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Below you will find our event listing, our press coverage, our press releases, our awards, and photos for each of our properties.

Should you have any questions about CPDC we invite you to Discover What We Do, see our press kit, or contact us directly.

CPDC Events

• Mayfair Mansions Ground Breaking - (November 15, 2007)
• Oxford Manor Grand Opening - (October 12, 2006)
• The Residences at the Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park Grand Opening - (September 8, 2006)
• Island Walk Open House and Community Center Dedication - (May 9, 2006)
• CPDC's 2006 Tech Week - (March 13, 2006)
• ...more

Recent Press Coverage

• Takoma Park rental tower to become condos  The Washington Post
• Reflections: Tech Week  CTCnet
• Acquires Building in Southeastern D.C.  Commercial Mortgage Insight
• Tenacity Group pays $15.3 M for Takoma Park apartments  Washington Business Journal
• Jubilee Enterprises Transfers Property, Programs to CPDC  The Baltimore Times
• Tenants to buy NE Complex  The Washington Post
• Neighborhood Networks: good for residents and a good investment  Journal of Housing and Community Development
• Affordable housing central to community  The Baltimore Sun
• Communities can't afford to leave out affordable housing  Builder Online
• Communities can't afford to leave out affordable housing  The Virginian-Pilot
• Tenants, Nonprofit Join to Preserve Housing by Combining Section 236 Decoupling, Section 8 Rent Markup  HDR Current Developments
• Protecting D.C.'s Diversity, Affordable Housing  The Washington Post
• ...more

CPDC Press Releases

• Historic Complex Has New Beginning - (November 15, 2007)
• Community Preservation and Development Corporation 2007 Readers' Choice Award Finalist - (June 13, 2007)
• CPDC Wins 2007 Best Project Housing Achievement Awards for Maryland, Washington, DC - (June 13, 2007)
• CPDC and Partners Named Award Finalist - (March 8, 2007)
• Investment in Affordable Housing Preservation - (June 20, 2006)
• County Continues Commitment to Affordable Housing Communities - (May 30, 2006)
• ...more

Awards

• Catalyst for Community Change
  Recipient: Mary Cabriele
  Award Sponsor: HUD
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Champion for Change
  Recipient: Albert Browne
  Award Sponsor: HUD
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Beacon of Light Award
  Recipient: CPDC @ Edgewood Terrace
  Award Sponsor: HUD
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Beacon of Light Award
  Recipient: CPDC @ Buckman Road
  Award Sponsor: HUD
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Developer of the Year in Washington, DC Metropolitan Region
  Recipient: CPDC
  Award Sponsor: HAND
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Community Life Program of the Year in Northern Virginia
  Recipient: CPDC @ Buckman Road
  Award Sponsor: HAND
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Community Life Program of the Year in Washington, DC
  Recipient: CPDC @ Edgewood Terrace
  Award Sponsor: HAND
  Date Received: 2005
  
• Dick Omang Award
  Recipient: Lecester Johnson, Career and College Resource Center
  Award Sponsor: Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals
  Date Received: June 25, 2005
  
• Affordable Housing Development Award of Excellence
  Recipient: CPDC
  Award Sponsor: District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency
  Date Received: 2004
  
• Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Design
  Recipient: CPDC (Wardman Court)
  Award Sponsor: District of Columbia
  Date Received: 2004
  
• Certificate of Appreciation
  Recipient: CPDC (1330)
  Award Sponsor: Friends of the Fund
  Date Received: Feb. 25, 2004
  
• Best Reuse of a Historic Structure for Housing Development Honorable Mention
  Recipient: CPDC (Wardman Court)
  Award Sponsor: Washington, DC Marketing Center
  Date Received: Oct. 23, 2003
  
• Best Affordable Housing Development
  Recipient: CPDC (Wardman Court)
  Award Sponsor: Washington, DC Marketing Center
  Date Received: Oct. 23, 2003
  
• Most Catalytic Housing Project Honorable Mention
  Recipient: CPDC (Edgewood Terrace)
  Award Sponsor: Washington, DC Marketing Center
  Date Received: Oct. 23, 2003
  
• ET3 TEC Champion Award
  Recipient: Jessica Venegas, Community Empowerment
  Award Sponsor: CTCNet, Education Technology Think Tank, Congressman Major Owens
  Date Received: Sept. 26, 2003
  
• Letter of Appreciation
  Recipient: CPDC
  Award Sponsor: The White House
  Date Received: Oct. 13, 2000
  
• Certificate of Appreciation
  Recipient: CPDC, Community Empowerment
  Award Sponsor: CJSP
  Date Received: 1997
  
• Humanitarian Service
  Recipient: CPDC, Edgewood Terrace
  Award Sponsor: Edgewood Senior Council
  Date Received: Feb. 14, 1996

CPDC Press Contact

• Pamela Lyons
  5513 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 250
  Washington, DC 20015
  Tel: 202.895.8900
  Email: plyons@cpdc.org

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