Affordable Housing Preservation

Budget Advocacy & Policy

DC Preservation Network
Preservation Strategy Advisory Council
Preservation Strategy Steering Committee
Civic Tech and Data Initiative

CNHED

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development

NeighborhoodInfo DC

DC Preservation Network
Preservation Catalog: a database of approximately 39,000 assisted
affordable rental units
Sources of funding (LIHTC, 202, Section8,etc), REAC scores,
unit #, address, status
Monthly meeting: to review those properties that may be at risk
of losing affordability
strategize to maintain affordability
Update the Catalog
Preservation Action Alert system: for immediate notification of
major status changes that could threaten affordability.
DC Preservation Strategy - from a working group of DCPN
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development

Maintaining Economic Diversity and Affordability:

A
Strategy for Preserving Affordable Rental Housing in the District of
Columbia

Preservation Goals:
1. Preserve existing District and federal subsidized housing, including
public housing
2. Prevent displacement of residents with low and moderate incomes
3. Preserve housing that serves vulnerable populations such as
persons who have disabilities, or are formerly homeless, low
income seniors or returning citizens
4. Maintain diversity in neighborhoods
5. Maintain the stock of market rate affordable rental housing
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development

DC Preservation Strategy
Implementation

Preservation Strategy Steering Committee

able to pursue policy and advocacy positions

Preservation Strategy Advisory Council

provides oversight and input

Most recently:

devised specific implementation recommendations for the

District Opportunity to Purchase Act (DOPA)

developing a proposal to expand tax abatements and revise

tax assessments for affordable housing in the District.

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development's Housing For All Campaign

Civic Tech and Data Initiative

DC Affordable Housing Preservation Strategy Tool

Planning grant via Living Cities & Code for America

Team: CNHED, NeighborhoodInfo DC, Code for DC,

and DHCD

Product: Expanded data tool to aid in Preservation

add complementary data on properties and neighborhood
conditions from local and national sources onto a single
platform
provide functions for comparing and ranking properties
according to user-selected criteria based on these data

Open Access & Transparency

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development's Housing For All Campaign