The Dakota Way
Dakota Creates Housing That Matters by understanding and empathizing with all stakeholders in our projects – residents, the communities where we build, our allied professionals, our lenders and investors, and our staff. In doing so, we stress the following attributes:
Collaboration
Whether its among our internal teams, or with state agencies and local governments, working collaboratively is at the core of our effectiveness in delivering successful projects.
Creativity
When we enter a community, it’s a lasting relationship. Our creativity ensures that every decision we make has a positive impact, and that every solution we propose stands the test of time.
Perseverance
We face unforeseen challenges from countless sources (e.g., land issues, permitting, abutters). Overcoming these challenges demands a persistent focus on project goals and a dedication to finishing the job.
Living at Friars Court and being able to afford my rent has absolutely changed my life for the better! Being a single mom with 2 girls we all feel safe and do enjoy our beautiful home. Everyone is so unique in this little community, and I hope things continue improving! I do have to thank Lina for everything she does and her prompt response when I have questions. I thank you all for helping this single mom to have her home after looking helplessly and being homeless for 6 months. I am so grateful.
— Resident
Friars Court
Virginia Housing is proud to have partnered with Dakota Partners on all four phases of Brady Square by providing mortgage loan financing, and federal Housing Tax Credits. Brady Square will bring much-needed affordable rental housing to Richmond, and we look forward the completion of the final two phases.”
— Art Bowen
Managing Director of Rental Housing, Virginia Housing
The Rail Yard apartments will provide much-needed homes for our state's workforce at a time when there is a very low inventory of apartments and increasing rents in Concord and elsewhere in the state. Key financing for these 96 one- and two-bedroom units comes from the allocation of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) by New Hampshire Housing, as well as tax-exempt bonds issued by NH Housing. The LIHTC program is an important public/private financing tool that encourages developers and investors to create affordable multifamily housing for low- and moderate-income families by using tax credits to leverage private equity investment in these properties."
— Ignatius MacLellan
Managing Director, Multifamily Housing Division, New Hampshire Housing