City Leaders Help Celebrate Completion of $30-million Hawthorne Place Renovations

Photo: Mayor Rory Rowland and City Manager Zach Walker joined Preservation of Affordable Housing, Community Services League, and construction partners to celebrate the completion of a $30 million renovation project at Hawthorne Place Apartments in Independence, MO. Read more

POAH to launch POWER: Providing Opportunities for Wellbeing and Equity for Renters

Over the last several years, POAH has dramatically increased investments in our residents. We have more than doubled the size of our Community Impact portfolio – from 38 sites in 2017 to nearly 100 today. In 2024, we are launching a new initiative: POWER: Providing Opportunities for Well-Being and Equity for Renters through which all our residents will have access to the tools they need to reach their financial goals. Read more

Thought Leadership:

Bridging the Divide: Challenges and Rewards of Empowering Residents with Affordable High-Speed Internet

by Greg Katz, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and Brad Blake, Vice President, Information Technology

From our founding in 2001, POAH has thought of its mission as “housing plus,” with quality affordable housing as the foundation, and resident empowerment, community building, and environmental initiatives built on top. But we never imagined ourselves focusing on high-speed internet access – until COVID lockdowns came along, and fast internet morphed from a nice-to-have amenity into a must-have utility for connecting to remote jobs, classrooms, and support networks. Read more

Bourne, MA

POAH Begins Construction of New Affordable Housing for Families on Cape Cod

POAH has begun construction on 42 units of affordable housing on a parcel owned by the Bourne Housing Authority near Sagamore Beach on Cape Cod. The building will be designed to Passive House energy efficiency standards and offer a mix of 9 one-bedroom, 28 two-bedroom, and 5 three-bedroom apartments. Read more

The Loop at Mattapan Station awarded a 2023 Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) presented the award to POAH Vice President Real Estate Development Cory Fellows and posted that "this affordable housing project will make our communities stronger and help affirm housing as the human right that it is." Read more

POAH joins Better Climate Challenge

POAH has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge, committing to reduce our portfolio's greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% within 10 years. Read more

OUR MISSION: POAH's mission is to create, preserve and sustain affordable, healthy communities that provide economic security, racial equity and access to opportunity for all.