Agency Details:

Capitol Hill Housing

Capitol Hill Housing meets the need for affordable housing and preserves neighborhood character in Seattle. We:
• Develop, own and manage quality affordable housing in Capitol Hill and other Seattle neighborhoods.
• Serve a variety of income groups, with a special interest in providing housing for households with children.
• Develop properties that will further community development objectives.
• Maintain properties at a level that meets or exceeds neighborhood standards.

Description:
Capitol Hill Housing (CHH) is a community-based, nonprofit housing development and management corporation founded in 1976 by local residents and the Capitol Hill Community Council. We currently own and operate 1102 units in 42 properties. All of our buildings are affordable, and the majority includes units that rent to households earning less than half of the local median income (adjusted for family size) and house a very diverse population. We have a strong culture of housing families, and work to have family friendly buildings. Providing stable housing to those who cannot afford market rent, we are at the forefront of homelessness prevention in our region.
Our buildings range in size from four to sixty-two units. Development costs for these projects exceed one hundred million dollars, of which a significant portion is private capital. While the majority of our properties are in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, we also have properties in several other neighborhoods including the Denny Regrade, Ballard, Central Area, Southeast Seattle, Cascade and Northeast Seattle. Our most recent project, the Fremont Solstice Apartments, opened in the Fremont neighborhood in September 2008. CHH is organized pursuant to City and State law as a "public development authority" and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The 12-member Board includes at least six members that are residents or property owners in the neighborhood and are elected by the community. Capitol Hill Housing programs and activities are implemented by a staff of sixty-three.
Our focus is on the preservation and improvement of multifamily housing affordable to low and moderate income households, making a positive contribution to community development, and also on increasing our capacity to operate self-sufficiently as a nonprofit real estate development enterprise. Displacement and gentrification (with the attendant condominium conversions, demolition, and speculation) clearly indicate the need for decisive action in the local rental market. Our shift toward business operations and capitalization as a development corporation was a response to this change in the local real estate market. During the current recession, providing affordable housing has taken on a new urgency. As the ranks of the unemployed swell, it is vital for families and individuals to know they have a secure affordable home.

Contact person: Michael Seiwerath, Director Of Fund Development, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (206) 329-7303
Office fax number: (206) 329-1857

Address:

1406 10th Ave. -ste 101 Seattle, WA 98122 (See a map)

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

Directions:

Location: 1406 10th Avenue #101 Seattle, WA 98122 We are located one block East of Broadway on the corner of 10th and Union. Arriving by Bus: -On Union: Bus Route 2 -On Pine St and Broadway: Bus Routes 7, 10, and 11 -On Broadway & Union: Bus. . . (more)

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	No

Last updated on October 21, 2009