HAHouston Area Urban Community
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About Houston Area Urban Community
In Houston, HAUCDC takes homes that have been abandoned, foreclosed, or neglected and gives them a second life as affordable places to live. That work shows up in single-family rehabs, rental housing, and down payment help for lower-income buyers, which means the organization is working on more than one painful part of the housing picture at once. If you care about keeping workforce families, veteran households, and low- to moderate-income residents in stable housing, this is the kind of practical housing work that matters.
What sets HAUCDC apart is how much of Houston’s housing pipeline it touches. It rehabilitates single-family homes, supports affordable rental development, and helps buyers with down payment and closing costs, while also working through neighborhood revitalization and new housing development. It is housing work with both ownership and rental strategies, not just one or the other.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Single-Family Housing
Acquires deteriorated, abandoned, neglected, and foreclosed properties, rehabilitates them, and sells or holds them as affordable homes and long-term rentals.
Multi-Family Housing
Partners with nonprofit and for-profit developers to produce and preserve affordable rental developments, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects.
Down Payment Assistance
Provides down payment and closing cost assistance to lower-income home buyers.
Alternative Single Family Construction
A developing program to address high construction costs through new single-family construction.
Homes with Honor Program
A homeownership program that served U.S. military veteran-led households with fully rehabilitated single-family homes at a discount.
About this work
Mission
The mission of the organization is to provide decent affordable housing for workforce and other residents, stimulate investment and improve quality of life in communities.
Who they serve
Workforce and other residents, low- to moderate-income families, lower-income home buyers, and veteran households.
Their impact
- Has acquired, made necessary repairs or improvements, and sold 99 residential single-family homes.
- Holds 24 single-family lots under development in 2025.
- Has completed eight multi-family projects.
- Has served as the non-profit general contractor on six rental developments in Central and Southeast Texas, building over 800 rental units for low-income households.
- Has provided over $1 million in down payment and closing cost assistance.
- Has administered the Homes with Honor Program for 40 U.S. military veteran-led households.
- Has sold or holds as an asset $6,500,000 of previously foreclosed, abandoned, and neglected real estate.
- Altura Heights adds 124 affordable apartments in Houston, with 105 homes priced for households at or below 60% of area median income.
- Veteran-led households received more than $1,200,000 in discounts through the Homes with Honor Program.
How your donation helps
- Construction of homes in the Greater Houston area
- Affordable workforce housing development
- Down payment and closing cost assistance
- Acquisition and rehabilitation of homes
- Support for housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income households
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
WE MAKE HOUSING HAPPEN
Transforming deteriorated neighborhoods to safe, clean, affordable workforce housing
I can sell anything to anybody; however, I choose to concentrate my efforts on making housing affordable for everyone, not just the business executive, but also the single parent with one income.
Events
Home Giveaway to family who lost it all in Hurricane Harvey
2017A home giveaway program that helped a Houston-area family rebuild after losing everything in Hurricane Harvey.
Altura Heights Grand Opening Celebration
one-timeCelebration for the opening of the Altura Heights rental community.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What kinds of housing work does HAUCDC do?
It acquires and rehabs single-family homes, works on affordable multifamily rental development, and helps lower-income buyers with down payment and closing cost assistance.
Who does HAUCDC focus on serving?
HAUCDC focuses on workforce and other residents, low- to moderate-income families, lower-income home buyers, and veteran households.
What is the Alternative Single Family Construction program?
It is a developing program that aims to respond to high construction costs through new single-family construction.
What types of rental projects does HAUCDC participate in?
It participates in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit rental projects and other affordable multifamily developments that serve households mostly below 60% of area median income.
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