Module selects eight housing providers across five states for its Mission-Driven Developer Program. The selected housing providers are pursuing innovative approaches to increasing housing supply and are dedicated to creating new affordable, mixed-income, and workforce housing in historically disinvested communities.
Module will offer discounted design services and technical assistance. Developers will have access to office hours with experienced mentors and free access to Module's design, construction, and development playbooks. Additionally, developers in the program will receive priority on Module’s manufacturing line, significantly reducing cycle times for projects that deliver affordable housing where they are needed most.
The selected developers are:
Amani Christian Community Development | Pittsburgh, PA Led by Reverend Lee Walls, Amani is a non-profit, faith-based developer, building affordable for-sale homes in the Hill District neighborhood, a community that has suffered from historic disinvestment. The homes will be sold to homebuyers making less than 80% of the median income.
Common Roots | Meadville, PA Common Roots and the City of Meadville are partnering to create new, permanently affordable homes. This project will revitalize a central city corridor. The project includes duplexes on vacant and blighted lots and townhomes on a former brownfield site. The homes will be part of the Common Roots community land trust, ensuring they remain affordable for generations to come.
Durham Community Land Trustees | Durham, NC
The Durham Affordable Sustainable Homeownership (DASH) project will produce net-zero homes and accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to provide housing for multi-generational households or increase wealth building through leasing the ADU affordably. DASH home sites sit within two urban core and majority-minority neighborhoods.
Harrison Development | Baltimore, MD
Harrison Development is actively renovating for-sale housing as part of the Upton Gateway project. In addition to renovating homes, Harrison Development will also build new construction, for-sale homes, targeted at homeowners below 120% AMI.
Howard Building Science | Hickory, NC
Rob Howard started Howard Building Science to provide sustainable, attainable housing opportunities in Western North Carolina. Their pocket neighborhood, featuring semi-detached homes for workforce housing, is nearing completion.
Mulford Corporation | Yonkers, NY
Mulford Corporation has developed or co-developed over 2,200 units of low-income housing. In partnership with the Yonkers Housing Authority (YHA), Mulford is piloting an affordable homeownership program that ensures lasting affordability through a groundlease program, providing homes for both homeowners and tenants receiving rental assistance.
Scott Crawford Inc. | Milwaukee, WI
Since 2007, Scott Crawford, Inc. has constructed over 240 units of affordable housing. Scott Crawford is pursuing infill residential development and plans to develop a modular home that reflects the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
Soar City Development | Philadelphia, PA
Soar City is a mission-oriented developer committed to uplifting community youth and setting up communities to soar toward growth and empowerment. This project’s inspiration is to provide affordable homeownership opportunities to the Philadelphia community through public-private partnerships.
The program is funded in part through the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge, led by Enterprise Community Partners with generous support from the Wells Fargo Foundation. Module was one of six winners of the Breakthrough Challenge’s 2023 cycle and the MDDP is a key component of its modular innovation. Additional support comes from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
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