Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)

About Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)

Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is a real estate operator headquartered in 60 E. Van Buren Street Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), established in 1937, is a municipal corporation created to develop, acquire, lease, operate and administer rental housing assistance throughout Chicago. It currently provides homes to over 65,000 households—serving roughly 134,000 individuals—through a mix of public housing, Housing Choice Voucher, project-based voucher, and mixed-income developments. CHA is the third‑largest housing authority in the nation and the largest owner of rental housing in Chicago. For decades it has built and managed large-scale housing developments: between 1961 and 1976 alone, the CHA constructed 46 projects totaling 9,607 units. In recent years, its real estate efforts focus on revitalizing and rehabilitating existing public housing, developing new mixed‑income communities across every Chicago neighborhood, preserving affordable units, and strategically redeveloping large sites such as Cabrini‑Green.

Principals at Chicago Housing Authority (CHA)

Markets and themes