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Our Story

Our Story

From One House to a Neighborhood to a Community

Breaking Ground - 1974

1974- Breaking Ground

1974- Breaking Ground

CIHA is established to provide affordable housing in the Cook Inlet region. By the mid-1990s, CIHA has 267 apartment homes available for rent to seniors throughout Southcentral Alaska.

1996 - Indian Housing Block Grant Passes

1996 – Indian Housing Block Grant Passes

1996 – Indian Housing Block Grant Passes

The Native American Housing and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA) creates the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) to allow more flexibility for local decision making. This creates many more opportunities for CIHA.

Expands to Family Housing - 2000

2000 – Expands to Family Housing

2000 – Expands to Family Housing

Feedback from the community drives CIHA to add affordable family housing to its rental portfolio

2001 - Launch of Cook Inlet Lending Center

Launch of Cook Inlet Lending Center – 2001

Launch of Cook Inlet Lending Center – 2001

Cook Inlet Lending Center (CILC) provides access and opportunities for low- to modest-income individuals and families who want to turn the dream of buying a home into their reality.

2002 - Strawberry Village

2002 – Strawberry Village Cottages Open

2002 – Strawberry Village Cottages Open

Families move into the colorful cottages that make up CIHA’s first family rental housing community.

Focus on Mountain View - 2004

2004- Focus on Mountain View

2004- Focus on Mountain View

CIHA starts building better affordable housing for residents and newcomers to the neighborhood of Mountain View.

2007 - Starts Working with Partners

2007- Starts Working with Partners

2007- Starts Working with Partners

CIHA begins providing third party project management services. Our first project is Chugach Colony Estates, a senior rental property in Palmer.

Revitalizing Spenard - 2010

2010 – Revitalizing Spenard

2010 – Revitalizing Spenard

CIHA begins acquiring properties in Spenard to support future revitalization efforts.

2014 - Rethinking Design

2014 – Rethinking Design

2014 – Rethinking Design

In an effort to test innovative building designs and site plan approaches, CIHA begins developing duplex and triplex homes in neighborhoods around Anchorage.

Catalyzing Change - 2016

2016 – Catalyzing Change

2016 – Catalyzing Change

Mountain View flourishes with the help of CIHA’s neighborhood revitalization efforts.

Today

Today

Today

CIHA is still writing our story and responding to the needs of our communities in a sustainable and strategic manner.

Read our full story here

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