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SPENCER, IA — U.S. Congressman Steve King, local officials, supporters and residents of Sunset Apartments gathered Wednesday to mark the start of renovations to the affordable senior living property that Community Housing Initiatives, a Spencer-based nonprofit, acquired last month. Currently known as Sunset Retirement Home, this property has been a critical housing resource for Clay…
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Mar
14
2018
The Iowa Finance Authority on March 14 announced it has allocated $266,087 in annual Housing Tax Credits to Community Housing Initiatives, Inc. (CHI) to acquire and renovate North Bay Apartments in Fairfield. Construction will take place in 2019. When renovations are complete, the property will offer 24 rent-assisted two and three bedroom apartments and townhomes.…
Mar
14
2018
The Iowa Finance Authority on March 14 announced it has allocated $453,446 in annual Housing Tax Credits to Community Housing Initiatives, Inc. (CHI) to acquire and renovate Penn Oaks Apartments in North Liberty. The project also received a loan from the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County. Tracey Achenbach, the trust fund’s executive director, said…
Oct
11
2017
Community Housing Initiatives, a nonprofit organization offering quality, affordable places to live to our neighbors across Iowa, has announced Brittany Spieker as our new Director of Resident Services. Spieker currently serves as Northwest Iowa Regional Manager and will begin her new role when her current role is filled. As a regional manager, Spieker oversaw CHI’s…
Sep
12
2017
Court View Apartments, located at 2200 Court Street in Sioux City, will receive major updates under the terms of a new agreement reached with the Iowa Finance Authority. Apartments will receive new windows, flooring, paint, and energy efficient appliances as well as in-unit laundry, a resident favorite. The decision is a change in fortune for…
Sep
11
2017
After her daughter Isadora was born last November, Andrea Parker says she felt like her family was on a roll. She and her husband decided it was time to take action on their goal of purchasing a home of their own. They reached their goal and moved in last month. As residents of Sugar Creek…
Aug
22
2017
It’s back to school season with families around Iowa checking school supply lists by day and kids playing outside at night on their last free evenings before they go back to their academic routines. At Community Housing Initiatives, we think everything about being a kid is easier when you have a quality place to live.…
Aug
10
2017
This summer, Stacie Phillips has been hard at work bringing something back in the Capitol Park neighborhood on Des Moines’ East Side. At the immediate level, she’s been working bring back a porch that historically would have been on the front of a home on East 13th Street. Or getting those bathroom walls adjusted so…
Aug
09
2017
This year, a group of residents planned a celebration for National Night Out at our Lundby Townhomes in Cedar Rapids, held August 1. Close to 50 residents turned out to take part, enjoying a potluck dinner, bounce house for the kids, and visits from several Cedar Rapids police and fire officials including Sgt. Cristy Hamblin…
Aug
08
2017
Splashing around in the pool, sleeping in late and taking a break from math and science are the joys of summer for many children. However, long evenings chasing fireflies and no homework don’t last forever; those days will come to an end as students prepare to head back to school. Before the classroom doors open,…