HISTORY
BUILDING ON DECADES OF COMMITMENT
AHC was founded in 1975 by a group of concerned Arlington citizens in partnership with Arlington County, a collaboration forged by concerns over the cost and scarcity of affordable housing. As the housing challenge continued to grow throughout the mid-Atlantic region, AHC evolved to answer the need.
AHC’s efforts are recognized throughout the region as a major force in maintaining a diversity of housing. Known initially as the Arlington Housing Corporation, AHC has evolved from a nonprofit grassroots entity providing a home improvement program for low- and moderate-income homeowners in Arlington to a full-service organization whose low- and mixed-income housing communities serve Alexandria, Falls Church and Fairfax County in Virginia and Montgomery County and the Baltimore area in Maryland.
Over the years, AHC has developed 50+ properties providing more than 7,500 affordable, workforce, and market-rate homes.
True to our roots, we remain the oldest and largest developer of affordable housing in Arlington, where we continue to have the largest concentration of our properties.
Milestones
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1975: AHC founded in Arlington, VA. Home improvement program for low- and moderate-income homeowners starts.
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1980: AHC purchases first affordable rental community.
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1993: Resident Services program founded as a pathway to better futures for our residents.
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1999: Summer Camp program begins.
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2004: AHC Greater Baltimore opened.
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2005: First Baltimore County property acquired.
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2006: First Fairfax County property acquired.
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2009: First Montgomery County property acquired.
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2014: First project in Alexandria, VA breaks ground.
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2014: First Washington, DC partnership established.
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2016: AHC launches its resident’s service program, College and Career Readiness, to help support young scholars in our communities.
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2016: AHC celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
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2019: AHC Greater Baltimore wins the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition’s 2019 Innovation Award for its Health & Wellness Program at MonteVerde Apartments.
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2022: AHC Board names Paul Bernard as the new Chief Executive Officer.
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2022: First Prince George’s County, Maryland, property acquired
