Housing

For 20 years, the American housing debate was an argument over permission – who gets to build what, and where. That argument isn't over. But it is no longer who or what decides whether homes get built. Now, cost drives the conversation.

Affordable housing doesn’t always need a subsidy — sometimes it just needs an owner willing to lower the rent. The New York Times recently profiled Ascent Housing, a for-profit fund preserving affordable apartments in Charlotte and Charleston, two of the fastest-growing rental markets in the country. Instead of raising rents after a purchase, Ascent lowers […]

HR&A’s Summer Internship is a 10-week program that welcomes young professionals committed to tackling the complex challenges facing cities. Interns are active members of our project teams, contributing to a range of critical workstreams for our clients, including market analysis, case study research, economic modeling, and real estate pro forma preparation. Based across our offices, […]

HR&A is excited to welcome Drex Owusu to our Board of Directors. Drex is a dynamic leader at the intersection of education, economic development, and civic engagement. His experience aligns with HR&A’s continued growth in Texas and our efforts to deepen the firm’s leadership and impact. Drex’s career reflects a consistent commitment to catalyzing economic […]

HR&A is proud to support the work of the Fair Futures Housing Design Fellows, who have collectively lived in dozens of difficult housing situations while in foster care and in the years after, and whom we helped create a roadmap to ending the foster care to homelessness pipeline in NYC last year. In a recent […]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the $150 million Housing CNY Fund, a major public‑private initiative designed to accelerate housing development across Central New York as the region prepares for transformational job growth driven by Micron’s $100 billion investment in the region. HR&A is proud to have authored the 2023 housing demand […]

With over 16 years working at the intersection of criminal justice reform, mental health access, and local governance, new HR&A Partner Sarah Solon sat down with us to discuss how cities can do a better job of directing the resources they already have to addressing homelessness, what keeps mayors up at night, and how her […]

We’re proud to welcome three new Partners to HR&A’s leadership: Sarah Solon, Ignacio Montojo, and Erin Lonoff. Each brings a unique perspective and deep expertise that will help shape the future of our firm and the communities we serve. We sat down with each of them to discuss their paths to partnership, the trends they’re […]

We sat down with Partner Erin Lonoff to discuss why housing affordability is driving Midwest growth, the role of millennials in the future of mission-driven real estate, and her path from Intern to Partner at HR&A. Erin also shares how her diverse work focusing on the intersection of real estate and public policy helps her […]

In a recent Seattle Times op-ed, leaders from Amazon (David Zapolsky) and Microsoft (Brad Smith) called for regulatory reforms to reduce barriers to new housing construction in Puget Sound. Their message reflects a shared reality across high-cost regions: without faster approvals, clearer rules, and more land available for housing, affordability will continue to erode. HR&A […]

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced $150 million in awards to four regions of the state through the inaugural ACHIEVE (Advancing Collaboration for High-impact Initiatives for Economic Visions & Expansion) Competition to support transformational economic development investments. HR&A — in collaboration with Kyanite Partners, Grain, and PingPong Studio — is proud to have partnered with the […]

HR&A is proud to be an employee-owned, mission-driven company committed to building a robust workforce with the brightest minds in our industry. Our people are dedicated to delivering on our mission to create vital places, build equitable and resilient communities, and improve people’s lives.   Our Summer Analyst Internship Program offers students and early professionals […]