Updated October 2, 2025​

 

​​​Community Housing Partners & Brothers Redevelopment announce strategic partnership to expand affordable housing

 

In a strategic move to strengthen affordable housing efforts in the city of Aurora, the nonprofit organizations Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. (BRI) and Community Housing Partners (CHP) are joining forces to expand resources for families and individuals seeking safe, stable, affordable housing in Aurora.

With leaders of both agencies providing insight and guidance, Brothers Redevelopment will step in to manage all operations and assets for CHP,  which promises greater access to housing and services for the clients that each agency serves.  CHP’s longtime Executive Director, Signy Mikita, who is moving to Maryland in the coming months to help with family health issues, will serve as a consultant to CHP in the near term.  Brothers President Jeff Martinez will retain his current title and also step in to serve as CHP's new Executive Director.  

Outgoing CHP Board President Jane Harrington, meanwhile, will join the Brothers Redevelopment Board of Directors, which also will now serve as the governing body for both organizations.
 

“Since 2005 when I served as Arapahoe County’s Housing and Community Development manager, I’ve worked closely with Jeff Martinez and Brothers Redevelopment and I know CHP will be in very caring and capable hands,” Mikita said.  “Brothers will bring economies of scale to CHP’s operations that were challenging for a small staff of two.”

Neither CHP nor Brothers’ clients will see any change in service. Brothers Property Management (BPM), BRI’s exclusive management agent, will continue to oversee CHP’s affordable housing portfolio, which is composed of three Aurora communities offering 183 affordable apartments to the city’s families:  Plaza Townhomes at Macon/Moline, located at 1431 Moline St;  Townhomes at Tollgate Creek, located at 17236 E. Baltic Pl., and the recently opened Eagle Meadow Homes, located at 14965 E. 2nd Ave.    BPM has been managing these sites for CHP since 2019. 

 

The alliance will enable both agencies to

extend their respective and notable

legacies of serving Aurorans.   Established

by the Aurora Housing Authority as the

Aurora Housing Corporation, Community

Housing Partners has been developing

affordable rental housing for Aurora’s low

income families since 1985, many of whom

were homeless or at risk of becoming

homeless. Ever since, CHP has been

changing lives by offering families safe

and stable housing, while giving them

support, life skills and connections to

resources that will allow them to gain

employment and education. Throughout

its history, the organization also has offered case management and supportive services to clients who reside in its communities--helping families remain stably housed.

CHP’s successful efforts to deliver affordable housing and provide resident programming seamlessly complement the many services offered by Brothers Redevelopment. Established in 1971, Brothers Redevelopment provides housing and housing  services for low-income, elderly and disabled residents across the state.  The organization hears from tens of thousands of residents annually who are seeking some form of housing or assistance.
 

“Brothers Redevelopment is honored to continue the work of Signy and the CHP team and Board,” Martinez said.  “This is a tremendous opportunity to work with Aurora’s business and community leaders to help and serve more families with housing needs.”  

With the addition of the CHP communities, Brothers Redevelopment’s Aurora portfolio will expand to four communities.  The agency also owns and manages the 39-unit Paris Family Apartments, located just west of the Fitzsimons campus, at 1702 Paris St.

Martinez said Brothers intends to grow its presence in Aurora, with plans to develop a new affordable community in the coming months in collaboration with Arapahoe County. Brothers was recently awarded funding from the county and the state to begin construction next year on a 60-unit affordable community, located at 1900 S. Chambers Rd., that will serve justice-involved and housing-insecure individuals.   The site will see a variety of services provided to residents on site, including employment support and training, behavioral health counseling, and community resources navigation.

Additionally, the agency hopes to continue and expand the housing related services it offers to residents in Aurora, including housing navigation and support through the housing helpline Colorado Housing  Connects (1-844-926-6632), home modification and repairs and free house painting for seniors through the agency’s popular Paint-A- Thon program.

For more information, you can visit the Community Housing Partners website at www.ch-partners.org.   You can also visit the Brothers Redevelopment website, www.brothersredevelopment.org.​​​​​​

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