in ending segregation and Jim Crow on interstate buses. In that same year, she became one of the first women to be ordained to the ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The building has 80 one-bedroom units and 11 two-bedroom units and is only available to seniors making 60% or less of DC’s area median income. Twenty units are set aside for seniors making 50% of the area median income. The project has an abundance of amenities including an exercise room, computer lab, library, coffee bar, and a contemporary style two-story lobby. This building is designed to bring market rate level amenities to an affordable property. The building is built to Enterprise Green Community standards and includes a solar array and partial green roof in addition to many other energy saving features.
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