Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development

The Affordable Housing Trust Fund Commission discusses the proposed spending plan during January's meeting.
Ed Reed Foundation supporting homeownership in Upton.
Read the Baltimore DHCD Quarterly Update Newsletter- Volume II - Issue 1
Expression of Interest Pre-Submission Meeting. Learn more about the process.
The Neighborhood Subcabinet discusses middle markets at a recent cabinet meeting.
Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition Advocacy Day
Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young and Regina Hammond celebrating Johnston Square's transformation project.
Secretary Kenneth Holt and Commissioner Michael Braverman celebrate Ribbon Cutting of Henneman Avenue Project with Housing Development and Neighborhood Preservation Corp.
Park Heights RFP Award Announcement

Recent News

City Shops Developer Interest in Six Surplus School Buildings

The Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development has issued a call for expressions of interest to develop six city-owned surplus school buildings. The properties cover more than 60 acres of city-owned land and are part of the City’s 21st Century Schools Initiative in which Baltimore City Schools are required to surplus multiple school buildings over the next 10 years.

City/Community Partnership Targets More Than 700 Blighted Properties for Renewal in Johnston Square

Components of a Master Plan to convert more than 700 blighted and abandoned properties to new housing and green space were revealed today by Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and Johnston Square Partners, LLC (JS Partners). The Master Plan is being developed per the terms of a Land Disposition Agreement (LDA) approved by the City’s Board of Estimates in October of 2019 and will return currently vacant buildings and lots to the tax rolls.

Spending Plan Adopted for City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund

A spending plan designed to aid in housing for low- and extremely low-income households was adopted by the Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) Commission at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting today. An anticipated $17 million in Fiscal Year 20 is slated to support Community Land Trust initiatives, new construction, rental preservation, senior homeownership repairs, rent supplements and Choice Neighborhoods.