Saving the legacy of a pecan tree

How can housing advocates work to dispel internal and persistent biases about who deserves to be housed? Commentary by Holos Board Member Matthew Haas.

Holos Communities shares some lessons learned in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, from a developer and nonprofit perspective.

As Holos Communities has explored how to build more homes faster, we’ve realized that we need to focus our efforts to creating new financial models that move away from the capital stack model, which holds back production of homes. Moving towards new models that streamlines funding and expedites construction of homes for the unhoused can be the solution to the housing crisis.

Green spaces have several positive effects for a community, and implementing and maintaining parks provides sustainable benefits and helps build community.

As developers of affordable housing, we are poised to be lead efforts in reducing our carbon footprint before and after construction. Currently-existing buildings can lead the way in reducing emissions and reaching the goal of net zero operations.

Holos Communities is excited to share updates to our portfolio! From new awards to new properties, it’s been a busy start of the year at Holos Communities.

Holos CEO Cristian Ahumada recalls lessons from the Vienna Social Housing Academy

One of the ways to ensure that we conserve water is by using greywater systems to reduce usage of water. Given California’s tendency for droughts, recapturing and reusing water helps us in conserving water and ensuring that tenants have access to water in times of need.

Part of our journey towards sustainability and resiliency emerged from our experiences with the power grid in the summer of 2019, when the Holos Communities (then Clifford Beers Housing) offices were impacted by power outages. Unfortunately, the blackout coincided with staff working towards a critical deadline.

When designing and building developments, looking at how they integrate with the surrounding landmarks is a key part to ensuring that residents have the best quality of life.

When it comes to developing affordable housing in an expedited manner that tackles concurrent crises, we need integrated solutions that solve for the lack of housing, the impacts of climate change and racial inequity together.

One of the most reliable vehicles in financing affordable housing today is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). While LIHTC is the primary tool in funding affordable housing, the process is lengthy and costly.

Ensuring that our residents have access to the resources and utilities needed in case of an emergency is a challenge we at Holos Communities have been working to address.

How an extended power outage inspired us to use our offices as a Living Lab focused on innovation for our properties