Past Winners of the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing
Enterprise and MetLife Foundation created these awards in 1996 to recognize the outstanding work of nonprofits in developing and effectively managing housing for low-income people. Each year, this program has recognized exceptional examples of innovative concepts in affordable housing. Delve into the details of the past winners and take away suggestions and ideas for your own work.
2010 Winners
Cathedral Square Senior Living, Burlington, VTLangdon and Anne Simons Senior Apartments, Seattle, WA
St. Patrick’s Terrace, Oakland, CA
The Village at Headwaters, Portland, OR
Download the 2010 Winner Case Studies book.
2009 Winners
Lytton Gardens Senior Communities, Palo Alto, Calif.
Mercy Housing California, San Francisco
RE ACH CDC, Portland, Ore.
Under One Roof, Norwalk, Conn.
Download the 2009 Winner Case Studies book.
2008 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, Colorado
2nd place: Skid Row Housing Trust, Los Angeles, California
3rd place: Doorways Housing, St. Louis, Missouri
Property and Asset Management
1st place: First Community Housing, San Jose, California
2nd place: Reston Interfaith Housing Corporation, Reston, Virginia
3rd place: New Birth Community Care Center, Chicago, Illinois
Download the 2008 Winner Case Studies book.
2007 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Community Housing Partnership, San Francisco, California
2nd place: Deborah’s Place, Chicago, Illinois
3rd place: Plymouth Housing Group, Seattle, Washington
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Intercommunity Mercy Housing, Seattle, Washington
2nd place: Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association, San Antonio, Texas
3rd place: Sheldon Oaks Central, Hartford, Connecticut
Download the 2007 Winner Case Studies book.
2006 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, San Francisco, California
2nd place: Central City Concern, Portland, Oregon
3rd place: Wilson Commencement Park, Rochester, New York
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Housing Works, Inc/Gotham Assets Property Management and Development, New York, New York
2nd place: Foundation Communities, Austin, Texas
3rd place: East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, Oakland, California
Honorable Mention: People's Self-Help Housing, Santa Barbara, California
Download the 2006 Winner Case Studies book.
Celebrating 10 Years
In 2005, The MetLife Foundation and Enterprise celebrated 10 years of these prestigious awards with the publication of Rewarding Innovation, Sharing Solutions, Building A Better America.Download the 10-year Retrospective book.
2005 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Downtown Emergency Service Center, Seattle, Washington
2nd place: Palladia, Inc., New York, New York
3rd place: Mercy Housing, Denver, Colorado
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Bethany Hill School, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts
2nd place: Rogers Avenue Homesteaders Housing Development Fund Cooperative, New York, New York
3rd place: Better Housing Coalition, Richmond, Virginia
Download the 2005 Winner Case Studies book.
2004 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Association for Community Housing Solutions, San Diego, California
2nd place: Harbor Interfaith Services, San Pedro, California
3rd place: Greyston Foundation, Yonkers, New York
Property and Asset Management
1st place: homeWORD, Incorporated, Missoula, Montana
2nd place: Downtown Emergency Service Center, Seattle, Washington
3rd place: Community Partnership for the Homeless, Austin, Texas
Download the 2004 Winner Case Studies book.
2003 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: A Community of Friends, Los Angeles, California
2nd place: Neighborhood Housing Services Inc., Boise, Idaho
3rd place: Women's Transitional Housing Coalition Inc., Duluth, Minnesota
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp., Chicago, Illinois
2nd place: Community Housing Partnership, San Francisco, California
3rd place: Urban Edge, Roxbury, Massachusetts
Download the 2003 Winner Case Studies book.
2002 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Carrfour Corporation, Miami, Florida
2nd place: Progressive Redevelopment, Inc., Decatur, Georgia
3rd place: Larkin Street Youth Services, San Francisco, California
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Los Angeles Community Design Center, Los Angeles, California
2nd place: First Community Housing, San Jose, California
3rd place: Rogerson Communities, Boston, Massachusetts
Download the 2002 Winner Case Studies book.
2001 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Project New Hope, Los Angeles, California
2nd place: House of Ruth, Baltimore, Maryland
3rd place: Sarah's Circle, Washington, District of Columbia
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Riverbend Community Mental Health, Concord, New Hampshire
2nd place: Integrated Community Services, Green Bay, Wisconsin
3rd place: Greater Germantown Housing Development Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Download the 2001 Winner Case Studies book.
2000 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: Beyond Housing, St. Louis, Missouri
2nd place: ShelterCare, Eugene, Oregon
3rd place: AIDS Services of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Honorable Mention: Concern for Independent Living, Medford, New York
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Housing and Community Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
2nd place: Chinatown Community Development Center, San Francisco, California
3rd place: Progressive Redevelopment, Inc., Decatur, Georgia
Honorable Mention: Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians, Santa Ysabel, California
Download the 2000 Winner Case Studies book.
1999 Winners
Supportive Housing1st place: LAMP, Inc., LAMP Lodge, Los Angeles California
2nd place: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Renaissance at Loretto Heights, Denver, Colorado
3rd place: Independence Center, Newstead Place Apartments, St. Louis, Missouri
Property and Asset Management
1st place: Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation, Casa Heiwa, Los Angeles, California
2nd place: Central Texas Mutual Housing, Sierra Ridge Apartments, Austin, Texas
3rd place: Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, Santa Paulan Senior Apartments, Saticoy, California
Download the 1999 Winner Case Studies book.
The case studies that follow provide
more detail about these four innovative properties that truly demonstrate the best in green, serviceenriched
senior housing. It is our hope that the case studies inform and inspire groups that are working
to help older adults age in their communities with dignity, grace and independence.
- Casa Grande Senior Apartments, Petaluma, Calif.
- Covenant House, Brighton, Mass
- .Ingleside Retirement Apartments, Wilmington, Del.
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Julia Martin House, Jamaica Plain, Mass