Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford, Inc.

The Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford is a partnership of community residents, local and state government, and private enterprise that is committed to providing affordable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods in greater Hartford. It accomplishes this through the development, and management of high quality resident-controlled mutual housing for residents of varied incomes, rehabilitation lending and technical assistance for homeowners, and development of affordable homeownership opportunities.

Description:
Mutual Housing develops and manages over 300 units of mutual housing which is a form of resident-controlled apartments. Residents are members of the board of directors and play an active role in the committees which oversee and direct the organization. Additionally, Mutual Housing provides education, financial counseling and technical assistance to first-time homebuyers.

History:
Mutual Housing was incorporated in 1988 and is a member of the national NeighborWorks Network. Since its incorporation it has developed seven properties with 310 apartments. Mutual Housing has raised more than $25 million in grants and equity to complete these projects. More than 100 units are currently in the development stage. Additionally Mutual Housing provides home buyer education and assistance to over 200 households each year.

Contact people:

Catherine MacKinnon, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Eliztaicha Marrero, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (860) 947-3254

Address:

95 Niles Street Hartford, CT 06105 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.mutualhousing.org

Directions:

Nearest Bus Stop: 0 miles For maps or information, please see http://www.cttransit.com/

Last updated on April 1, 2009