Strong Communities for Life
Exciting News for Park Heights!
CHAI is thrilled to announce that financing has been secured for the development of Woodland Gardens I, a 63-unit affordable family housing property to be built on Park Heights Avenue. Woodland Gardens I will offer one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments and feature communal spaces that include an outdoor garden, a playground and a multipurpose room. Construction will commence soon on the site that sits adjacent to Woodland Gardens II, CHAI’s senior housing project that is nearing completion. Together, these properties will create an exciting intergenerational housing community providing quality, affordable housing with proximity to services and amenities. CHAI is honored to expand our family housing portfolio and bring important investment to the Park Heights community and northwest Baltimore. Stayed tuned for
an announcement of the groundbreaking this spring.
Creating and Preserving Housing Opportunity for Seniors 
CHAI is pleased to share that Woodland Gardens II, a new 75-unit affordable senior housing community in Park Heights, is now more than half-way done construction, with completion slated for late spring 2023. We have already received a great deal of interest from prospective residents in the Park Heights community. CHAI expects to begin accepting applications for this beautiful new residence soon through its management partner, Humphrey Management. CHAI is also hard at work on the complete modernization of Weinberg Place, a 227-unit senior residence on West Belvedere Avenue. The renovations include refreshed kitchens and baths, new windows and floors and updated community spaces. Residents in the north tower will move back into their newly refurbished apartments in January and February, and we expect the full project to be complete by early 2024. Through the Woodland Gardens II and Weinberg Place projects, CHAI is meeting its mission of creating and preserving high quality housing that supports seniors to age with dignity in northwest Baltimore.
Transforming Vacant Properties into Community Assets
In addition to providing high quality affordable rental housing throughout northwest Baltimore, CHAI is creating housing opportunity for homebuyers through the purchase, renovation and resale of formerly vacant and blighted homes. In partnership with St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, CHAI recently gutted and rehabilitated four row homes on Oakley Avenue - a quiet tree-lined street in Central Park Heights in close proximity to Pimlico Elementary, a Baltimore City 21st Century School. We are excited to announce that the renovations are nearly complete on all four homes, which now feature gourmet kitchens, energy efficient heating and cooling systems, and new flooring throughout. CHAI is proud to contribute to the revitalization of Park Heights, by expanding the stock of affordable homes for sale in the area.
CHAI is grateful to the Goldseker Foundation and the Maryland and Baltimore City Departments of Housing
and Community Development for supporting this work. 
CHAI’s Housing Work Recognized by Local Partners 
Last month, CHAI’s work in creating housing opportunity was recognized by two longtime community partners. Representatives from Fulton Bank and Bank of America visited the CHAI office to present the organization with generous gifts. The funding will support CHAI’s housing stability counseling services and Senior Home Repair program, which provides repairs and modifications to the homes of low-income seniors in northwest Baltimore, helping them to remain in their own homes safely and affordably as they age. During their visits, the bank representatives spoke about the importance of this work in light of the current trends in the housing market. CHAI values these partnerships that help us strengthen northwest Baltimore.
CHAI CEO, Lisa K. Budlow recently earned a certificate in Equity & Inclusion Leadership following completion of the Maryland Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program,
an intensive course through University of Baltimore in partnership with the
Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. Lisa was part of a cohort of housing
professionals from across the state, whose participation was generously funded by the
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development.
CHAI congratulates Tony Marzocchi, Director of Maintenance for CHAI’s portfolio of senior housing, for receiving the 2022 Carol Palmer Excellence in Care and Service Award from LeadingAge Maryland. This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional proficiency in the delivery of quality service. 
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