Articles about the Competition

A multimedia look at some of the 2003 participants

Sponsors' Web Sites
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

CHAPA

Kevin P. Martin & Associates, P.C.

Boston Society of Architects/AIA

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SPONSORS

Five institutions sponsor the Affordable Housing Development Competition: the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston Society of Architects, Kevin P. Martin & Associates, P.C., and Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA),

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is a wholesale bank that facilitates and enhances the availability of credit for housing and economic growth for low- and moderate-income families in New England. The Bank promotes housing finance and neighborhood development by providing its members with low-cost funds, special lending programs, liquidity, and technical assistance.

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is a broad-based association representing more than 1,700 businesses of all sizes from virtually every industry and profession in the region. The Chamber provides leadership in creating a healthy climate for economic development and job creation. The Chamber aspires to be a chamber of community as well as a Chamber of Commerce.

The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) administers programs and provides resources that enhance the practice of architecture and the public and professional understanding of and enriched participation in the planning, design and construction processes. Since its establishment in 1867, this nonprofit professional service and public membership organization has been a committed advocate of design excellence. The BSA -- with approximately 4,500 public, professional and affiliate members -- is the largest branch of the American Institute of Architects. Affiliate members include engineers, contractors, owners/clients, public officials, other allied professionals, students, and other community residents interested in design and the built environment.

Kevin P. Martin & Associates, P.C. is a medium-sized public accounting and business-consulting firm serving a diverse affordable-housing and nonprofit client base. The firm provides services to an array of CDCs and real estate syndication, development, and management companies. KPM has extensive experience working with low-income housing tax credit properties and projects funded under various HUD programs.

Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) is the nonprofit umbrella organization for affordable-housing and community-development activities in Massachusetts. Encouraging the production and preservation of housing for low-income families and individuals, CHAPA advocates with government officials; provides research, education and training; and works to build consensus among broad interests in the field.

 

Academic Sponsors
The Affordable Housing Development Competition has the following academic sponsors:

  • Joint Center for Housing Studies (Harvard University)

  • Department of Urban Studies and Planning (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (Tufts University)

  • College of Public and Community Service (University of Massachusetts-Boston)

  • Center for Urban and Regional Policy (Northeastern University)
  • Department of Urban Planning and Design (Graduate School of Design, Harvard University)

  • Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University)