Hispanic Housing Development Corporation

About Hispanic Housing Development Corporation

Hispanic Housing Development Corporation (HHDC), a pre-eminent not-for-profit community development corporation in Chicago, was established in 1976. Our mission is to stabilize Latino communities by developing, managing and investing in ventures that increase the availability of affordable housing, promote economic opportunity and enhance the quality of life for community residents. In our 45 years, we have grown to encompass development, construction, and management for rental, for-sale and commercial development. To date, Hispanic Housing has developed more than 4,300 multi-family units including 339 single-family and condominium homes and 5 commercial properties comprising 82,300 square feet at a total development cost exceeding $458,000,000. Our property management division provides hands-on management, maintenance, and supervision for family and elderly housing throughout Chicago and neighboring states. This portfolio includes 68 residential communities with 10,116 units including third-party management and 4 commercial properties totaling 30,270 square feet. Our general contracting subsidiary, Tropic Construction Corp., was created in 1993 to gain greater control over the construction process and provide opportunities for Latino contractors as well as training and employment opportunities for community residents. To date, Tropic has completed 55 projects of over 4,369 units and 13 commercial developments totaling 127,200 square feet, at a total cost of $228,087,716.