CHN's Detroit Impact
About Us
Creating Homeowners in Detroit Since 2017
In 2016, CHN began exploring a partnership with Cinnaire to bring their lease-purchase housing model to Detroit, starting with 188 single-family homes. This sparked collaboration with nonprofits, city officials and other stakeholders to better understand Detroit’s housing landscape. By 2018, CHN had established a local office and began working with 188 lease purchase residents to prepare them for homeownership. Our involvement deepened as we contributed to Detroit’s Preservation Action Plan and partnered with the City to shape its single-family housing preservation strategy. CHN’s Detroit journey reflects a commitment to affordable housing and economic mobility.
The Detroit Housing Network
The Detroit Housing Network (DHN) is a coalition of housing service providers that have come together to provide clear and equitable access to housing services in Detroit. Our collective mission is to create healthy neighborhoods and advance racial equity in our communities by increasing housing stability and affordable homeownership for Detroit residents.
As Network Manager, we work with DHN Members to develop and maintain shared infrastructure, workflows and technology that Network Members use to serve Detroiters every day. In collaboration with the City of Detroit, CHN and DHN Members work with Detroit’s housing ecosystem to advocate for accessible housing services and convene the right partners to design and implement them.
I was between a rock and a hard place when I contacted the Detroit Housing Network. Receiving this assistance has been a blessing for my life. I am very happy to be able to stay in my home!
SeaSea worked with Detroit Housing Network Member U-SNAP-BAC to receive property tax assistance and save her home from foreclosure.
Affordable Housing Development
As one of the nation’s most seasoned affordable housing developers that leverages the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), we collaborate with local community development organizations to increase Detroit’s stock of affordable housing.
Orchard Village Apartments
Co-developed and co-owned by CHN Housing Partners and Detroit Blight Busters, Orchard Village Apartments is an apartment complex with 48 units of affordable housing in the heart of the Old Redford Neighborhood.
Orchard Village welcomed it's first residents in December of 2024 and is now fully leased.
Jefferson Avenue Apartments
Co-developed by CHN Housing Partners and Tribe Development, Jefferson Avenue Apartments is an apartment complex that will bring 52 units of affordable housing to the Jefferson Chalmers Neighborhood. Units will be two- and three-bedroom apartments leased at 30 – 60% of the area median income. Construction for Jefferson Avenue Apartments will begin in 2025.