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Top 25 Affordable housing developers based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 53 affordable housing developers headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,084 professional contacts across them, including 498 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers affordable housing developers headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest affordable housing developers based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 53 affordable housing developers based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to affordable housing developers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200239 contacts →

Partial evidence

“National Equity Fund, Inc.(NEF) is a leading non-profit, multi-family, affordable, real estate investment manager with a mission to create and deliver innovative, collaborative…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000211 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Transforming Communities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20077 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen’s practice was formed in 1998 through years of representing developers, tax credit syndicators, investors, lenders, public housing authorities and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5062 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Chicago is a unique city, full of grit, determination and possibility-and we're excited to be a part of it.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5039 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Chicago Community Loan Fund provides low-cost, flexible financing and hands-on technical assistance to community development organizations for affordable housing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5038 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Our mission To expand access to quality affordable housing through preservation and development, thoughtful design, and the provision of significant and targeted supportive…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Holsten Human Capital Development, NFP (HHCD) is a nonprofit, charitable organization with the mission to strengthen families living in affordable, mixed-income and subsidized…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Holsten Management’s diverse portfolio includes over two million square feet of mixed-use housing and commercial spaces.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1982, LUCHA (Latin United Community Housing Association) is both a U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our Mission: To promote self-sufficiency through an innovative and comprehensive network of supportive housing, employment, and educational services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We believe that while housing is not a singular solution, the cost of housing is a significant indicator for rebuilding and supporting a middle class.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CityPads is a housing investment and development company with a mission of making cities and neighborhoods better and more affordable.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Turnstone Development Corporation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) real estate development corporation incorporated in the State of Illinois.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Interfaith Housing Development Corporation’s mission is to develop long term affordable housing for low-income, underserved populations in collaboration with local communities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Chicago Rehab Network is a multi-cultural, multi-racial, coalition of community-based organizations which revitalize neighborhood primarily through the development and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Aggregate Studio is a mission-aligned architecture partner that specializes in dignified, community-centered affordable housing and civic projects, delivered with an experienced…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Genesis Housing Development Corporation (GHDC) was founded in 1997 as a faith-based, not-for-profit organization located in and serving the area known as “Bronzeville”.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sleeping Bear Capital, LLC is a real estate development company based in Chicago, Illinois.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“REVA Development Partners is a privately held, Chicago-based real estate development company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 2013, ALFA Chicago is a premier construction and real estate development firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1996, The Alden Foundation is a nonprofit affordable housing developer that has successfully developed and operates more than units of affordable housing for seniors…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cabrera Capital Partners, LLC provides commercial and multi-family real estate development expertise, investment, and consulting services to a full range of clients in the public…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“After 23+ years, Lightengale Group (LGG) will be closing its doors 12/31/22.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Affordable housing developers based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
45.9%Verified-email coverage
20.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
186.8%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
32
11-50
13
51-200
6
201-500
1
501-1,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 53 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among affordable housing developers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “affordable housing developers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names affordable housing developers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among affordable housing developers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 498 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names affordable housing developers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many affordable housing developers are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 53 affordable housing developers headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

National Equity Fund, INC, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most affordable housing developers?

New York leads with 99 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (67) and Chicago (53).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 498 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 53 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.