News & Articles

Somerset Accepts Developer of the Year Award

The Hammond at Greenmount Park Opens November 2025

Somerset 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Faircliff Opens in January 2025

The Faircliff Ribbon Cutting May 2025

Baltimore Unity Hall Serves the Central West Baltimore Community

Baltimore Unity Hall Honored with Two AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Awards

Baltimore Unity Hall Development Team Receives ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award

Somerset and its Partners Celebrate the Ribbon Cutting of Portner Flats

August 17, 2026

Baltimore Kicks Its Blight to the Curb — Wall Street Journal

August 7, 2026

Baltimore Unity Hall Launches New Placemaking Symposium and Working Group

August 5, 2026

Somerset is Recognized as Developer of the Year at Housing& Annual Meeting

July 30, 2026

The Hammond at Greenmount Park is Named a Finalist for the Affordable Housing Finance Readers’ Choice Awards

July 24, 2026

The Faircliff Achieves Passive House Certification (PHIUS CORE 2021)

July 14, 2026

DMV Developers, Stakeholders Committed to Building a Greener City — The Washington Informer

July 8, 2026

Portner Flats Achieves a Platinum Transportation All-Star Designation from goDCgo

July 8, 2026

Somerset Communities Recognized by goDCgo for Leadership in Sustainable Transportation

July 1, 2026

The District’s twin housing investment crises — Greater Greater Washington

July 1, 2026

Experts evaluate housing pledges in DC mayoral race: ‘A target is not actual policy’ — CoStar

June 30, 2026

D.C. mayoral candidates want to build more housing – but investors don’t — Washington Post

June 30, 2026

In D.C.’s mayoral race, everyone wants more housing — The 51st

May 14, 2026

Somerset is Recognized as Developer of the Year at Housing& Annual Meeting

May 14, 2026

One Brave Student, One Room Willing To Listen

April 30, 2026

The Hammond at Greenmount Park is Recognized for Outstanding Community Revitalization by the Maryland DHCD Multifamily Housing Awards

April 23, 2026

Somerset Development Will Be Honored as Developer of the Year by Housing&

January 4, 2026

The Hammond at Greenmount Park Wins the 2025 MAHC Community Partnership Award

November 17, 2025

From Vision to Reality: The Hammond at Greenmount Park and New Johnston Square Library Branch Open Their Doors – ReBUILD Metro

November 17, 2025

Johnston Square Community Celebrates Opening of The Hammond and New Branch of Enoch Pratt Free Library – Baltimore Fish Bowl

November 17, 2025

Pratt Library Set to Open First New Branch in 15 Years – Baltimore Business Journal

May 13, 2025

The Faircliff – Opened December 2024 and Now Leasing

May 13, 2025

The Hammond at Greenmount Park – Expected Completion August 2025, Leasing Begins May 2025

May 13, 2025

Baltimore Unity Hall – Wins AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Award for Social Equity

May 20, 2025

Celebrating the Grand Opening of The Faircliff: The Greenest Multifamily Affordable Housing Development in Washington, DC

May 28, 2025

All-Electric Affordable Housing Comes to DC – Multihousing News

May 22, 2025

Affordable Building Targeting Passive House Certification Opens – Bisnow

April 17, 2025

Parting Thoughts on Affordable How-sing – Greater Greater Washington

March 26, 2025

Developers, States Finding Creative Ways to Stretch Private Activity Bond Use for Housing – Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits

January 29, 2025

Debunking the Vacancy Myth – Greater Greater Washington

October 3, 2024

Baltimore Unity Hall Wins Third Award — Excellence in Design 2024 from AIA Maryland

October 3, 2024

Homes and Used Cars: Driven by Supply and Demand – Greater Greater Washington

September 26, 2024

A ‘Perfect Storm’ of Problems Pushes D.C. Toward Full-blown Housing Crisis – The Washington Post

September 26, 2024

Chairman Mendelson: D.C. Must Stop ‘Strangling’ Housing Providers By Preventing Evictions – Bisnow

August 12, 2024

Why Multifamily Development is So Boom and Bust – Greater Greater Washington

August 12, 2024

The Faircliff Construction Training Impact Report

August 11, 2024

Why No One’s Building Middle Income Housing in American Cities – Greater Greater Washington

August 11, 2024

The Tilted Row in Baltimore to Get New Look, Menu – Baltimore Business Journal

August 10, 2024

Johnston Square Groundbreaking Video – Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs

August 10, 2024

Johnston Square Revival Continues with Project for New Apartments, Library – Baltimore Banner

August 9, 2024

Groundbreaking for Library and Apartments in East Baltimore – WMAR-2 News Video

August 9, 2024

Johnston Square Groundbreaking Ceremony Video – Enoch Pratt Free Library

August 9, 2024

Ground Broken for New Pratt Library Branch Mixed-Income Apartments in Johnston Square – Baltimore Fishbowl

August 8, 2024

Baltimore Mayor Scott, Local Officials, and Partners Break Ground on Greenmount Park Apartments and Pratt Library Branch

August 8, 2024

‘The dust is flying’ in East Baltimore’s Johnston Square – Baltimore Sun

August 8, 2024

Partnering With a Nonprofit for a LIHTC Development – Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits

August 8, 2024

‘Fixing’ the 4% LIHTC Rate Pays Significant Dividends – Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits

July 10, 2024

Baltimore Unity Hall Announces Ashley “Ash” Esposito as New Executive Director

July 3, 2024

Community Developer Readies Teacher Housing, Apartments in $100M Project in Baltimore’s Johnston Square Neighborhood

June 13, 2024

HAND Announces and Honors Children’s Essay Contest Winner

May 21, 2024

How the District’s FY25 Budget Could Impact Affordable Housing – Greater Greater Washington

April 24, 2024

One Reason Why DC Struggles to Build Affordable Housing in Wealthy Neighborhoods – Greater Greater Washington

April 16, 2024

How Federal Stimulus Accidentally Bottlenecked Affordable Housing in DC – Greater Greater Washington

April 16, 2024

Understanding the District’s Housing Production Trust Fund – Greater Greater Washington

April 16, 2024

Why Affordable Housing Can’t Pay For Itself – Greater Greater Washington

December 5, 2023

Somerset Development Receives CORES Recognition

November 2, 2023

Baltimore Unity Hall Honored With Two AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Awards

November 1, 2023

Baltimore Unity Hall Receives ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award

March 21, 2023

Baltimore Unity Hall – Eight Months after Opening

January 19, 2023

Groundbreaking at The Faircliff

July 29, 2022

Somerset and Jonathan Rose JV Secure Financing for DC Affordable Housing Project

July 29, 2022

Video of Baltimore Unity Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony — June 17, 2022

July 28, 2022

WMAR2 at Baltimore Unity Hall Ribbon Cutting

July 28, 2022

Baltimore Unity Hall, A Center for Arts, Education and Job Training, Opens on Eutaw Place

July 28, 2022

Baltimore Unity Hall Featured in Bolton Hill Bulletin

July 28, 2022

Petula Caesar Featured in The Afro

July 28, 2022

Petula Caesar Announced as Center Director for the Baltimore Unity Hall

July 28, 2022

Baltimore Unity Hall and No Boundaries Coalition Were a Stop on the Baltimore Homecoming Tour

December 9, 2021

Somerset Development Featured in Washington Business Journal for Faircliff Plaza East Redevelopment

October 21, 2021

Jim Campbell, Principal, Featured in Novogradac’s October Journal of Tax Credits

September 21, 2021

Unity Hall Groundbreaking Celebration Covered by Local News

September 21, 2021

Unity Hall Featured in the Baltimore Fishbowl

September 18, 2021

Unity Hall Featured in the Baltimore Sun

January 15, 2021

Anya Kamara Named Partner in Somerset

October 1, 2020

Faircliff Plaza Community Center Association was awarded a Capital Area Food Bank FY 21 Partner Capacity Grant

September 30, 2020

Paca House is selected for ULI Baltimore’s WaveMaker Award

September 29, 2020

Multifamily Executive recognizes Somerset’s Resident Resources program for their Community Service Merit Award

September 28, 2020

Paca House has been awarded the Development of Distinction Award for the LIHTC project that Best Exemplifies Special Needs Populations

June 17, 2020

The Jordan Apartments recognized in Top 25 “Best in Real Estate” in 2020

April 16, 2020

Food Donations to Paca House

April 15, 2020

Café Filí Baltimore, The Tilted Row, and Café Filí DC re-open for take-out and delivery with masks sewn by Sallie Davis, wife of Somerset partner, Bill Whitman

April 10, 2020

Tilted Row in Bolton Hill feeding seniors in the area amid COVID-19 pandemic

March 27, 2020

The Tilted Row Prepares Neighborhood Lunches for Seniors during Covid19

March 10, 2020

Somerset, NCP, and VOAC Celebrate the Ribbon Cutting of Paca House

November 22, 2019

Baltimore Union Hall to Become Arts and Education Center

June 15, 2019

Portner Flats wins the 2019 Vision Award from the Committee of 100!

June 5, 2019

Somerset Celebrates The Ribbon Cutting of The Jordan Apartments

May 30, 2019

Colvin Institute Awards Somerset the 2019 Honoree Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Real Estate

November 16, 2018

Cafe Fili listed as one of the best places to eat in Greater Baltimore

October 20, 2018

Cafe Fili Ranked by Yelp as of one of the Top 20 Cafe’s in Baltimore

October 13, 2018

Somerset and VOAC Chesapeake Break Ground at Paca House

July 15, 2018

Tom Riordan of Dickinson College served as a Summer intern working on Community Gardens at Somerset Properties. Check out his work:

July 1, 2018

Portner Flats Awarded 2018 Readers Choice for Best Preservation Project

June 13, 2018

Linden Park Awarded Honorable Mention at Tax Credit Excellence Awards Best in Affordable Housing Nationwide

May 10, 2018

Somerset and Its Partners Celebrate the Ribbon Cutting of Portner Flats

April 17, 2018

Learn about how Linden Park assists residents through their Resident Services Program

April 2, 2018

Portner Flats Awarded 2018 Developments of Distinction Award

March 20, 2018

Somerset Celebrates the Groundbreaking of The Flats at Eutaw Place

March 15, 2018

The Flats at Eutaw Place Featured in Baltimore Business Journal

February 15, 2018

Linden Park Apartments Awarded 2017 PACE Best Senior Community

October 15, 2017

Linden Park is Nationally Recognized with Special Recognition for AIA’s Design for Aging Review Award

October 13, 2017

Linden Park Awarded Honorable Mention at AIA Baltimore’s 2017 Excellence in Design Awards

June 1, 2017

Mayor Bowser Showcases Channel Square in Statement on the Paris Agreement

April 20, 2017

Somerset Celebrates the Ribbon Cutting for Channel Square Apartments

March 29, 2017

Somerset Featured in NPR’s Marketplace Segment on Tax Reform

September 20, 2016

Somerset Celebrates the Ribbon Cutting for Linden Park Apartments

September 15, 2016

Somerset Completes Renovation of Linden Park Apartments

July 25, 2016

Portner Place featured in July 2016 Real Estate Finance & Investment Newsletter

July 15, 2016

Sustainable and Affordable: Stormwater Management at Galen Terrace

July 15, 2016

The Flats at Eutaw Place Featured in Bisnow

July 11, 2016

Portner Flats Featured in the Washington Post

July 11, 2016

Somerset Moves Forward with Major U Street Affordable Housing Project

June 26, 2016

Somerset and its Partners Celebrate the Grand Opening of Washington’s Largest Private Solar Project at Channel Square

August 11, 2015

Webster Gardens, Fort View, and Hubbard Place featured in the Office of Planning’s “Pairing the Historic Tax Credit & LIHTC in the District of Columbia” Report

June 2, 2014

Memorial Apartments Groundbreaking

December 16, 2013

Somerset and Partners Purchase Channel Square Apartments

December 11, 2013

Channel Square Featured in Washington Post

October 30, 2013

Somerset and Partners Purchase Portner Place Apartments

June 15, 2012

Webster Gardens and Fort View — 2011 JTCH Award Video Presentation

May 11, 2012

Urban Village Community Center Association (UVCA) Receives Grants for Resident Services

May 8, 2012

Webster Gardens, Fort View Apartments, and Hubbard Place Receive District of Columbia 2012 Awards for “Excellence in Historic Preservation” from the DC Office of Planning

May 4, 2012

Webster Gardens and Fort View Apartments Receive “2012 Best Large Affordable Housing Project Award” from HAND

January 20, 2012

Webster Gardens and Fort View Apartments are honored with 2011 JTCH Award in Financial Innovation

November 29, 2011

Hubbard Place featured in The Washington Post’s “A long nights wait for affordable Housing in Columbia Heights”

October 8, 2011

Fort View Community Planting Program

August 10, 2011

Somerset Development Co. and THC Affordable Housing Announce Ribbon Cutting for Completed Renovation of Historic Fort View Apartments

July 15, 2011

2011 THC Housing Leadership Award

July 15, 2010

Baltimore Heritage Historic Preservation Award in Recognition of Professional Arts Building

December 15, 2009

Journal of Tax Credit Housing Developments of Distinction

December 3, 2009

The Novogradac Journal of Tax Credit Housing Honors Excellence and Outstanding Achievement in Affordable Housing Development

June 15, 2008

Galen Terrace Best Project