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AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING
Residential Programs (URFA)
The Housing Finance Division (aka URFA) is the housing development arm of the Atlanta Development Authority, focusing on creating workforce housing and promoting neighborhood revitalization in the City of Atlanta.

To learn more about the application process, workforce housing criteria and guidelines, click here.

Over the past decade, the Housing Finance Team at ADA made it possible for 3,900 working families to find quality, affordable rental housing in the city. Since 2000, ADA has helped finance 27 multifamily projects with total construction costs over $500 million. Projects received an average of $11.2 million in multifamily tax-exempt bonds from ADA. These apartment projects represent a total of 5,387 total housing units constructed or rehabilitated with 73 percent deemed affordable for working families.

View list of rental multifamily transactions since 2000.

Residential Program Staff
If you have questions or need additional information about the ADA Residential Program, please contact the following ADA staff members:

ADA office
Telephone: 404-880-4100
Fax: 404-880-9333


 

Dawn Luke
Interim Managing Director of Housing Finance

Telephone: 
404.614.8289

Email Address:  dluke@atlantada.com

Granvel Tate
Neighborhood Revitalization Manager

Telephone:
404.588.5469

Email Address:  gtate@atlantada.com

Hiwot Mekonnen
Mortgage Specialist

Telephone: 
404.614.8317

Email Address:  hmekonnen@atlantada.com


Tracey Powell
Homeownership Center Manager

Telephone: 
404.614.8280

Email Address:  tpowell@atlantada.com

Rasheed Bracey
Program Manager

Telephone: 
404.614.8290

Email Address:  rbracey@atlantada.com

Arthur Mallard Jr.
Portfolio Servicing Manager

Telephone: 
404.614.8302

Email Address:  amallard@atlantada.com

Cassandra Martin
Loan Processor

Telephone: 
404.614.8296

Email Address:  cmartin@atlantada.com

Yolanda Harris
Portfolio Specialist

Telephone: 
404.588.5468

Email Address:  yharris@atlantada.com

Theresa McElvene
Portfolio Specialist

Telephone: 
404.614.8287

Email Address:  tmcelvene@atlantada.com

Vickey Roberts
Portfolio Specialist

Telephone: 
404.614.8305

Email Address:  vroberts@atlantada.com

Sonya Harris-Perdue
Financial and Loan Servicing Coordinator

Telephone: 
404.614.8313

Email Address:  sharris@atlantada.com

Davone Lay
Data Entry Clerk (part-time)

Telephone: 
404.614.8294

Email Address:  dlay@atlantada.com


Multifamily Compliance


Theresa McElvene
Compliance Officer
tmcelvene@atlantada.com

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