Capital One’s Blueprints to Buildings program was launched in 2015 in response to the pressing need for affordable rental housing in several high cost markets. The program recognizes the important role non-profit developers play in the affordable housing ecosystem. They are committed to community ownership and permanent affordability and can connect residents to an array of community services. The lengthy lead time required to bring an affordable development from concept to construction poses challenges to non-profit developers to fund the pre-development process. Capital One’s Blueprints to Buildings Fund supports the affordable rental housing pre-development and project planning efforts of non-profit organizations through grant support and the opportunity to apply for low cost, pre-development lines of credit.
Mariadele Priest is Senior Director for Community Impact and Investment at Capital One. Ms. Priest leads the department’s design team for affordable housing and digital connectivity, which includes shaping community development strategy, program...
Director of Community Development for the Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation
Takao Suzuki currently serves as the Director of Community Development for the Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation (LTSC CDC). Takao manages a department that consists of Real Estate Development, Asset & Property...